What is the job role?

Salary Range: £19,294 - £20,883 (Dependent on experience & skills)

Working hours: Term time (37 hours) + 5 days

Start date: September 2021

Contract: Fixed one-year until 31^st August 2022

Triumph Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with currently 2 Coventry schools, Alderman’s Green and Courthouse Green primaries, both on the north east side of the city.  Both schools are at the heart of communities who face significant challenge and our priority is to provide the highest quality education possible to enable our pupils to achieve well and to be ambitious and optimistic for their futures.

Triumph Trust is looking to appoint a candidate who is passionate about the value of education and is committed to making a positive difference to our community.

You would be joining us at an exciting time as we embark upon the next chapter in our pursuit for educational excellence. We require an individual who wants to be a champion and role model for a small cohort of pupils and help them succeed academically.

We want an individual who works well as part of a large pastoral team and has the drive to make a difference to pupils through our core values of Kindness, Resilience, Responsibility, Collaboration and Pride.

This role is ideal for someone seeking a new challenge, wanting to further develop their experience.

As part of the role, you will receive continual, extensive professional development to support your future career in education.

The post holder will be required to have a minimum of three years of experience working in a mentoring and or coaching capacity with young people who face multiple complex barriers which prevent them from achieving their goals, such as those who maybe young carers or who may live in households of poverty or crime.

The post holder must possess a nationally recognised qualification, such as Youth Mentoring, as well as having experience in the delivery of intervention programmes. All post holders will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS clearance prior to the commencement of employment.

The role of the Ambition Coach is to undertake direct face to face work within both Alderman’s Green and Courthouse Green, with a caseload of children in order to support their progression into positive outcomes in life, working to an agreed mentoring plan.

The main responsibilities of the post holder are as follows:

• Provide children, who face significant adversity and disadvantage within their lives, with bespoke and personalised mentoring and encouragement which enables them to be ambitious for their futures.
• Work with class teachers and children to create individual targets to support their educational outcomes.
• Work with children and their families to set ambition goals, guiding and supporting them towards them.

• Provide children with advice and guidance which helps them identify their potential.

• Ensure the ongoing development and implementation of positive working relationships with children, their parents and staff.

• Successfully manage the successful recording of all outcomes against Key Performance Indicators.

Do you want to work for an organisation that puts children at the centre of everything?

Do you believe that every child can reach their potential with the right support and guidance?

Are you passionate about helping children who are vulnerable to becoming involved in criminal activity, gangs, drugs or who have experienced adverse childhood experiences?

Are you self-motivated and thrive on achieving excellence in everything you do?

Do you demonstrate resilience and drive?

If so, we’d love to hear from you and we look forward to receiving your application.

Closing date for applications: Friday 17^th September 2021 at 12:.00 noon
Interview: w/c 20^th September 2021

For more information and to return completed application forms, please contact Rebecca Green on Tel: 024 76688022 or email GreenR@courthousegreen.org

Supporting documents:

• Application Pack
• Job Description
• Personal Specification

Key Requirements

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Coventry City Council