Learning Coach

ROLE SUMMARY:

As a Learning Coach (LC), your role it is not conventional teaching. Your responsibilities aim to foster a supportive learning atmosphere while engaging with learners, parents, and the broader community. Here's an overview of your core functions:

RESPONSIBILITIES:
1) Knowledge & Skills:
Weekly Meetings/Sessions: Organize Weekly and Sprint meetings, where you will coach and mentor learners, guiding them towards becoming independent and self-directed individuals.
Progress Monitoring: Track learners' progress and ensure they meet their academic Sprint goals, guiding them towards achieving their best potential.

2) Exam Administration:
Oversee exam-related processes, including tracking mock exams, registration, communication with parents, and consent management.

3) Active Hub Presence:
Maintain consistent attendance and participation in hub activities, contributing to a vibrant learning hub.

Peer Learning Promotion: Encourage peer-to-peer learning to enhance collaborative knowledge-sharing among learners and Course Managers.

Sprint Reports: Collaborate with learners to create their reports, reflecting on the goals achieved and what can be done moving forward.

4) Community:
Parent Engagement: Effectively communicate and involve parents through meetings, events, and addressing concerns, thereby establishing a strong parent-community partnership.

Community Building: Develop and maintain relationships within the community, strengthening ties, while maintaining informed and promoting BGA events through newsletters and active participation.

Event Planning: Organize workshops, internships, talks, and engaging activities, fostering a sense of community and holistic development.

Build Weeks Coordination: Plan, coordinate and execute Build Weeks, a week full of leisure activities that happen every Sprint, to boost the sense of community withing the different hubs.

5) Operations:
Financial Oversight: Manage the hub budget, ensuring accurate record-keeping and efficient supplies procurement.

Maintenance Reporting: Identify and communicate maintenance issues to the Operations team and collaborate to resolve them. Any urgent and smaller matter should be a local responsibility (LCs) with the guidance of the Operations team.

CONCLUSION
In embracing these responsibilities, you play a pivotal role in changing education for future generations, where learners thrive and achieve their full potential. Remember that, despite all the mentioned responsibilities, the priority will always be the learners and these two challenges:

Bond and Inspire: Form meaningful connections with learners to inspire and encourage them on their educational journey.

Challenging a Holistic Development: Understand and co-create with each learner their path, having in mind not only their academics but also their passions, skills and community.

Qualifications
We are looking for a passionate and dynamic Learning Coach who can guide and support young learners (ages 12+) in their educational journey. The ideal candidate will bring a learner-centered mindset, emotional intelligence, and a strong ability to foster independent learning.

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Coaching, Youth Development, or a related field (Master's preferred).
Previous experience working with teenagers or in an educational environment (formal or informal).
Coaching certification or training in mentoring, life coaching, or educational facilitation is a plus.
Familiarity with international curricula (e.g., IGCSE, A-Levels, or US High School Diploma) is advantageous.

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, especially with young people and families.
Ability to create a safe, inclusive, and motivating environment.
Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
High levels of empathy, patience, and adaptability.
Confidence in guiding learners through goal setting, self-management, and project development.

TECHNICAL & PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCIES
Comfortable using digital platforms and tools for learning (Google Workspace, LMS systems, etc.).
Ability to monitor progress and provide personalized support and feedback.
Interest in innovation and alternative models of education.
Fluency in English (spoken and written); other languages are a plus depending on the region.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Availability to work in a flexible, hybrid education model.
Willingness to participate in ongoing professional development.
Enthusiasm for shaping the future of education and supporting learners on their personal path.