Apprenticeship Coach

Job Title:               Apprenticeship Coach - Vehicle Mechanic
Location:               Catterick + North of England + Fully Remote + Frequent Travel
Compensation:     £36,400 + Benefits
Role Type:             Full Time/ 52 week Fixed Term Contract
Role ID:                 SF59787
 
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Apprenticeship Coach at our Land Training division
 
The role
As an Apprenticeship Coach, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. We play a vital role in the security of the nation, supporting the equipment used by the British Army. This includes the fleet management of over 50,000 vehicles, ranging from quad bikes and generators to main battle tanks, and weapons from pistols to cannons.
 
Day-to-day, you’ll visit vehicle mechanic learners within their workplace using your vocational experience and knowledge to deliver learning, coach, assess and support them to achieve their apprenticeship.
Support, motivate and coach all learners through their apprenticeship programme, ensuring all components of the apprenticeship programme are completed in a timely manner whilst meeting awarding organisation, ESFA and Ofsted requirements: 

• Monitor and review learners inline with the customers expectations 
• Ensure all required documentation is completed to the correct standard and within agreed timelines 
• Provide portfolio building advice and guidance to learners based on the requirements of their programme 
• Effectively record, plan and track individual learner progress in accordance with agreed paperwork and reporting processes

 
This role is a full time, 37 hours per week, and is fully remote. There is a requirement to travel to locations including but not limited to Catterick, Newcastle Upon Tyne, York, Ripon and Thirsk 4 days per week. 
Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview. 
 
Essential experience of the Apprenticeship Coach

• Considerable experience in the vehicle mechanic field
• Good understanding of work-based learning programmes
• Previous experience in the defence sector, ideally within the army arena (desired not essential)     

 
Qualifications for the Apprenticeship Coach

• Relevant industry related qualification (Vehicle Mechanic minimum of Level 3)
• Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (desirable) 
• Award / Certificate in Education & Training (or equivalent) 
• Maths and English – GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) 

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain  Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 22/10/2024