Workplace Coach/Assessor Engineering & Manufacturing

Waterside Training Ltd has a long standing and highly regarded reputation for providing high quality engineering and manufacturing apprenticeships for over sixty years.  Having long established relationship with world renowned employers, our prime purpose is to provide our valued employers with a high quality, bespoke engineering and manufacturing apprenticeship programme, that produces outstanding technicians and engineers of the future. 

Due to our continued growth, we are looking for an additional apprenticeship workplace coach to join the team in supporting, nurturing and mentoring apprentices within their workplace to coach and prepare them for the rigours of apprenticeship end point assessments.

You will work closely with our team of experienced workplace coaches who will support and guide you on how to lead, motivate and inspire our apprentices to achieve their full potential.

We can be flexible and can offer full or part time positions.  Previous experience with NVQ assessments or apprenticeships would be great, however it’s not essential as full training and support to develop the skills required for this role will be provided.

Employer satisfaction is paramount to us, and excellent levels of customer service and professionalism are essential.  With support from the Apprenticeship Manager, you will act as a key point of contact for the employers and Apprentices on your caseload.  Ensuring relationships remain strong and positive, and through engagement and listening to employer feedback, you will contribute to maintaining our standards and reputation by ensuring our products and services are high quality, relevant, and meet employer skills needs for the future.

The successful candidate will have the following, or be prepared to undertake the required qualifications:

• Have completed a recognised time-served apprenticeship in Engineering or Manufacturing

• Hold a relevant qualification in Engineering at minimum Level 3

• Have proven industrial experience and can demonstrate current skills.

• Experience in delivering training and assessing within an educational or workplace setting

• Have a willingness to impart industrial knowledge to the next generation of Engineers and upskill existing workforces in relevant training discipline.

• Hold a relevant Assessors Award (CAVA, TAQA, A1, D32/D33)

• Hold a valid and clean driving licence as driving will be a key part of the role in commuting to our client sites.

Waterside Training is committed to Equality and Diversity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff, students and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

You will need to be a time served Electrical, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineer, with relevant industry experience. This role would be perfect for anyone thinking about a careers change, coming out of industry, but not yet ready for retirement, who could pass on and share their experience and specialist knowledge and skills to train the next generation of engineers.

KEY ROLES

1.         Manage a caseload of apprentices, visiting apprentices in the workplace to undertake reviews and progress meetings with the apprentice and employer, and prepare them for final assessment.  

2.         Undertake reviews at apprentice’s place of work, feeding back progress and areas for improvement to employer representatives.  You will be responsible for assessing learner’s competence in the workplace identifying skills gaps and recommending any required additional training needs on behalf of Waterside or the employer. 

3.         Provide practical advice and support, mapping learning, skills and behaviours against the apprenticeship standard, and coaching the apprentice to achieve the best possible achievement outcome.  

4.      Accountable for ensuring progress and skills development of the apprentice in the workplace, highlighting gaps in knowledge or behaviours, or risks to evidencing off the job training or a successful end point assessment.

5.      Contributing to standardisation, quality and progress tracking meetings, supporting a professional, creative and collaborative culture to produce the very best outcomes.  

6.      Develop and build relationships with existing employers to grow apprenticeship provision and understand their skills needs; influencing the specialist skills training provided in the apprenticeship to ensure apprentices have the skills employers need for the future.

7.      Provide support in recruitment and celebratory events and other activities as required as part of the apprenticeship programme and delivery.

8.      To work alongside and comply with all company policies as laid out in the Waterside Employee Handbook on Health and Safety, Equality, Safeguarding, Bullying and Harassment and Equal Opportunities.

Our office is based in St Helens, and you will be employed by Waterside Training, Technology Campus, Pocket Nook Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 1TW.

If you are interested in apply for this role then please email kkirby@waterside-training.co.uk with a covering letter and CV stating your reasons for applying and relevant experience for the role.