Heppsy Aspire+ Coach

HeppSY Aspire+ Coach

Full time (37 hours each week, all year round). Temporary until January 2027. £28,019 a year + benefits. Rotherham College, Rotherham (with occasional travel to other sites as/when required).

In this exciting role you will be focused on providing excellent careers, employability information, advice and guidance to a targeted cohort of students in their progression. As a key member of our careers team you will deliver a high level of careers information, advice and guidance supporting students with their choices in regards to their career progression and set career targets to support students to positive destinations through varied initiatives.

You will work collaboratively within Rotherham campus and with external partners to advocate on behalf of students and reinforce our partnership network. You will provide students with the information, opportunities and experiences they need to make decisions on future studies or employment at the end of their time s is a role in which you can genuinely change lives through offering students the support and guidance they need to help them decide the steps they need to take in order to help them achieve their aspirations.

• Deliver careers information, advice and guidance to targeted students to help them secure the best outcomes.
• Advocate on behalf of students and reinforce partnership network.
• Provide students with information, opportunities and experiences for future studies or employment.
• Collaborate with the Students Support team and refer students as required, e.g., for financial or emotional issues.

• Experience in Information, Advice and Guidance related work with students aged 14‑16, 16‑18, 19+ and learners with High Needs.
• Experience creating and delivering innovative resources to groups.
• Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths (or willingness to undertake). Level 3 in Advice and Guidance (or working towards).
• Knowledge of qualifications within Further Education and progression opportunities available.

• Access to local government pension scheme.
• Up to 41 days annual leave per year (26) incl. closure during Christmas period.
• Access to campus gyms, restaurants and salons.
• Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in‑house Occupational Health service.
• Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
• Free parking available at all sites.
• Full, part‑time and flexible working hours available in many roles.
• Fantastic career development opportunities, including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry‑recognised qualifications.
• New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative.
• Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made.

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider. We are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. We are committed to the values:
We are Inclusive
, We have Integrity
, We Deliver
, We are One Team
. We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022).

We celebrate diversity and are proud to be recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model. Applicants from all backgrounds are welcomed. We are part of the Disability Confidence Scheme and offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

The RNN Group is a proud member of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT). All new employees will be required to undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.

The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30 am‑5.00 pm (9 pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met.

All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Monday 16th March 2026 – if you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted within a week of the closing date.