Early Careers & Skills Development Coach (Engineering & Digital)

Job Description

Job Title: Early Careers & Skills Development Coach (Engineering & Digital)

Location: Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £41,997 – £45,079 depending on skills and experience

What you will do:

• As a Skills coach, you will be supporting learners across our South of England sites (Portsmouth, Frimley, Bristol and Weymouth) who are undertaking L6 Degrees, across various engineering disciplines; Networking, Software, Cyber Security, Data/Business Analysis, Electronic Design, Aerospace, alongside our current Engineering skills coach
• Involved in the delivery of coaching, mentoring and learning interventions that challenge, engage, inspire, and develop learners to become innovative thinkers and creative problem solvers, and fulfil their individual potential, including attending 12 weekly reviews in partnership with college providers.
• Assess, track and monitor learner progress and performance in line with their apprenticeship standards, and provide key support, to ensure they develop the required skills, knowledge and behaviours, and successfully meet the requirements of the apprenticeship programme and progress within the business. This will require some overnight travel between sites, including occasionally our Barrow site.
• This role will provide you with the opportunity to embrace continuous professional development and work in partnership with the business and suppliers, to ensure the apprenticeship delivery is in adherence with legislative, compliance and OFSTED requirements, and provides an outstanding high quality and impactful experience

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• We welcome applicants from both academic and non-academic backgrounds, who would like to pursue a vocation in early careers and coaching apprentices
• Excellent competence, knowledge, skills and experience in an Engineering or Technical related discipline or previous experience as an Apprentice Skills Coach (or related role)
• Advanced coaching, training and communications skills, able to influence and provide instruction and guidance to learners effectively
• Able to navigate high volumes of day-to-day tactical and administrative tasks alongside supporting with SEND, safeguarding and welfare concerns
• Have an enthusiastic, collaborative and people focused drive to succeed as a team

Desirable:

• Qualified practitioner in Education and Skills training
• Knowledge and experience of assessment/verification practices, OFSTED and awarding body requirements
• Relevant Engineering or Technical or Business Qualification – Level 5+
• A1 Assessor Qualification
• A relevant Learning and Development qualification

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Early Careers & Skills Team:

We are a cross functional team that provides and develops world class Early Careers for Subs UK. The mission is to achieve Early Careers excellence that aligns talent, capability and skills and behaviours for future business requirements and success. As a team, we are keen to drive continuous improvement and a service mind-set. In the end, we are about helping Early Careers be ‘match fit’ for the future and subsequently helping to shape that future.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.”

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 13th September 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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