Functional Skills Coach for Apprenticeships

**£1000 SIGN ON BONUS**

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**Functional Skills Coach (Apprenticeships)**

**Hours**:Full-Time, Permanent, (37.5 hours per week, Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 4:30 pm)

**Location**:West Midlands

**Salary**: £22,000 - £30,000 per annum, (depending on experience & qualifications)

**Are you a Functional Skills Coach looking for a new role?**

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a **Functional Skills Coach** based in our **West Midlands **region.

Nova Training is one of the UK’s most popular and experienced training providers operating for over 30 years in Study Programmes and Apprenticeships. Nova now operates its 14-24 provision from 13 locations located across the West Midlands and East of England.

Our programme delivery now includes; 16-18 study programmes, pre-apprenticeships, provision for learners with high needs, apprenticeships and 14-16 alternative provision.

Rated as Good by Ofsted in all areas of provision for offering a variety of education options to young people.

As a **Functional Skills Coach** your role will be varied, but the core focus will always be to support new students to meet their goals and succeed in their apprenticeships. You will achieve this through developing sessions that meet the requirements of the curriculum and functional skills standards, to ensure that learners achieve positive results, ensuring students have stretching targets which maintain their motivation and focus on the challenges ahead and to encourage lifelong learning.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Plan individual learning to meet learner needs and ensure lesson plans are prepared.
- Achieve company KPI’s and Individual Performance Plan
- To set work for apprentices following your support sessions.
- Create conditions in the training centre(s) which will help to develop the abilities, skill and confidence of each learner.
- Undertaking pastoral duties and supporting learners on an individual basis through academic or personal difficulties.
- Regularly assess learners' work.
- Develop delivery in order to maximise progression opportunities for apprentices.

**Requirements**:

- Experience of delivering Functional Skills or Maths and English to Level 2
- A Minimum of 2 years teaching experience in 14-19 provision.
- Full Teaching Qualifications I.e. Cert Ed, C&G 7407, CTTLS, DTLLS
- Experience of delivering training or supporting people, who have LDDs including attitude and/or behaviour problems
- Passion & desire to teach
- Willingness to undertake any relevant Teaching Qualifications necessary.

**Full, clean UK Driving License**

**Employee Benefits**:

- 25 days holiday entitlement increasing to 30 with length of service,
- Holiday Purchase Scheme, allowing you to purchase an additional 2 weeks holiday per year.
- Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 support for you, direct family members and dependents over the age of 16.
- Employee Referral Scheme, potential to earn up to £500 if you refer somebody we employ.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Employee Discount Scheme Significant savings on essential and everyday purchases through instant vouchers, reloadable cards and cashback.

All relevant employment documents will be seen and verified. **NB**:Only original or certified documents are acceptable. Applications for employment must be made on the NTS1d Employment Application Form which you will be sent if you are called for an interview.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Teaching Functional Skills: 1 year (preferred)
- Working with 16-19 yrs: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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