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Apprenticeship Coach

  1. Permanent - Full time
£competitive
  1. Travis Perkins plc
  2. Northampton, Northamptonshire

hrs/pw

Monday- Friday - 40 hours per week

Aintree; Basingstoke; Birmingham; Newcastle upon Tyne; Northampton

47845

Travis Perkins is looking for an Apprentice Coach to join their award-winning apprenticeship delivery team. This role will play a vital part in supporting our apprentices to achieve their qualification by providing 1-2-1 and group tutoring sessions. 


Location: home-based, with travel for meetings and training events


We deliver our apprenticeship programmes virtually, holding training and coaching sessions using video conferencing technology. As such, this will be a home-based role most of the time and we are flexible on the location of the successful applicant. 


Key Accountabilities:


In this role, you will play a vital part in ensuring that all our apprentices experience a positive learning environment that’s structured, progressive and centred around them. Reporting to our Apprenticeship Manager, you will;


  • Provide feedback and coaching in a live environment with colleagues and managers at all levels of the organisation. 

  • Support and mentor candidates who are completing development programmes

  • Lead high-energy online and face-to-face training 

  • Present learning points succinctly and clearly, and then assess understanding. 

  • Be confident in challenging and providing feedback in ‘live’ group environments

  • Undertake assessments of identified learners to understand their additional needs, planning and executing appropriate tutoring resources that will allow them to pass their Functional Skills exams.

  • Establishing and building effective partnerships with the wider apprenticeship team to ensure learners receive the correct levels of support.

  • Effectively tracking and monitoring learner progress.

  • Build relationships with managers across the business to provide them with support and guidance on how to develop apprentices.


What we’re looking for:


Apprenticeships are evolving and as an employer provider, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality training and support to all our learners. As part of this vision, we’re looking for inspiring and enthusiastic individuals to join us. To be successful in this role, we are looking for individuals who:


  • Have previous experience in a similar role where they have been responsible for teaching, planning and evaluating activities.

  • Have experience giving feedback and providing coaching in live environments with colleagues and managers at all levels across an organisation.

  • Confidence influencing and challenging other people’s thinking. 

  • Have excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.

  • Excel at communicating with individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds.

  • Have a positive attitude and enjoy finding solutions to problems.


The successful candidate will be made a conditional offer subject to additional background checks including an enhanced DBS.


About Us:


As the largest distributor of building materials in the UK, Travis Perkins has been helping to build Britain for over 200 years. With over 5 businesses, 16,000 colleagues and more than 1,200 branches, stores and sites around the UK we believe we have the best people and the best place to work. Everyone works hard together to deliver results, but most importantly, have some fun along the way!


We are focused on providing the best training opportunities for all of our colleagues to aid their development. We currently deliver programmes from Level 2 to Level 5 including; Trade Supplier, Sales, Warehousing, Fitted Furniture Design, Retail Manager, Team Leader and Operations Manager. We are incredibly proud that our hard work has been recognised with awards from the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2024, Builders Merchants Awards,  National Apprenticeship Awards and Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards. If you are interested in this opportunity to be at the forefront of our apprenticeship vision, click the links below to submit your application.

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