Accountancy Skills Coach. Job in Birmingham Education & Training Jobs

Find Recruitment Group LTD; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A national training provider is seeking a Skills and Development Coach to support a caseload of apprentices. The role involves mentoring learners, conducting reviews, and ensuring progression. Candidates should have strong interpersonal and organizational skills. This position offers flexible working, generous leave, and comprehensive benefits, including private medical insurance and ongoing professional development.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working policies

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to inspire, influence and motivate apprentices.
• Excellent interpersonal skills essential for effective communication.
• Confident and professional representation of the brand.

Responsibilities

• Support a caseload of apprentices to ensure timely completion.
• Conduct regular review meetings with learners and line managers.
• Monitor learner progression towards apprenticeship standards.

Skills

Inspire and motivate others

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Time management

Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook)

Job description

FIND are delighted to be representing an Ofsted graded Outstanding national training provider to hire a new Skills and Development Coach.

The role is home based with 1 or 2 office based days each month in Birmingham.

Founded in 2007, our client is an award-winning, UK-based provider of predominantly accountancy training and apprenticeships that has recently extended its services to offer skills and qualifications across the financial, leadership and digital sectors.

The role of the Skills and Development Coach has a primary focus of supporting a caseload of apprentices in order to ensure they are on track throughout the programme and complete on time. The Skills Coach is the main point of contact for the apprentices and has a central role in liaising with the employer, the tutors and the client team to support and guide their apprentices best.

Duties

• Work for an OFSTED Outstanding provider that puts people first (the learner and YOU).
• Be part of a fantastic team and wider network, with a unique culture that values individuality, ambition, teamwork, and effort.
• Support a caseload of L3/4/7 accountancy apprentices working for some of the biggest names in practice and industry.
• Hold regular review meetings with learners and line managers.
• Guide learner development through their programme using our bespoke e-portfolio system, including giving feedback on portfolio submissions (non-technical).
• Monitor learner progression to ensure they reach their highest potential in all the knowledge, skills, and behaviours of the apprenticeship standards.
• Support apprentices through to End Point Assessment.
• Keep excellent records and relevant trackers up to date.
• Be able to develop yourself in many additional areas - and have fun while doing it!

Requirements

Essential skills

• Ability to inspire, influence and motivate, with an enthusiasm for learning
• Effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Confident and professional, as you will be representing the brand to clients and apprentices.
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage own workload.
• Microsoft literate (Excel, Outlook)

Desirable

• Accountancy background or knowledge
• Understanding of the accountancy sector
• Apprenticeship experience

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 over 5 years service PLUS bank holidays
• 3 FI Days per year
• Flexible-working positive employer with a range of family-friendly policies
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24-hour confidential access to counselling and support services
• Competitive Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Training and development opportunities
• Long term career prospects in a growing company
• Employee perks including a range of discounts to suit your lifestyle