Progress Coach

Progress Coach

£30,246 - £32,006 

We offer an excellent pension scheme, family friendly policies, opportunities for training and development and an employee discount scheme.

As an award-winning college, we are looking for exceptional staff to join our team. We truly value our support staff who have a key role in supporting and developing our students.   

As a Progress Coach, your duties will include providing a comprehensive advisory and pastoral support to students and potential students. This will involve providing impartial guidance, the delivery of a comprehensive programme of group tutorials, pre-course information and providing and/or arranging subsequent on-programme non- academic tutorial support for all students.

In addition, you will also be heavily involved in the safeguarding of students, liaising with external agencies, carrying out reviews, monitoring student progress, setting achievable, meaningful goals and maintaining records. 

You should have an NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance or equivalent, relevant guidance related experience and a good knowledge of further education and academic progression routes. Excellent presentation skills are essential, as are good IT skills and excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. You should also possess (or be willing to achieve) Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy e.g. GCSE Maths and English. 

In return, we offer a warm and welcoming college with an excellent benefits package that includes: 

A 25-day annual leave entitlement, plus 8 Bank Holidays and 10 college closure days (Plus an additional 5 days of annual leave after 5 years of service with us)

A well-respected pension scheme (West Yorkshire Pension Fund with an above average employer contribution) 

Free parking at all our college sites (on a first come first served basis) 

Family friendly policies and opportunities for flexible working 

Superb opportunities for training and development 

Discounted travel on public transport and a Cycle to work scheme 

Discounts and offers at major High Street and Online retailers 

Access to an Employee Assistance Programme. 

Dedicated Staff Wellbeing events 
So, if you’d like to make a difference and be part of a unique organisation that supports one of the largest and most exciting employment sectors in the UK, we’d love to hear from you. 

Please note that all applications should be completed online. CV’s will not be accepted.  .

Closing date: 8th July 2026 

The College reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We therefore encourage early applications.  

Please note this position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and in line with KCSIE (2025) an online check will be conducted on information available in the public domain. .

Leeds College of Building is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is also committed to the Prevent programme and the requirement to prevent people being drawn into terrorism and expects all staff to share these commitments. 

Leeds College of Building is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community. We value the unique perspectives and experiences of individuals from all backgrounds and actively encourage applications from individuals from an ethnic minority and the LGBTQIA+ community, as they are under-represented at our college. Join us in creating a workplace where everyone can thrive to provide the best construction and the built environment education in England. 

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. 

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES: 

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly. 

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We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies. 

We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency