Job description
The University of Winchester is seeking to recruit a Skills Coach to work in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing to support apprentice learners and ensure regulatory compliance for Degree Apprenticeships for the University, which is necessary to retain status on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP).
The overall purpose of the role is to support and review each learner to develop their knowledge, skills, and behaviours to successfully complete their apprenticeship.
The role holder will be coaching and providing high quality support, guidance, and feedback for apprentices in their caseload. Typically, apprentices will be enrolled on to higher or degree apprenticeship programmes in one of the following subject areas, Nursing, Social Work and Allied Health Professions. It is expected that the Skills Coach will support apprentices enrolled on a higher or degree apprenticeship in Nursing, however they may contribute to the support of apprentices in Social Work and Allied Health Professions.
The Skills Coach is responsible for the planning and monitoring of learner achievements, of monitoring attendance and through regular review meetings, ensuring that application of learning is taking place, both on- and off-the-job by being applied within the apprentice’s workplace in preparation for their end-point assessment (EPA).
As an employee at the University of Winchester, we are committed to your wellbeing and development. You will have access to a wide range of benefits and support including:
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Holiday entitlement of 24 days per year rising by 5 days after 5 years’ service and the option to buy extra leave up to a maximum of 35 days
* Discounts at many retailers, restaurants and entertainment
* Free wellbeing events including weekly exercise classes
* Contributory pension scheme
* On site gym and sports facilities