Apprenticeship Mentor for Early Years and Teaching Assistants

7 days ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Best Practice Network Full time
About the Role

This position involves holistically planning, coordinating, mentoring, and supporting the training and assessment of apprentices in the Early Years Education sector, from level 2 to level 5, and the Teaching Assistant role. The successful candidate will share knowledge and experience from working in the Early Years and/or Schools sector to ensure apprentices achieve their program at the highest possible level and in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

Assessment

  • Conduct skills reviews with apprentices and employers to identify skill and knowledge gaps.
  • Develop and take responsibility for the delivery of individual training plans tailored to candidate needs.
  • Maintain records relevant to individual candidates.
  • Undertake observations in the workplace.
  • Support the delivery of high-quality training to exceed awarding body quality standards, including functional skills, in the workplace as appropriate to the candidates' requirements.
  • Assess skills and behaviors and provide feedback to learners using the ePortfolio system.

Training

  • Develop individual action plans tailored to candidate needs.
  • Support the delivery of training using approved training resources in the workplace to cover knowledge.

Skills and Behaviours

  • English and Maths - Training, monitoring, supporting, recording, and reporting to ensure successful completion in partnership with FS specialist.
  • Provide tutorial support, including key training for the Apprentice (and Employer around Prevent and British Values), Personal Development, Behavior and Welfare, Safeguarding, and any additional learning support requirements.
  • Support remote online delivery of webinars to groups of apprentices.

Co-ordination and Support

  • Monitor candidate progress and provide support in completion of portfolios, end-point assessments, and other evidence-setting targets to ensure timely completion.
  • Detail, monitor, record, and report on ALS.
  • Supply information to employees and employers to support apprenticeship programs.
  • Liaise with Line Managers to facilitate Reviews and appraisals.
  • Provide appropriate data and information regarding the program and learners as required and contribute to the regular self-assessment monitoring process.
  • Take responsibility for the quality of the start-up pack (on-boarding) and evidence base for each apprentice.
  • Attend CPD and Standardization events as appropriate remotely and at Bristol Head Office three times per year and attend Company Conferences in Bristol as required.
  • Support the apprentice and employer as part of the end-point Assessment process.

Administration

  • Complete all relevant documentation to progress the signing up and recording of new candidates on the program.
  • Maintain documentation that records the progress of candidates on program against specified targets.
  • Complete documentation in relation to visits to employers, candidate reviews, assessment visits, and any other such appointments that evidence, support, and maintain relationships with candidates and employers.
  • Ensure timely achievement of all students on program and complete the required documentation to achieve Gateway and End-point Assessment.

Equality & Diversity

  • Support and promote equality and diversity at Best Practice Network to ensure equality of opportunity for all students, visitors, and staff and the elimination of discriminatory practices.

Safeguarding

  • Support and promote the safeguarding agenda at Best Practice Network to ensure students, visitors, and staff are safeguarded.

About You

The success of Best Practice Network rests on a very strongly felt and shared set of values which determine its strategic direction. It is crucial that the successful candidate shares our values of student-centredness, equality of opportunity, and parity of esteem for staff and students.

At Best Practice Network, we are:

  • Passionate and excited about learning.
  • Inclusive and supportive.
  • Responsive to student, employer, and community needs.
  • Always aspiring to the highest standards.
  • Professional and enterprising.
  • Innovative and creative.
  • Friendly and welcoming.

The following criteria are used to shortlist applicants and assess candidates. Please show evidence of how you meet these criteria in your application.



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