Coleg Sir Gar | Coleg Ceredigion
Pastoral Coach
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Application Deadline: 18 September 2026
Department: Creative Industries
Location: Graig Campus
Compensation: £18,113 - £19,654 / year
Description
The college wishes to appoint a Pastoral Coach to provide support and guidance to learners in the curriculum area of Creative Industries and Computing.
The work of the Pastoral Coach will enable young people to better overcome barriers to learning and to achieve successful learner outcomes. The work of the Pastoral Coach will complement the wider support network of the Learner Experience Directorate within the College and activities within Curriculum Areas. The work will require a high level of cooperation and collaboration with other staff across the College. The role involves addressing learner issues and concerns, promoting a positive and caring culture, delivering personal development sessions, and working collaboratively with a team of Pastoral Coaches to achieve annual key performance indicators.
About the Role
As a Pastoral Coach, you will work closely with learners, staff, and external partners to create a positive and inclusive learning environment. You’ll play a key role in monitoring progress, improving attendance, and supporting students’ wellbeing and personal development.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing groups of learners and delivering weekly tutorial sessions
- Providing one-to-one support, target setting, and progress reviews
- Monitoring attendance and implementing supportive interventions
- Supporting learners with wellbeing, behaviour, and safeguarding needs
- Delivering personal development and employability sessions
- Assisting with career progression, UCAS applications, and next steps
- Working collaboratively with curriculum teams and support services
- Encouraging learner voice and engagement
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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Welsh Language Requirements:
- Welsh Oracy (Listening/Speaking) - Level 0/1 to 3/4
- Welsh Literacy (Writing/Reading) - Level 0/1 to 3/4
See detailed language descriptions attached.
Persons are welcome to apply for posts in Welsh and applications made in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Essential Criteria:
- Degree or equivalent qualification
- GCSE English and Mathematics at minimum Grade C or O Level equivalent
- Experience and understanding of working in a Trauma Informed way
- Good communicator
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work harmoniously with colleagues
- Good presentational skills
- Ability to relate to target group
- Good computer literacy skills
Desirable Criteria:
- PGCE
- Relevant experience of working with young people
- Experience of actively participating in the pastoral care of young people
- Experience of delivering teaching and learning
- Experience of effectively managing challenging behaviour
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Benefits
- You will receive 28 days holiday (pro rata), plus bank holidays and five closure days which totals at 41 days holiday per year. You also receive an additional 4 days after 5 years service.
- Extremely generous pension scheme with employer contributions of 20%.
- Award-winning professional learning and development programme.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site car parking
- Online and instore retail discounts
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At Coleg Sir Gar & Coleg Ceredigion, we inspire learners to fulfil potential and achieve excellence. To do this, we need the best employees to continue our culture of respect, unity and professionalism. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds and areas of the community to the college.
Visit our dedicated page to find out more.
Disability Confident
Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion are proud to be a disability confident employer. As a result, we ensure our recruitment process is fully inclusive and accessible to all, communicate and promote all opportunities, anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments, support existing employees who acquire a disability or long term health condition to stay in work, and offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
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