Apprentice Apprenticeships Coordinator Level 4

Summary

In this apprenticeship, you will develop your key communication skills, provide first class pastoral support to our apprentices and refine your approach to monitoring and mentorship. You will be learning a wide range of duties including; conducting training reviews, working with curriculum areas to provide excellent training opportunities and more.

Annual wage: £23,094 a year
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Training course: Learning and skills mentor (level 4)
Hours: Monday- Friday Typically 8.30-4.30 every day or 9-5
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Sunday 1 December
Duration: 1 year
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Job Purpose

New College Swindon has a thriving and substantial apprenticeship provision for around 1,000 apprentices across 28 apprenticeship Standard areas.

Working with an Apprenticeship team this role will provide an effective and successful key account management service to support the College’s Apprenticeship provision.
The role is the first point of contact for employers and those interested in undertaking an apprenticeship programme, and will provide an effective customer service to meet the needs of these key College customers.
Responsible for a caseload of employers and learners in specific sectors, the role will be focused on ensuring effective recruitment, enrolment, on programme experience and successful completion.
Working effectively with curriculum delivery staff this post will ensure that all programme elements, including funding, audit and Ofsted requirements, are adhered to, and apprenticeship achievement and funding targets are fully met.

Main Tasks and Duties in the following areas

Pre-sign up
Sign up of Employers and Apprentices
Recruitment of Employers and Apprentices
On Programme Support for Apprentices and Employers
Quality and Compliance
Additional duties and responsibilities

Full Job description available through link provided.

Where you’ll work

North Star Campus

North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1DY

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

NEW COLLEGE SWINDON

Your training course

Learning and skills mentor (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Conduct sustainable mentoring practice within organisational and professional boundaries, and legal and ethical requirements, including safeguarding

Establish and maintain mentoring contracts with mentees and where relevant, other stakeholders

Conduct mentoring sessions according to agreed plans

Implement established mentoring tools and techniques to help the mentee work towards agreed outcomes

Maintain records of mentoring practice, complying with quality, confidentiality and data protection requirements

Establish and use assessed starting points to establish agreed outcomes of the mentoring process

Assess and review progress and achievement of agreed outcomes and revise action plans as appropriate

Maintain mentoring relationship through a non-judgemental and objective approach

Use questioning techniques to encourage reflection and progression

Provide feedback to the mentee to inform progression

Inform, advise and guide the mentee to support development toward agreed outcomes

Apply theories and models of evaluation and reflection to support mentee development

Monitor and reflect on own mentoring practice, including feedback from supervision, to develop self

Apply evidence based mentoring practice informed by own research

Your training plan

Learning and Skills Mentor Level 4 Standard Learning and skills mentor / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Knowledge, skills, behaviours as set in the standard.
Training on the job and through taught sessions
End point assessment- Observation with questions and professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

ICT (grade Level 2 pass, 4/C)
Maths and English (grade 4/C and above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in being appointed to a post, you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and other pre-employment checks will be carried out before your appointment is confirmed.

About this company

New College Swindon is a vibrant, dynamic and innovative college formed by the merger of Swindon College and New College in 2020. We sit at the heart of the Swindon community, striving to provide the best education and development opportunities for the whole region. Working with local and national employers, the College trains, develops and nurtures the next generation of creative and aspirational thinkers. Our ‘One College for Swindon’ ethos gives all learners in Swindon and the surrounding areas flexible access to high quality teaching and learning from 16–99+. Mission To deliver ‘Better Lives Through Learning’ focusing on the following strategic themes: - Great teaching, learning and progression - An innovative, relevant and responsive curriculum - Great, digital and physical learning environments - Meeting employers’ and customers’ needs - At the heart of our community - Financial sustainability enabling re-investment - A great place to work

https://www.newcollege.ac.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Package 25 days holiday entitlement, 21.7% College pension contribution to LGPS, health care cash plan, free car parking, discounted Hair & Beauty, on-site gym, staff development & training, Sodexo Retail Discount Scheme, and more!

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

A fixed term contract for the length of the apprenticeship. Future opportunities depend on the needs of the business upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEW COLLEGE SWINDON

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283582.

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Closes in 11 days (Sunday 10 November)

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