Job Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate, with excellent communication skills, the ability to work independently and who will provide support to the team with a variety of duties within Construction Industry Training Board.

Role Purpose:

Responsibility for the recruitment, reviewing, managing progression, learning portfolio management, management, timely achievement of apprentices and learner health, safety and, wellbeing, in compliance with relevant government funding requirements.

Role Accountabilities:

1. Promotion of Apprenticeships

Recruitment of suitable apprentices to meet the requirements of the area business plan

• Generating vacancies via wide ranging stakeholder engagement
• Increasing the number of suitable applicants to meet the area vacancies
• Through promotion of the apprenticeship offer, work with existing and new employers to generate and increase business
• Managing matched and unmatched applicants

2. Recruitment of Apprentices

To ensure apprentices are signed up in accordance with contractual requirements, including:

• Undertake Initial Assessment, sign up and induction of new apprentices
• Accurate completion of all sign up paperwork
• Workplace health and safety vetting
• Assignment of provider placement and accommodation
• Brief employers to ensure they understand their responsibilities in the delivery of the apprenticeship

3. Retaining Apprentices

Take all possible steps to retain and progress learner on programme to attain the highest level of achievement possible, including:

• Managing and reporting progress
• Delivering on site tutorials and small group training
• Undertake regular progress reviews
• Regular operational management meetings with providers to agree actions on learner progress

Requirements:

• Presentation skills and experience in delivering briefing sessions
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with ability to Influence, challenge and to manage conflict and difficult situations
• Understand Management Information Systems to be able to demonstrate and monitor progression towards achievement targets
• MS office skills packages, using technology such as laptops and tablets
• Knowledge and experience in learner safeguarding and wellbeing
• Experience in being responsible for own workload, diary management and working independently to tight schedules

Desirable

• Working knowledge/experience in Government Work Based Learning requirements and related inspection requirements
• Training or teaching qualification or a willingness to undertake a qualification (Teaching, training & assessing learning L3)

Special Requirements:

• Full UK driving licence
• Willing & able to work non-standard hours as and when necessary
• Extensive travel (Dorset, Wiltshire, around Hampshire and bordering counties with your own car)

Pay rate: £17.75/hour / Monday to Friday-37 hours/week