Job title
Apprenticeship Lead Employer Advisor
Job reference
REQ002862
Date posted
05/09/2025
Application closing date
28/09/2025
Location
Paignton
Salary
£27,747.00 – £31,422.00 per annum
Package
plus excellent benefits
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full Time
Job category/type
Academic
Attachments
Blank
Job description
Salary: £27, £31,422.00 per annum, plus excellent benefits
Contract Type: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, Fixed Term until 20 April 2026.
Location: Paignton, Devon
Scope and responsibilities:
Join our team as an Apprenticeship Lead Employer Advisor and play a key role in connecting businesses with emerging talent. You'll support employers, primarily in the construction sector, with expert guidance throughout the apprenticeship recruitment process, helping them build a skilled and sustainable workforce. Working closely with internal teams, you&ll ensure a smooth start for apprentices and provide high-quality service to both candidates and employers.
This role is all about building strong employer relationships and driving apprenticeship growth. You'll champion the benefits of apprenticeships, advise on funding and incentives, and help businesses upskill existing staff. If you're passionate about workforce development and making a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
You will hold a Level 3 qualification or above in a relevant business support field and bring experience from a similar role, such as arranging placements for trainees, working with apprentices, or assessing learner outcomes. A strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people is essential. You'll be confident representing the College to external organisations, with a flexible approach to working hours and a willingness to travel across the Southwest to attend events and support employer engagement.
Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:
* 25 days annual leave (pro-rata of fractional) including the option to purchase additional holiday days;
* 1 additional days holiday for your birthday (does not have to be used on your birthday);
* 1 additional days holiday for every 5 years served;
* Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;
* Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
* Local Government Pension Scheme Employer pension contributions of 18%;
* Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;
* Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;
* Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);
* On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
* Employee Assistance Programmes;
* Access to Blue Light Card membership;
* Discounted travel schemes.
Closing Date: 28 September 2025
Interview Date: 07 October 2025
To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website. Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.
We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options.
Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.
This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.
Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Working at South Devon College, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as generous holiday allowance of 25 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.
The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the Colleges status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.
We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.