Junior Apprentice Learning & Skills Coach (Schools2406) - FTC until July 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Junior Apprentice Learning & Skills Coach at our City Centre Campus on Dumballs Road. The Junior Apprentice Programme is aimed at key stage 4 learners who are disengaged in mainstream learning for various reasons. Our learners come from 22 Schools across the Cardiff & Vale area and study with us for two years. The programme is vocational based giving learners the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and qualifications in their chosen pathway, We run 5 pathways as part of the programme - Hair & Beauty, Catering & Hospitality, Multi Trades (Plumbing, Construction and Automotive), Health & Social Care and Digital Creative

As a Learning Coach you will be:

• Providing students with appropriate levels of support and guidance to help them understand their learning styles, utilising coaching processes to enable the learners to learn more effectively;
• Working with groups in-class supporting skills development.
• Working outside of a classroom environment, acting as Learning Coach to Junior Apprenticeship learners.
• Supervising pre-16 learners during lunch and break times to ensure safety of the learners.
• Have an awareness of learners with additional learning needs and work with the learning support team to devise best working strategies for engaging learners.
• Establishing positive relationships with learners, putting individual learning needs first in order to guide and support them through the process of successfully completing their chosen learning pathway.
• Working with teaching staff to maximize the learners' ability to learn and to help their motivation to remain in learning, and to achieve qualifications in either or both academic and vocational areas.

You will have a sound educational background. A learning coach or youth work background would also be advantageous. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not essential for this role.

In return we offer fantastic benefits including a generous pension scheme, term-time only and school hour working, access to various discounts at various Online and High Street retailers through our Reward Gateway scheme, Cash Health Plan and access to exciting career pathways at the college.

Applications are to be made using the Cardiff and Vale College application form only. The college welcomes applications in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application in English. If we invite you to interview, let us know if you would like us to conduct the interview and assessment process in Welsh.

The closing date for completed applications 12/09/2024 at 11:59pm.

To find out more or apply go to www.cavc.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources Department on 02920250311 or recruitment@cavc.ac.uk.

All vacancies are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and employment will not commence without a valid up to date DBS check. This is a contractual agreement that must be in place before your employment starts. The College's procedure for the Suitability of Ex-offenders for Employment is available upon request.

These are contractual agreements that must be in place before your employment can commence.

We are committed to the recruitment and retention of disabled people, and are a positive disability confident scheme employer.