Apprenticeship Coach

Flexible working will be considered

(Hybrid working with a minimum of 40% working time in office)

Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £37,337 to £41,406 per annum, part time pro rata

We are inviting applications from people who are great organisers and confident, empathetic communicators to join the MK:U coaching team. You will encourage and support our learners through to successful completion of their higher education course, helping them to organise and manage their learning and to build their portfolio of evidence for final assessment.

Your Core Values

You will:

• Enjoy bringing your organisational and coaching skills to bear on the learner’s education journey.
• Ensure that our diverse learners get the best opportunity to develop themselves, helping them to balance the competing challenges of their education, work, and family lives.
• Where the need arises, you won’t be afraid to have open and honest challenging conversations with the learner and/ or their line manager.
• You will feel energised by working with people, by variety, and by a fast pace of change.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Lead Apprenticeship Coach, you will support and coach apprentices and their employers through five different Level 6 (undergraduate) degree apprenticeship standards: Chartered Manager, Cyber Security Technical Professional, Digital Technology Solutions and Data Scientist, Robotics Engineer with other subjects (such as Data Analyst) at Levels 4 to 6 launching soon.

You will provide individually tailored support for each apprentice and their employer throughout their course, helping them to demonstrate how their academic learning meets the knowledge, skills and behaviours required by the relevant apprenticeship standard. You will be responsible for coaching and supporting apprentices from a range of business sectors, evaluating progress with the apprentice and their employers and guiding them towards submission against the requirements of their End Point Assessments.

You will also actively contribute to the development of MK:U’s apprenticeship provision, working as a member of our education team.

Why you’ll like working with us

• We actively work with industry to keep our course content relevant, up-to-date and exciting.
• We are fast-growing, agile and flexible
• We prize teamwork, collaboration and innovation.
• We are proud to be different.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have confident coaching skills and the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people at all levels. You will be able to collaborate effectively, influence a network of stakeholders and build relationships across a diverse range of organisations quickly. You will be well-organised and able to work to tight, and often variable, deadlines. You will be a good organiser and an active, responsive listener. You will be keen to develop your skills and to undertake further coaching development / training as required.

Some understanding of the higher or further education sector would be helpful, as would familiarity with STEM, Leadership/Management or digital subject areas. 

How to apply

To apply please click above 'Apply' Button.

In support of your application please submit a personal statement of no more than 500 words to describe how you would build a relationship of trust and mutual respect with your allocated apprentices and explain your preferred coaching methodology / approach. 

Applications will be regularly reviewed and if you are interested in the role we would encourage you to apply early as the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date.

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