Bath College
Adult and Apprenticeship Learning Coach
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Adult and Apprenticeship Learning Coach
Application Deadline: 16 August 2026
Department: ALS - ALS and Inclusion Team
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Dual Campus
Reporting To: Emily Cottle
Compensation: £26,263 - £26,840 / year
Description
Permanent contract, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Interview date: TBC
The purpose of this role is to provide high-quality support to SEND learners across the college by working with an allocated caseload of learners with additional support needs. The post holder will implement appropriate strategies to promote independence, confidence, engagement, and achievement. The role involves enabling learners with additional needs to access education effectively, progress within their programmes, and achieve their personal and academic goals. As a member of the Learning Support team, the post holder will work collaboratively with learners, curriculum staff, and wider support services to remove barriers to learning, promote full participation in college life, and ensure support is delivered through an empowering and enabling approach.
Bath College is an inclusive education and training community, providing learning for people with a wide range of abilities from a far-reaching area, from entry level to Level 5 programmes. We are committed to meeting the needs of all our students. This is a very exciting time to join the College.
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Key Responsibilities
Integration of support for learners
- Provide effective support for identified learners across both wider college and in the Foundation provision, including 1:1 support, classroom support, out of class support, such as lunch covers in Foundation and student breaks, and on visits and study trips.
- Learning Coaches will do this as directed by the Learning Support Manager. This should include modelling the required behaviour such as being punctual, not using a mobile phone in lessons for personal calls and messages, managing ‘off-task’ behaviour, and helping to keep learners focused.
- Integrate literacy, numeracy, and digital skills.
- Assist with initial, diagnostic, and other assessments, including providing support for exams to include invigilating, reading, scribing, and prompting.
Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise
- Demonstrate an understanding of the support needs of learners with learning difficulties/disabilities (which might include physical, mental, emotional, and behavioural difficulties, dyslexia, and autism).
- Demonstrate knowledge of issues, trends, and initiatives within the education sector.
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Staff Benefits
- Generous paid holiday entitlement of 30 days, exclusive of College closure days and public holidays. Pro rata for part-time roles.
- One Selfie Day per year.
- Contributory salary pension scheme (Local Government).
- Continuing Professional Development for all staff.
- Laptop Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Private Healthcare Scheme.
- £500 Refer a friend and earn a reward.
- Subsidised cafes - at both campuses.
- Employee Assistance Programme – Staff have access to this programme. It is a free and strictly confidential short-term counselling and support service (up to six meetings after an initial assessment session with a qualified counselor).
- The College offers an eye sight test for anyone who meets the criteria as described within the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations.
- Progressive family-friendly policies (exceeding statutory requirements) that supports a health work/life balance, all staff are entitled to request flexible working.
- Discounted treatments at the Academy, Bath Campus.
- Free parking at the Somer Valley Campus in Radstock.
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