Academy Skills Coach

Who We Are We have two exciting roles available to join The Academy in a skills coach function. You'll be responsible for providing education and training, developing our people to gain qualifications and maintain excellent standards. We are also an Ofsted rated 'Good' provider of qualifications and apprenticeships. With over 1500 sites we are one of the top 100 fastest growing independent companies in the UK with great career opportunities! If you're passionate about skills development, we want to hear from you! We have two roles available:

• Academy Skills Coach - Catering & Hospitality (30hrs per week)
• Academy Skills Coach - Functional Skills Maths (22.5hrs per week) Role Description The Academy Skills Coach is a full-time hybrid role with flexibility to work from home. In this role, the coach supports learners by delivering training, coaching, and mentoring to enable learners to achieve and progress through the business. The role includes supporting apprentices, assessing current practice and provision and supporting curriculum development, creating and delivering training sessions. The Academy Skills Coach collaborates with managers and staff to identify development needs, track progress, and ensure consistency with company policies and standards. The role involves regular communication with internal stakeholders, preparing reports on achievement and outcomes, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the academy. Requirements
• Formal training, teaching or equivalent qualification
• Experience within the education sector
• Teaching, coaching, training, and mentoring skills, including the ability to design and deliver practical, engaging learning sessions for diverse learners in line with qualification frameworks.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with learners, managers, and colleagues.
• Organisational and time-management abilities to plan lessons, review and update schemes of work, and meet agreed deadlines.
• Comfort with hybrid working, including proficiency in digital tools (MS Office, Google, email, online training platforms, document sharing) to support remote collaboration.
• Collaborating with The Academy team where required and willing to travel to school sites, if required.
• Providing and monitoring the effective safeguarding, well-being and support arrangements for learners Who we're looking for… You will have great interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels. You must be enthusiastic and motivated to inspire others to achieve and succeed. You will have a keen interest in supporting others to develop and progress. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals to apply. We are committed to supporting work life balance and encourage modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance such as, hybrid working arrangements and flexible working patterns. You will be in control of your own diary and will manage your time effectively. You will receive support from the business to gain additional qualifications, if required.