An exciting new role of Skills Coach for Leadership & Management Programmes (6-month fixed term contract) is now available within our growing team of industry-focussed professionals in the Apprenticeship Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University. As a Skills Coach, you will be part of a fast-growing, highly motivated, proactive team engaging with a wide range of employers, apprentices, and academic colleagues from across different faculties. You will act as the point of contact for apprentices and employers, providing information, advice, and guidance, as well as coaching and support. You will monitor progress against the apprenticeship standard and prepare apprentices for End Point Assessment. You will maintain strong employer relationships, ensuring apprentices make excellent progress in their skills development in the workplace and that employers facilitate opportunities for apprentices to develop and demonstrate competence against the apprenticeship standard. In this role, you will be coaching and supporting apprentices on our multiple award-winning Leadership & Management Degree Apprenticeship Programmes, including:
* Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship
* Chartered Manager Fast Track Degree Apprenticeship
Typically, you will:
* Conduct reviews with apprentices and their line managers both in person in the workplace and online or by telephone, building productive relationships with both apprentice and employer and identifying any emerging issues at an early stage, providing interventions where required.
* Provide the first point of contact for both apprentices and for line managers and mentors in the workplace keeping them informed of learner progress.
* Coach the learners in developing the knowledge, skills, and behaviours required by the apprenticeship standard and help them to evidence their competence in an e-portfolio.
* Conduct Skills Workshops, to prepare the apprentice for the End Point Assessment.
* Provide ongoing pastoral support to apprentices as their Personal Tutor, referring to Student Services where necessary.
* Liaise with academic teams and support students with their assignments, in particular the workplace projects.
* Represent the University in the workplace and provide information, advice, and guidance.
The ideal candidate should have:
* Experience of teaching/assessing students, apprentices, or trainees
* Experience of providing ongoing pastoral support
* Experience of working within leadership and management
* Experience of developing positive and successful relationships with employers
* A clean driving licence, be able to drive and also travel by public transport when required
If you would like to join our team and share our ambition, we would love to hear from you. To apply, please submit your CV and Covering Letter to describe how you meet the criteria via our application portal.
For informal enquiries, please contact Rav Bail (Programme Manager, Leadership & Management Degree Apprenticeships) on r.bali@mmu.ac.uk
Manchester Met University is committed to creating an intentionally inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We understand the importance of having a diverse workforce and the benefits it can bring to ensuring diversity of thought and innovation in everything we do. We, therefore, encourage applications from our local and international communities, in particular people from ethnic minority groups, disabled people, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.
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