An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic person with a keen interest in working with young people to join the Villiers Park team as a Progression Coach in our well-established Swindon and Wiltshire hub.
Salary: £24,401 0.6 FTE (£12,951.50 Pro Rata)
Contract: 0.6 FTE 3 days per week (must include Wednesdays). Term time only based on 40 weeks a year
Reports to: Programme Coordinator, Swindon and Wiltshire
Location: Swindon and Wiltshire (School based)
Closing Date: 14 October 2025
If you would like to apply for one of our vacancies, please download and complete an application form and an Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form, and email them with a short covering letter to hr@villierspark.org.uk.
Job Purpose
The Progression Coach will deliver coaching sessions, workshops, various in-school projects and activities for students aged 12-19. The ideal candidate will have a desire to support young people from under-represented groups realise their potential, excellent organisational skills, and experience in designing and delivering workshops and one-to-one sessions for young people.
The Progression Coach role is hybrid which can be worked flexibly (working days to be negotiated, but must include Wednesdays). The role is predominantly school based, however, when not working with students you will be office or home-based. Ideally, the Progression Coach will be based in Swindon, and be willing to travel to schools and colleges in Swindon, Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire, business mileage paid in accordance with HMRC guidelines.
Villiers Park is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion among our employees, volunteers, trustees and the communities we support.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct one-to-one and group coaching sessions with young people on the Villiers Park Future Leaders Programme.
- Support young people in developing realistic and meaningful ambitions and creating actionable plans.
- Deliver workshops for young people in collaboration with Villiers Park team members, including our social action project, ‘Leadership Challenge’.
- Attend Future Leaders Programme events in Swindon and Wiltshire, and beyond, such as university and employer insight days.
- Raise safeguarding issues, collaborate with schools and colleges, and resolve concerns for individual students.
- Assist in developing the Future Leaders programme, including developing curriculum content and online resources.
- Support and participate in residential or subject-specific courses, including occasional overnight supervision.
- Support the collection and processing of programme evaluation.
- Engage in training, share best practices, and provide guidance to new staff.
- Collaborate with colleagues and contribute towards Villiers Park’s vision and values.
- Undertake other relevant tasks as assigned by your line manager.
This list is not exhaustive, and the post-holder will be required to undertake other tasks relevant to the role and within their capability.
