Skills Development Coach

Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Tuesday 06 October 2026

Reference: 0740-26

Northumberland College is Ofsted Outstanding and is currently building a multi-million, state of the art, new college campus in Ashington, due to open in 2026. The successful candidate will be based at the new college where a purpose-built construction, housing, advanced manufacturing and engineering centre will be located.

Curriculum spans technical, vocational further and higher education and includes large apprenticeship provision and dedicated centres for young people with SEND.

The College has two main campuses in Ashington, and Ponteland, and as part of the college group Education Partnership Northeast, it also has a significant number of satellite delivery centres across the region

Served by easy road links, and the new train station in Ashington, when Northumberland College opens its new Department for Education backed campus at Wansbeck Business Park, the college will boast a national trailblazer both in architectural design and operation. This major £52 million+ investment comes on top of the College recently driving £14million into new facilities and resources at its existing sites.

Please see the following link to our 2024 Ofsted Report, in which we were graded as being Outstanding across all areas -
Ofsted-Report-Outstanding

As an employer, we prioritise cultivating a supportive and inclusive workplace culture, where our staff can thrive and grow. We recognize that our employees are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to investing in their professional development and overall wellbeing.

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If you’re making the move into further education teaching, you may be eligible for the Taking Teaching Further (TTF) programme a funded route to help industry professionals retrain as FE teachers.

In addition, for roles in high-need subjects or regions you may also benefit from the government’s targeted retention incentive (formerly “levelling-up premium”) payments, worth up to £6,000 for eligible teachers in their first five years and teaching certain shortage subjects.

Please note eligibility for both TTF and the Targeted Retention Incentive varies by role, subject area and provider, they do not apply to every vacancy.

Find out more about both initiatives through the links below.

We are looking for an inspiring and passionate person who believes in the potential of every young person. You will be committed to creating meaningful learning experiences that prepare learners with SEND for adulthood, employment, and independent living.

You will be a collaborative team player who demonstrates courage, authenticity, respect, and excellence in everything you do. You will build positive relationships with learners, families, colleagues, and employers, whilst maintaining high expectations and supporting learners to achieve ambitious outcomes.

As a Change maker, you will champion inclusive education, challenge barriers to participation, and develop innovative approaches that enable learners with SEND to thrive. You will help shape the future of post 16 SEND education by ensuring every learner has the opportunity to succeed and progress

The overall purpose of the Skills Development Coach role is to support learners’ personal, social and professional development through the delivery of the Global Skills programme and preparation for adult hood.

The role focuses on developing resilience, work readiness, digital skills and transferable skills to support progression into employment, apprenticeships or higher education. It provides individual and group coaching to help learners set goals,…