Apprenticeship Team Leader

Are you passionate about guiding the next generation of professionals? We are looking for a friendly and dynamic Apprenticeship Team Leader to join our vibrant clients apprenticeships team! In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for developing and overseeing apprenticeship programs that offer hands-on learning experiences and real-world skills to apprentices. You will be the driving force behind a committed team, ensuring that each apprentice receives personalized guidance and support throughout their journey. Your leadership will help foster a positive learning environment where apprentices can thrive and reach their fullest potential. You will collaborate with industry partners to cultivate meaningful relationships that enrich the apprenticeship experience and expand opportunities for apprentices. This position is perfect for someone who is not only knowledgeable in apprenticeships but is also looking to make a significant impact in the lives of young professionals eager to learn and grow. Your friendly demeanor and passion for education will be instrumental in motivating and inspiring your team and apprentices alike! Our Client Our client is a well-established, leading training organisation working in and around the East Midlands. They provide a range of employment-related training, including full-time programmes, Apprenticeships, Adult Learning Loans, and Employability and work experience opportunities for adults and young people from diverse backgrounds that will enhance individuals’ employment potential and qualifications. In their most recent Ofsted inspection, they retained their “Good” rating and are continuously developing and improving our provision. Main Purpose – To lead and manage the team responsible for the assessment and delivery of qualifications, and the progression and motivation of learners from diverse backgrounds. – To liaise closely with the Operations Director to meet company standards/expectations for all assessment methods and procedures. – To maintain high standards of teaching, learning, and assessment through quality assurance and performance monitoring activities. – To raise the achievement of all learners, reinforcing the company’s high expectations of learners regardless of their level and results. To ensure that they have stretching targets that maintain their motivation, focus on the challenges ahead, and encourage lifelong learning. – To challenge all practices and procedures within own role and throughout the organisation and to contribute to and ensure continuous quality improvement. – Allocate learners to the team, ensuring a fair distribution of work and targets are met. – To maintain own agreed caseload working, within the requirements of the Trainer Assessor role as required. – Embed the companies values throughout delivery and training/assessment teams – Support Trainer Assessors to ensure learners are making sufficient progress for timelyachievement and that support is tailored to individual learners ensuring all learners reach their maximum potential and achieve all parts of their Standard in a timely manner – Conduct monthly one-to-ones with each staff member, recording and reviewing targets on Scorecards. Undertake return-to-work interviews with absent staff and approve annual leave requests. Liaise with the Operations Director where issues or concerns are identified and support them in ensuring that any corrective action is undertaken so that the staff member makes the required improvement. – To carry out IQA processes including planning and conducting sampling of portfolios, observations of teaching/learning and assessment in the workplace, and standardisation/team meetings. – To support Trainer Assessors with the training/assessment process through mentoring and carrying out workplace visits planned and unplanned. – To plan for and facilitate External Quality Assurance visits. – To support Trainer Assessors and learners with the embedding of Functional Skills. – To complete the necessary paperwork to the standards required in our contractual obligations with the ESFA and others. To keep accurate records, both electronically and paper-based, of assessments and other documentation required by awarding bodies. – To deliver training sessions to groups of learners when required. – To provide learner progress data and reports to employers in an agreed format and frequency. – Along with the Operations Director, monitor occupancy, provide other statistical information and reports as required and undertake relevant administration duties. – To undertake duties for colleagues as and when appropriate. – Ensure all aspects of Equality & Diversity within your area of vocational responsibility qualifications are delivered and keep up to date by attending any training and updates of Business Skills legislation. – To contribute to the generation of new opportunities/business in general and to participate in marketing activities for all ctivities. – To follow company procedures and policies including equality of opportunity, health and safety and safeguarding. Applicants must have: – Experience in leading/managing and motivating a team. – Significant recent experience in assessing and quality-assuring apprenticeship qualifications. – Sufficient occupational experience required to qualifications. – An assessor and IQA award. – Self-motivated and able to cope under pressure. – Excellent communicational skills. – Hold English and maths qualifications at level 2 or above (or equivalent). – Excellent IT skills (conversant with Microsoft Office and social media). – Driving licence and own transport