Vocational Coach

We are currently seeking an Early Years Vocational Coach based in Derbyshire. The main purpose of this role is to deliver an outstanding teaching and learning experience for learners. Ensuring as many learners achieve their qualification as possible using a range of teaching and coaching methods embracing digital technology.

As well as our superb benefits package, this role also offers an OTE of up to £32,000 P/A.

Key duties

People:

• Ensure own CPD and professional competency is maintained
• Strive to maintain positive working relationships across the team
• Maintain a flexible approach to support your team and the wider business
• Work in partnership with Skills Coaches to support effective delivery to learners

Quality & Compliance:

• Keep up to date with and adhere to company, policies and procedures at all times
• Take responsibility for the protection of data in line with policies and procedures
• Commits and contributes to maintaining an effective safeguarding culture and takes responsibility for helping to protect colleagues and learners against any risk of harm, including all types of bullying, radicalisation or abuse
• Support learners to achieve their qualifications in accordance with agreed targets and timescales.
• Deliver high quality teaching, coaching, assessing through blended learning to verifying skills, knowledge and competence of learners
• Be accountable for the accurate tracking and reporting of learner progress against plan using digital portfolio
• Conduct timely progress reviews with all learner in your caseload in line with delivery model and stakeholder requirements
• Manage and maintain quality and compliance measures against targets
• Access management reporting systems to keep up to date with relevant compliance measures.
• Where required, invigilate learner tests to the frequency needed both internally and externally to ensure awarding body compliance

Stakeholders:

• Promote a positive and professional image of the company and all of the services it delivers through excellent customer service
• To demonstrate and uphold the company values, creating a great place to work for all
• Provide high levels of customer service to learners and employers at all times
• Encourage and motivate learners to achieve targets
• Provide relevant information, advice and guidance in order to support learner progression
• Support internal stakeholders with accurate forecasting of learner activity and providing information and documents as required
• Actively participate with external stakeholders during audits and quality inspections

Growth:

• Contribute positively to growth of the business by controlling costs
• Activity promote additional services to employers and learners
• Work to maintain a full caseload, managing learners to complete their learning on time

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• Recent experience of working within the relevant delivery sector (essential)
• Working knowledge of the education and training sector
• Experience in teaching vocational training
• Experience in developing lesson plans, content and curriculum to deliver training
• Vocational qualifications at the same level or higher of those being delivered (essential)
• Full driving licence
• Relevant teaching qualification
• Level 4 Information, Advice and Guidance
• Level 2 English and maths

Skills and Behaviours

• Competent in the use and purpose of technology with strong IT skills in Microsoft office, learner management systems and Virtual learning environments
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Organisational skills and a sound attention to detail
• Excellent numeracy
• Ability to manage targets and deadlines
• Positive and engaging
• Inclusive and supportive
• Innovative and solution orientated
• Committed to high levels of customer service
• Self-motivated and goal orientated
• Enthusiastic and flexible team player with high expectations of self and others
• Seeks ways of continuous improvement

ATL is an equal opportunities employer.

Due to the nature of work and the stakeholders we work with, we follow strict safer recruitment practices to include behaviour interviews coupled with competency CV and qualification checks. Furthermore, all roles are subject to an enhanced DBS, 3 years referencing and social media checks upon successful employment.

Still not sure if the role is for you or are you worried that you have all of the desired skills needed? We would be happy to have a call with you to discuss any queries or concerns you may have. And remember, we will provide training and upskill to support you in your new role.