Early Careers & Skills Development Coach

Job Description

Job title: Early Careers & Skills Development Coach

Location: Barrow-In-Furness

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £41,997 – £45,000 Depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Delivering an effective programme that utilises coaching to train, monitor, develop and assess apprentices against relevant Standards in support of them attaining occupational competence
• Recording/reporting of performance data effectively in support of delivering outstanding outcomes for learners
• Developing links with the relevant Functions in the business to understand the requirements of the role and the Apprenticeship Standards, to monitor Apprentice progress against all areas of their Apprenticeship
• Effectively preparing Apprentices towards successfully completing their End Point Assessment
• Providing and monitoring the effective safeguarding, SHE, welfare, and support arrangements for learners whilst on Early Careers & Skills programmes
• Liaising with subcontracted providers to monitor Apprentice performance and effectively maximise the link between classroom and workplace learning opportunities
• Developing activities to enable individuals to acquire skills and knowledge

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Business professional with occupational competence within the Information, Management and Technology Sector including: Data Analytics, Cyber Security and Software Development
• Strong coaching skills and proven experience within a coaching environment
• Passionate about apprenticeships and learning

Desirable:

• Experience of assisting Apprentice's in working towards Apprenticeship Standards
• Further Education or Teaching background
• Quality and OFSTED experience
• Relevant occupational competence Qualifications

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Skills Coach team:

This role will provide you with the opportunity to coach Apprentices to reach their full potential by providing key support, mentoring, challenge, and motivation throughout all aspects of their learning journey. You will be based in the £25m purpose built modern Academy for Skills and Knowledge as BAE Systems continue to invest record amounts in early careers. As an Apprentice and Skills Development Coach you will engage and inspire learners to fulfil their individual potential and develop the skills, knowledge, and behaviours to successfully progress within the business.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.”

Within Early Careers, the safety and wellbeing of our apprentices is paramount. This role will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an Enhanced DBS check with a ‘Children's Barred List Check'.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 10th May 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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