Skills and Development Lecturer - Automotive

We are seeking a dedicated and empathetic Pastoral and Development Coach to join our team at the Nuneaton campus. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in supporting the progress and wellbeing of students within study programmes. Your primary responsibility will be conducting weekly course reviews and engaging in one-to-one meetings to ensure students' academic success and personal growth. You will also be responsible for establishing and reviewing barriers to learning and adapting the delivery of relevant content to meet learner needs.

What skills are we looking for:

• Proven experience in coaching, mentoring, or pastoral care within an educational setting.
• Strong organisational skills to effectively manage multiple course review sessions and individual meetings.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to foster rapport and facilitate effective engagement with students.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback and guidance that nurtures student growth and development.
• Familiarity with educational software and platforms for efficient record-keeping and communication.
• Empathetic and compassionate approach to working with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrated understanding of student development, learning strategies, and effective academic progress monitoring.

Responsibilities for the role:

Duties will include, but not be limited to:-

• Conduct weekly course review sessions for students within the Automotive study programmes.
• Identify barriers to learning and plan appropriate strategies to overcome them, ensuring delivery is adapted to meet learner needs.
• Conduct one to one meetings with students to address their specific needs, challenges, and concerns.
• Assist students in catching up on assignments, providing guidance and clarifications as needed.
• Collaborate with students to set realistic academic and personal targets for continuous improvement.
• Conduct highly effective learner progress reviews that accurately capture the progress of learners against the study programme requirements.
• Ensure that progress reviews are comprehensive, focusing on academic achievements, personal development, and adherence to the study programme.

The Location: The site is based in Nuneaton

If you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact Charlene to arrange a quick call by emailing: Charlene.readman@nwslc.ac.uk

Why Should You Apply?

• The pay range we’re offering is £25,704 - £38,826
• We offer great holidays and access to the Teachers Pension
• We offer great staff development opportunities
• Family friendly policies and procedures

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values, and they are central to our mission. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment, please contact the recruiting manager.

We aim to support our employees in achieving a healthy work-life balance. We recognise that many of our employees have responsibilities and are committed to providing support for our employees. We are working hard to support flexible and new ways of working where possible and offer a wide range of benefits.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references’.

'Please apply as soon as you can as we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable number of applications.'

Include if this role is eligible for taking teaching further funding.

This role is eligible for the Taking Teaching Further project. The project enables us to support highly skilled industry professionals to join the college with an excellent support package for their journey into teaching.

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