Technical Skills Coach - Manchester, United Kingdom - Ada, National College for Digital Skills

Ada, National College for Digital Skills

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Description

Responsible for:

Providing a caseload of tech apprentices with skills, pastoral and portfolio support to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours, build their workplace portfolio and successfully complete their apprenticeship.

Salary:
£27,000 - £33,000 pro-rata dependent on relevant experience

Package: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and an employer pension contribution of up to 10%.

Location and travel:
This is a hybrid role.

The role will be based at our site in Manchester city centre with a requirement to be on-site at least two days per week, and potentially more during certain delivery weeks.

Occasional travel to employers around the region will be required and some travel to London may be required, for which travel and accommodation will be covered.

Welcome to Ada

We are a specialist digital skills college training and developing diverse higher-level apprentices into fantastic roles in the tech sector and transforming their lives in the process.

Our mission is to educate and empower the next generation of diverse digital talent.

We have approximately 250 apprentices on roll from a wide range of backgrounds across our Manchester and London campuses. 75% are recent school leavers. One third are young women, one third from ethnic minority backgrounds and many come from tough backgrounds. They represent over 15 different nationalities. They are united by their passion and enthusiasm for tech.

We are at an exciting time in the development of Ada as we continue to scale up our apprenticeship provision in the North West.

We are looking to recruit someone inspired by Ada's mission and energised by the chance to play a key role in scaling up our work and impact in the region.

We are looking for a
Technical Skills Coach to support apprentices throughout their journey with us.

Within the role, coaches will maintain regular contact with apprentices & their employers providing continuous guidance throughout the apprenticeship, ensuring the students stay on track and are ready for their End Point Assessment.

This is a unique opportunity to work with a growing number of employers and apprentices. You'll join a small but growing close-knit team, who is passionate about seeing all our apprentices thrive.

We'll also provide you with the opportunity to develop your skills and professional practice in a collaborative and nurturing environment.

This is through continuous professional development and via the support of our experienced technical skills coaches and apprenticeship experts.

Main Responsibilities:

Guiding and supporting a caseload of apprentices through their apprenticeship programme, including skills development and pastoral support during our initial 'Launchpad'
Carrying out 12weekly reviews either in person or remotely with apprentices and line managers to monitor progress against key milestones and the apprenticeship standards
Working with students to create, monitor and update their individual learning plans
Providing personal and professional support to apprentices and employers
Ensuring monthly performance updates on learners are provided to other team members
Providing rigorous, developmental feedback on workbased learning evidence
Managing and tracking of progression of all key programme elements for each apprentice
Working with the national Skills Coach team to deliver remote and inperson skills workshops
Supporting apprentices to prepare for their end point assessment and assessing whether they are ready to enter gateway
Ensuring all apprentice records are maintained and are compliant to ESFA regulations using our preferred eportfolio (OneFile)

Other Responsibilities:

Getting involved in the design and delivery of other Ada projects as required
Providing technical and academic assistance to support apprentices' learning depending on expertise
Representing Ada occasionally as needed with employers and young people as part of our business development and outreach activities
Engaging with the wider Ada team to share best practice and contribute to a culture of collaboration and support

The Person

Essential:

Passion for supporting and developing diverse apprentices in an educational and workplace setting
Excellent communications skills and able to work effectively with people at all levels
Able to effectively use systems, including eportfolio tracking systems, to record and track outcomes
Professional working ethos to effectively build and manage business relationships with employers
An understanding of tech and the digital industry and an awareness of the skills required to succeed in techrelated roles, or a willingness to develop this.

Desirable:

Technical experience or knowledge in an area of digital technology such as programming, databases, networks, software development, IT project management etc.
Experience coaching learners/apprentices in their career developme