Skills Development Coach: Pharmacy Full Time

Liverpool, Merseyside
The City of Liverpool College
Description

To inspire, motivate, coach and nurture future workers within Pharmacy and the healthcare sector generally.

Support apprentices to develop knowledge, skills & behaviours in preparation for end point assessment. The role will involve classroom-based training along with travel to a range of employer premises.

Responsible to: Head of Apprenticeships

Key Responsibilities

• To develop, maintain and account manage relationships with local employers.
• To deliver high quality apprenticeships by carrying out workplace assessment and delivering underpinning knowledge and support.
• To provide ongoing training and assessment so learners are fully prepared for their End Point Assessment.
• To screen potential new employers to ensure they have a clear understanding of the obligations in respect of apprentices and at the same time complete appropriate paperwork.
• To support employers to offer sufficient opportunities for apprentices to develop their skills and demonstrate their competency in all areas.
• To take an active part in the recruitment of new apprentices through contact with local employers – managing key accounts, schools and through events. You will be responsible for securing a caseload sufficient to hit your targets.
• To complete all required information under the projects to include Initial Assessment and Individual Learning Plan for each apprentice and to regularly review progress against this with the apprentice and their employer to ensure that they remain on track to achieve their qualification timely and to provide swift intervention where students are at risk of falling behind.
• To ensure that you achieve all targets within the agreed timescale.
• Ensure timely, accurate and comprehensive progression, performance and target information is maintained using the College’s e-portfolio (Smart Assessor) system for apprenticeship delivery.
• To support the course review, lead internal verification and manage external verification procedures within the area alongside Head of Apprenticeships and the relevant Curriculum Teams.

Benefits

We really care about our people. As a member of College staff, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, wellbeing services and opportunities for professional development. These include:

• Generous annual leave – We offer the highest holiday entitlement in the City Region
• Competitive salary – Our salaries are the highest within FE in the City Region
• Access to our Employee Benefits Platform, offering hundreds of discounts and savings
• Wellbeing support – Access to a free, independent and confidential 24 hour counselling support, as well as general wellbeing and lifestyle support through our platform and app
• Pension Scheme – Excellent pension provision, with memberships of Local Government Scheme, Teachers Pension Scheme and Aviva, depending on the role.