12 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    12 October 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    30 September 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time, full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full time equivalent salary

£33,232.00 - £35,395.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £30,292.25

Progress Coach - Shared Parental Leave Cover job summary

Progress Coach - Shared Parental Leave Cover

Shared Parental Leave Cover Fixed-term until 31st March 2027 37 hours per week, Term-time only + 10 days (pro rata) £30,292.25 actual starting salary (£33,232- £35,395 FTE) Required ASAP

If you have you experience working with young people (16+) in an educational, youth work or club/voluntary setting and are interested in a career in Education, this is an exciting opportunity to join our Progress Coach Team.

We are seeking a motivated and reliable team-player to join our highly successful, established team of Progress Coaches. Responsible for a number of tutor groups and offering 1:1 guidance, you will be monitoring the academic progress and supporting the onward progression and broader College experience of an assigned group of KS5 students, helping them to achieve to their maximum potential. Prior knowledge and experience of working with young people aged 16-18 is preferable, as are excellent interpersonal skills.

This role is to cover Shared Parental Leave, which will come to an end on 31st March 2027.

To be successful, you will have excellent communication and administrative skills and a proactive working style, and will be adaptable, flexible, and enthusiastic. Like us, you will be passionate about the power of education, determined to set the highest standards in everything you do - and ready to learn and grow every day.

In return, we offer a comprehensive package of benefits including pension, free wi-fi, a cycle to work scheme and fantastic working facilities including free onsite parking and a fitness suite. You can also expect plenty of scope for professional development - enabling you to take your career anywhere further.

Long Road is a thriving, successful post-16 Sixth Form College with 2,600 students on roll across a variety of studies. Conveniently located close to the M11 and A14, within easy reach of several areas of outstanding natural beauty and the Norfolk and Suffolk coast, the college is set next to the Biomedical Campus in its own attractive grounds in the beautiful and expanding city of Cambridge. Long Road was judged by OFSTED to be Good or Outstanding in all five categories at its most recent inspection in February 2025.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Long Road Sixth Form College

Organisation type
Academy, ages 16 to 19
Education phase
Sixth form or FE college
Size
Up to 2600 pupils
Age range
16 to 19
Ofsted report
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Website
Long Road Sixth Form College website
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