Childcare Skills Coach

Job Title: Childcare Skills Coach Location: Sussex - Field based Working Hours: This role could be 2 - 5 days a week dependant on applicant Salary: £25,000 per annum + (dependent on experience) This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and qualified ChildcareSkills Coach to join our growing team at Next Step Apprenticeships, based within the South coast, predominately within Sussex. This is an interesting, challenging and rewarding role which involves making a positive difference to the learning experience of apprentices. Reporting to the Director of Apprenticeships, you will work alongside a team of Skills Coaches and Functional Skills Tutors. Responsibilities • Delivering apprenticeships face to face in L2 and L3 Early Years • Delivering Skills Boot Camps in Early Years • Providing specialist information, advice, and support to learners • Providing the required level of support for each learner to enable timely successful completions • Ensuring learners remain on programme by regularly checking in and carrying out progress reviews, either remotely or in the workplace on a 1:1 basis • Maintaining learners' records, including teaching records, plans and progress • Meets the needs of learners with additional learning support requirements with a variety of learning differences and disabilities • Preparing learners for their End Point Assessment (EPA) and supporting with their off the job training • Marking all work via the Aptem e-portfolio system and providing constructive feedback • Implementing additional support where needed • Reporting safeguarding disclosures, through the safeguarding process • Responsible for personal ongoing CPD and keeping up to date with any changes within the sector • Attending standardisation meetings and NSA team meetings Experience • Experience of working within the work-based learning industry, delivering apprenticeship qualifications and quality assuring against early years standards and certificate/diplomas - essential • You will have had at least 2 years' experience of working within the early years sector • Previous experience within the further education and/or training sector • Experience in a similar environment and of teaching a variety of learners with different abilities and age • Previous delivery of apprenticeship standards • Previous use of e-portfolio systems • Relevant experience of supporting and enabling learners with learning support needs Qualifications • Assessor Award TAQA, A1 or equivalent - essential • IQA/V1 certificate - desirable • Teaching qualification - desirable Requirements • Excellent communication skills, able to effectively manage a caseload of apprentices and demonstrate good time management skills • You will also need knowledge of Microsoft Office software and have competent keyboard and IT skills • Hold a clean UK driving license and be a car driver - essential. • The successful candidate will be required to pass an Enhanced DBS check and reference check If you are interested in this rewarding Childcare Skills Coach role, please apply now or call Dawn on at Next Step Apprenticeships.