A BPP Skills Coach provides primary support to our students and helps them navigate through the programme and prepare them for End-Point Assessment.
Our coaches also help students set and meet their own personal targets and develop a growth minds set though regular coaching calls.
BPP Skills Coaches have relevant industry experience to allow them to assess their student's knowledge, skills and behaviors against specific industry standards and provide feedback to help them develop.
Coaches are responsible for managing their students data and keeping accurate records of each interaction and signposting support services.
What if you read the description and don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway - we value diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusivity!
Why work for BPP?
It is a great time to join BPP as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP such as:
* Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
* With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.
* We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.
* Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family.
What you’ll be doing
In this role you will be undertaking the following responsibilities:
* Book and attend regular coaching calls and provide prompt feedback to assignments within SLA's.
* Maintaining accurate records of student interactions and progression.
* Ensure a high standard of written communication, demonstrating good spelling, grammar and punctuation.
* Help students identify development areas, set goals and establish plans to achieve them.
* Manage own workload and keep calendar up to date
* Work with students as required to help them to successfully complete the programme
* Effectively undertake any other duties as required
What experience you’ll need
To be successful in this role the following experience is essential:
Essential
* Experience coaching or training others.
* Experience in a administrative role with elements of customer service or stakeholder management
* Working under pressure to meet deadlines
* Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
* Problem solving skills and proven ability to work with autonomy.
* Experience providing developmental feedback.
* Confident with written communication and a good standard of spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Desirable
* Previous experience working in a coaching or assessing role
* Coaching, Teaching or Assessing qualifications
* Working in Higher education or with Apprenticeships
* Familiar with Microsoft Office applications
* Previous roles leading or supporting less experienced colleagues
BPP are a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!
BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.
BPP actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices.