Degree Apprenticeship Coach in Cardiff

Here at BPP Education Group, our School of Technology is committed to developing the next generation of tech talent through innovative, career focused education. An opportunity has arisen for a committed and supportive individual to join the team as a Degree Apprenticeship Coach. You will be responsible for guiding, mentoring and monitoring degree-level apprentices throughout their learning journey.

Why work for BPP Education Group? It is a great time to join BPP Education Group as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP Education Group such as:

• Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
• With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.
• We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.
• Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family.

What you’ll be doing: In this role you will be supporting each learner, via regular coaching sessions, to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours to successfully complete their apprenticeship. As such, you will be responsible for:

• Provide a structured and appropriate development journey tailored to each apprentice, enabling them to maximise their full potential.
• Ensure regular (6 weekly) reviews are held with learners and 12 weekly formal progress reviews take place with learners and their line managers.
• Ensure systems and trackers are updated on an ongoing basis to ensure timely updates are tracked on the performance of each learner, collaborating with faculty members on their academic progress.
• Take ownership and work collaboratively with client services, line managers and wider teams to ensure any issues are resolved quickly and learners remain on track.
• Provide feedback to the apprentice on their progress against the knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to their Apprenticeship Standard.
• Communicate effectively with learners and actively encourage learner engagement with their programmes using resources available.
• Provide professional support and motivation to learners as and when required (outside of the scheduled reviews).
• Ensure learners are safeguarded and promote/advocate learner wellbeing.
• Conduct learner Gateway reviews and support and guide learners and employers through the end point assessment stage, to ensure target retention and completion rates for apprenticeships are met.
• Contribute to the development of appropriate programme systems and processes, sharing best practice across the team and other functions.
• Other activities as and when required by the business.

Development Opportunities: The School of Technology is passionate about developing our staff and a range of opportunities are available including:

• Achieving professional certifications/qualifications.
• Internal talent development programmes.
• There are also clear progression routes to develop your career into roles such as programme leads, faculty members and learning and teaching support.

What we’re looking for: To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record in the following areas:

• Essential: Experience of working at a professional level with external clients.
• Strong relationship/rapport building skills and able to motivate others.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a strong team.
• Ability to provide appropriate feedback to students.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Strong time management skills.

Desirable: Apprenticeship knowledge and industry experience. Coaching/Assessment Qualifications. Practitioner experience and background working in a coaching/teaching role. Appropriate practitioner experience/qualifications. Experience working in a corporate environment.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS. BPP Education Group are proud to be a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!

BPP Education Group actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices.

BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.