Who are our client?

Our client have been around for 9 years and been committed to delivering innovative, engaging and fun apprenticeship programmes – their motto is better people = better business.  They hold a Grade 2 “Good” Ofsted grading, and 98%+ employers rate them as Good or Excellent. They have also supported over 500 learners through End Point Assessment, which provides their Skills Coaches with huge job satisfaction.

They are seeking new talent to join their team at an exciting period in their development and to help them achieve their goals. Our clients values are fun, innovative, open, one team and excellence and they need people that can live and breathe these values and support the growing number of learners through the apprenticeship programmes.

What skills are needed?

We are recruiting for:

• A skills coach with knowledge and understanding of the transport sector specially in rail

Our client operate differently to other providers. Skills Coaches, support and embed the learning after each workshop. Their team of experienced trainers deliver the skills in the workshops. Allowing the two teams to work together to deliver the standards in an innovative and engaging way.

Skills Coaches are home based delivering the vast majority of their sessions live online.  Most sessions are group sessions, and they have a dedicated team that deliver Functional Skills.

Working with a variety of really exciting clients across public and private sectors, from large to small employers, our clients ambition is to be the first choice and leading provider in leadership & management training.

The programmes are fully developed; and they will provide you with the learning and support materials to be successful in the role. They expect you to play your role in developing and improving these resources during annual curriculum review/deep dives.

In addition to professional competence they are looking for the successful candidate to be:

• Flexible to meet employer/learner needs
• To be organised, and therefore prepared for all learner interventions, work to specific priority deadlines
• Learner focussed – they are your priority – with excellent communication skills
• Ability to work on your own remotely (most of the time) but contribute to team/organisational improvements

What does the role look like?

• Supporting individual learners through an active programme of skills coaching.
• Directing, assessing and evaluating skills growth & personal growth.
• Coaching learners on a 1-2-1 basis, in study groups, through webinars and digital classroom sessions.
• Administrating individual learning plans including portfolio preparation, off the job hours collation, assessment, feedback and grading.
• Preparing learners for their End Point Assessment.
• Advising learners about other programmes at completion of their apprenticeship.

*there is no teaching of the skills workshops in this model, this is delivered by the training team.

Wo are our client looking for?

Our client are welcoming applications from locations around the UK as they drive to create a field based team where coaching is predominantly delivered online, and close to where the learning is delivered.

They are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the learners and employers. They welcome applications from full time and part-time candidates.

Why work for our client?

As well as a competitive salary, our client offer 25 days holiday + bank holidays, (rising by 1 extra day holiday per year you work with them) company pension scheme, generous travel & mobile phone allowance. As a leading training provider, they also provide extensive internal development opportunities for all of the team.

Paul Feldman is the National Skills Agency Data Protection Officer. Your data will be stored until notice is given by you for it to be removed. Our Data Protection Policy will be forwarded to you on request. As we get a high number of applications we may be unable to give feedback to unsuccessful candidates. We will retain your details to  keep you informed of other opportunities. National Skills Agency Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy and is an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.