Groundworking Skills Coach - Walsall, United Kingdom - Juniper Training

Juniper Training

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Walsall, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have a new opportunity available for a
Groundworking Skills Coachto join our team based in
Walsall.You will join us on a
full-time, permanent basisand in return, you will receive a competitive salary of
£30,000 - £45,000 per annum plus benefits.

Operating for over 35 years, Juniper is one of the UK's most experienced providers of training and apprenticeships.

With 14 delivery sites located across the West Midlands, East Midlands and North West, we support in excess of 2000 students per year and work with over 300 employers.

Rated as GOOD by Ofsted in all areas of provision, we are ideally placed to support students, adults and employers in bridging the skills gaps between education and employment.

Some of the benefits that Juniper offers include:

Generous paid holidays
25 days to start with, increasing by length of service up to 30 days
A flexible holiday scheme
allows you to buy up to 10 days holiday, or sell up to 5 days holiday (based on full-time)
An extra day off to celebrate your Birthday
J-Fit
scheme where employees participate in 3 x 45 minute exercise activities each week for a year, your reward ..an additional working weeks annual leave
A contributory pension scheme
Childcare vouchers; cycle to work scheme
Excellent working hours
our core business hours are 8.30 am pm, but we appreciate the importance of a good work-life balance and try to accommodate atypical working patterns wherever possible
An annual conference and team building day
Extensive training opportunities
both internally and externally, accredited qualifications and a comprehensive competency training plan
Regular reviews and development planning to support career development
The opportunity to take part in social events / support local charities
Employee involvement
we ask for your feedback via surveys, focus groups and programme development and really do listen
And of course, to work with some of the best people in the business and the opportunity to change lives.

The Groundworking Skills Coach Role:

You will deliver engaging and effective off-the-job training sessions to groups of apprentices, and development on a one-to one basis, as well as assess occupational competency in Groundworking.

You will ensure excellent apprentice attendance, retention and achievement whilst also undertaking site visits to assess competency and involve employers in apprentices' development.

Additionally, you will support students to develop their English and maths skills.

Key responsibilities as our Groundworking Skills Coach:

Deliver engaging, effective and innovative group training sessions to apprentices
Develop, plan and deliver a programme of training that leads to good outcomes
Deliver inspiring training that meets criteria and standards for apprenticeships
Manage apprentices and their Individual Learning Programmes, closely monitor and review progress
Ensure that training delivered meets employers' needs
Conduct & use initial assessment effectively and set apprentices appropriate, but challenging, targets & goals
Assess portfolios and provide regular supportive, developmental feedback
Conduct and document meaningful reviews of progress
Conduct timely one-to-one visits with apprentices in the workplace and support and facilitate progress
Involve employers in assessing apprentices' progress and development

As our Groundworking Skills Coach you will need:

A full driving licence with access to a car
A minimum of 2 years' experience in groundworking
An English & Maths qualification at Level 2 standard (GCSE)
To be able to deliver effective training sessions to groups
To be able to work one-to-one and set challenging targets to apprentices/students
To be able to persuade & influence others and deal with conflict/challenging behaviour
To be able to build rapport with target group and retain their attention during training sessions
To be able to assess work and complete observations against standards and criteria
To be able to work well under pressure as well as to targets & deadlines

If you would like to join our team as our new
Groundworking Skills Coach then please click '
apply' today - don't miss out, we'd love to hear from you