Improvement Practitioner

**Improvement Apprenticeship Skills Coach**

**Details**:

- Reporting to Head of Apprenticeships.
- Position field based on travel expenses.
- Hours: Full time.
- Salary: 26-32K
- Holidays: 25 + all bank holidays, Birthday off, Christmas Shopping Day.
- Benefits: Westfield Health Scheme.

**Purpose of Role**:

- The role of the Skills Coach is to teach, coach and support the development and progression of our learners on apprenticeship programmes.
- To ensure the delivery the apprenticeship standards knowledge, skills and behaviors or framework components throughout the learner journey are delivered through a quality process.
- To teach, coach and support learners within work-based settings delivering effective and engaging training via a blended learning approach.
- To conduct regular teaching and learning visits to ensure continuous development, progression and achievement of learners allocated on the caseload.

**Responsibilities**:

- Deliver and facilitate teaching and learning which follows the agreed learning journey and pathway and results in new knowledge, skills and behaviors being applied by learners in their workplace.
- Support and deliver where required English, Maths, and ICT functional skills at level 2 throughout the learner’s learner journey.
- Complete the required number of visits and reviews required for each apprentice meeting all stakeholders’ requirements of quality and funding.
- Engage learner’s line manager to provide adequate support and guidance needed by the learner as outlined on the learner journey.
- Coach learners to collect the required evidence during training sessions, to ensure progression for their apprenticeship and to achieve the necessary milestones in preparation for EPA or framework completion.
- Monitor and review learner’s welfare on a regular basis, taking any necessary action to limit the number of early leavers from the programme and maintain agreed caseload levels.
- Carry out enrichment activities with learners around the prevent, safeguarding and British values government agenda.
- Manage and complete administration duties within given timescales ensuring all paperwork deadlines are achieved.
- Research the industry on a regular basis to keep abreast of market developments and trends including competitor’s practices and delivery activities.
- Evaluate and modify training delivery as a result of learner satisfaction and key stakeholder feedback, audits, or observations of teaching, learning and assessment.
- Monitor health and safety and learner accidents within the apprentice’s workplaces.
- To provide effective IAG service to both internal and external clients/ customers.
- Promote Total-TP at every opportunity with funding bodies, learners, placements, careers, schools, and any other applicable external body.
- Any other duties as requested by management.

**Essential Criteria**:

- Level 3 Relevant Occupational Qualification or equivalent in your sector of expertise.
- D32/33/TAQA Level 3 Assessors Award or equivalent.
- Functional Skills Level 2 Math’s & English or equivalent.
- Experience of delivering apprenticeship training and support in a work-based environment.
- Proven experience of assessing learners on apprenticeship frameworks, standards, and EPA requirements.
- Knowledge of Government Funded training.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, oral and written.
- Excellent IT knowledge & skills including using electronic portfolio system.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work with the minimum of supervision as part of a remote team.
- Ability to motivate and support learners.

**Desirable or to be undertaken as part of role**:

- Teacher, training qualifications PTLLS CTLLS DTLLS.
- D34 or V1 Award.

**Other requirements**:

- Be able to work flexible hours and locations (within reason), if required.
- Full driving license and car.

**Equal Opportunities**:

- You are unique - and we love that about you.

**Total Rewards**:

- Total Leave - all staff benefit from 25 days annual leave + extra Christmas shopping day + extra day for Birthday + 8 Bank Holidays = Total 35 Days.
- 2 Years’ Service - Staff who have passed 2 years’ service get an additional 2 days leave.
- 5 Years’ Service - Staff who have passed 5 years’ service get an additional 2 days leave.
- 10 Years’ Service - Staff who have passed 10 years’ service get an additional 2 days leave.
- Total Work Anniversary - Vouchers for colleagues who reach a work anniversary, £10 for every year reached.
- Total Health - Health Insurance all staff have access to the Westfield Health Plan.
- Total Fridays - Early Finish Fridays. One Friday of every month staff benefit from a 3pm finish.
- Total Welcome - Welcome Box. New starters will receive a welcome box which includes TTP goodies.
- Total Performance - Performance Award - staff can earn vouchers and other prizes for outstanding performance.
- Dress Down Fridays - every