Personal Development Coach

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College • Full-time • Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom • £22,604 - £24,690 / year • 1d ago

Job description

Job Advert

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College is one of the largest and most successful colleges in the region. The college understands the importance of recruiting talented and passionate staff that are central to all college achievements and are the driving force in the success of our learners.

The Position: We’re looking for a Personal Development Coach

We are looking for an inspiring, energetic, and driven Personal Development Coach to join our Personal Development & Enrichment team. This is more than a role—it’s an opportunity to shape futures, build confidence, and support learners to thrive both personally and professionally.

About the Role

As a Personal Development Coach, you will work closely with students from enrolment through to progression, playing a vital role in their journey. You’ll guide, support, and challenge learners to develop the behaviours, attitudes, and skills they need to succeed in education, employment, and life.

From delivering engaging group sessions to providing 1:1 coaching and pastoral support, you’ll be at the heart of student development helping them unlock their full potential

What skills are we looking for:

A recognised qualification at Level 3 or willing to work towards
Literacy & Numeracy qualifications to at least Level 2 or equivalent (if you cannot evidence this we can help assess you through Century Tech)
Experience of working with young people (16+) either in a coaching or mentoring role (voluntary or paid)

Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

Exceptional with Young People
Builds strong, positive relationships quickly
Understands the challenges young people face today
Motivates, inspires, and supports learners from all backgrounds
A Role Model for Professionalism
Leads by example every day

Sets high standards for behaviour, attendance, and attitude

Demonstrates integrity, reliability, and accountability at all times

Empathetic and Supportive
Approaches every interaction with compassion and understanding
Can confidently handle sensitive or challenging situations
Champions safeguarding and wellbeing as a priority
A Collaborative Team Player
Thrives in a team environment and values shared success
Works closely with curriculum teams and student support staff
Actively contributes to a positive, inclusive culture across the college
An Agile Self-Starter
Proactive, organised, and able to manage their own caseload
Comfortable working independently and taking initiative
Adaptable in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities

Responsibilities for the role:

To deliver group awareness sessions to students on full-time study programmes for Personal Development.
To support and coach students in a group and 1-1 to achieve their full attention through robust action planning and target setting and monitor progress against those targets and promoting and celebrating students’ success.
To monitor student attendance, punctuality, commitment and general awareness of conduct and behaviour.
To provide support to students as they navigate through UCAS and Higher Education system.

The Location: Nuneaton Campus

If you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact Sian Cooper at sian.cooper@nwslc.ac.uk

Why Should You Apply?

The pay range we’re offering is SP (21-24) £22,604 - £24,690

We offer great holidays and access to the Local Government Pension
We offer great staff development opportunities
Family friendly policies and procedures

**As part of the application process, you’ll be asked to complete a series of shortlisting questions. To strengthen your application, we recommend linking your answers directly to the person specification outlined in the job description.**

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.'

Shortlisting Process -

Each question is scored by a minimum of 2 people on the interview panel. Those applicants with the highest overall score and meet the essential criteria for the role, will progress through to the interview stage and then their application form will be considered too