Scaffolding Skills Coach in London

Location: London

Salary: £36,000 – £40,000

Contract: Part-Time

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced Scaffolder, Scaffolding Assessor, or Skills Coach with a passion for developing the next generation of construction professionals? Do you have the industry expertise to coach apprentices, assess workplace competence, and support learners through to successful End-Point Assessment (EPA)? This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading construction training provider where you'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality apprenticeship training, workplace assessment, and employer engagement across the scaffolding sector. You'll work directly with apprentices, employers, and technical instructors to develop occupational competence, ensure funding compliance, and support outstanding learner outcomes.

About the Organisation

Our client is a specialist construction training provider with an excellent reputation for delivering high-quality apprenticeship programmes, vocational training, and industry-recognised qualifications across the construction sector. Committed to raising standards, promoting safe working practices, and supporting workforce development, the organisation partners with employers across the UK to deliver engaging apprenticeship programmes that combine technical excellence with real workplace experience. You'll join a collaborative team that values continuous improvement, learner success, and professional development while providing genuine opportunities to develop your career.

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience and location.
• Full-time permanent opportunity with a respected construction training provider.
• Opportunity to work with leading employers across the scaffolding industry.
• Ongoing CPD, technical training, and professional development opportunities.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment focused on learner success.
• Opportunity to influence apprenticeship delivery and workforce development within construction.

The Role

As a Scaffolding Skills Coach, you will manage a caseload of apprentices, providing workplace coaching, technical assessment, progress reviews, and employer engagement to ensure learners successfully achieve their apprenticeship and progress confidently towards End-Point Assessment.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver occupational coaching that develops apprentices' scaffolding knowledge, practical skills, safe working practices, and professional behaviours aligned to apprenticeship standards.
• Conduct workplace assessments, observations, and competency reviews, providing constructive feedback and SMART action plans to support continuous learner development.
• Complete Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Recognition of Prior Experience (RPE) assessments to create personalised learner journeys and individual training plans.
• Plan and deliver 12-weekly tripartite progress reviews with apprentices and employers, monitoring progress against Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours (KSBs).
• Support apprentices to achieve End-Point Assessment (EPA) readiness through structured coaching, technical guidance, and targeted interventions.
• Review, assess, and quality-check off-the-job (OTJ) learning, reflective diaries, portfolio evidence, and learner submissions to ensure funding compliance.
• Maintain accurate learner records, progress reports, and portfolio evidence using learner management systems in line with ESFA funding requirements.
• Build strong relationships with employers, site supervisors, and workplace mentors to maximise learner progression and employer satisfaction.
• Promote safeguarding, Prevent, equality, diversity, inclusion, and learner wellbeing while ensuring all compliance and quality assurance requirements are met.
• Participate in standardisation, quality improvement, CPD, and continuous development activities to maintain outstanding apprenticeship delivery standards.

The Ideal Candidate

We're looking for an experienced Scaffolding Skills Coach, Trainer, Assessor, or Construction Apprenticeship professional with strong occupational competence and a passion for supporting apprentices to achieve successful career outcomes.

You Will Have

• Recent and relevant occupational experience within the scaffolding or wider construction industry.
• Strong understanding of Apprenticeship Standards, End-Point Assessment (EPA), Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs), and Off-the-Job (OTJ) learning requirements.
• Experience coaching, assessing, mentoring, or supporting apprentices within workplace or vocational learning environments.
• Ability to conduct workplace observations, competency assessments, progress reviews, and evidence-based assessment decisions.
• Excellent knowledge of apprenticeship compliance, learner journey documentation, ESFA funding requirements, and quality assurance processes.
• Strong communication and employer engagement skills with the ability to build productive relationships across apprenticeships.
• Excellent organisational skills with experience managing learner caseloads, planning workplace visits, and maintaining accurate digital records.
• Commitment to safeguarding, Prevent, equality, diversity, inclusion, and delivering outstanding learner experiences.
• Level 3 qualification or equivalent occupational competence within Scaffolding or Construction, with teaching, assessing, or coaching qualifications advantageous.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to employer sites as required.

If you're an experienced Scaffolding Skills Coach, Construction Trainer, Apprenticeship Assessor, Workplace Assessor, or Construction Skills Coach looking to make a real impact within apprenticeship delivery, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to join a respected construction training provider where your industry expertise will help develop the next generation of skilled scaffolders while supporting employers, raising industry standards, and delivering exceptional apprenticeship outcomes.