Skills Coach - Professional Services (Part Time 0.6 FTE)

at  Bradford College

We have a new opportunity to join our exceptional Apprenticeships and Business Development department as a Professional Services Skills Coach.
The role of the Skills Coach is to provide support and guidance and to assess the vocational knowledge and competence of their apprentices against the national standards, ensuring the apprentice understands the technical knowledge and skills needed to undertake their job role.
Please note that this is a Part Time position working 22.5 hours per week.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• GCSE in English and Maths Grade A*- C 9-4, or equivalent qualification,
• Assessor Award or working towards

EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience of accurately and timely assessing in the workplace/classroom
• Experience of working with candidates with a wide range of abilities
• Experience of working within a customer focused environment
  For an informal discussion about the role, please email recruit@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
  We reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on the level of interest and number of applications so early application is advised.

• To undertake timely assessment of apprentices to the national standards and to record all assessment decisions to meet the awarding body/ professional body requirements in line with the assessment cycle
• Manage a caseload of apprentices to include, setting SMART targets to ensure timely progress and achievement all required components of the apprenticeship
• To undertake timely workplace observations, where appropriate and upload all related work activities and progress information into the apprentice management system in a timely manner, allowing accurate tracking of apprentice progression
• Plan and complete with the apprentice and employer 12 weekly reviews covering progress towards the required knowledge skills and behavior and to include personal development behaviors and welfare and functional skills development and achievement
• To complete all assessment paperwork as required by the organisation and the awarding/professional bodies and other external agencies to a high standard
• Produce accurate and up to date reports for employers as requested, communicate effectively with the employer on all aspects of the apprentice’s progress and achievements, for standards agree gateway meetings when apprentices are deemed ready for end point assessment
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