Apprenticeship Coach

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international services provider is seeking a Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor to coach and assess learners in vehicle mechanics. This remote role requires frequent travel across various sites in South West England and demands substantial expertise as an assessor along with relevant vocational qualifications. Enjoy a competitive salary and flexible working opportunities in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefits

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Qualifications

• Considerable experience as a qualified assessor.
• Considerable experience in an appropriate industry environment.
• Good understanding of work-based learning programmes.

Responsibilities

• Support and coach learners through their apprenticeship programme.
• Monitor and review learners in line with expectations.
• Ensure documentation is completed to standard.

Skills

Qualified assessor

Experience in industry environment

Understanding of work-based learning

Education

Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement

Maths and English – GCSE grade C or above

Vehicle Mechanic Level 3 Qualification

Job description

Overview

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Location: Remote Worker, GB

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor

Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire + Fully Remote + Frequent Travel to Sites

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68006

Ready to take your career in a new direction? At Babcock, we value the deep expertise that comes from hands-on experience—and we offer a unique opportunity to channel that knowledge into a rewarding new path. As a Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor, you’ll step away from the tools and into a role where you’ll shape the next generation of vehicle mechanics, using your practical know-how to coach, guide, and assess learners across the British Army’s vast and varied fleet. If you\u2019re ready to make a meaningful impact while growing your own career, this could be the perfect next step.

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor at our Land Training division.

The role

As a Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will play a vital role in the security of the nation whilst supporting the equipment used by the British Army. This includes the fleet management of over 50,000 vehicles, ranging from quad bikes and generators to main battle tanks and weapons from pistols to cannons.

Day-to-day, you’ll visit vehicle mechanic learners within their workplace using your vocational experience and knowledge to deliver learning, coach, assess and support them to achieve their apprenticeship, as well as:

• Support, motivate and coach all learners through their apprenticeship programme, ensuring all components of the apprenticeship programme are completed in a timely manner whilst meeting awarding organisation, ESFA and Ofsted requirements.
• Monitor and review learners in line with the customers’ expectations.
• Ensure all required documentation is completed to the correct standard and within agreed timelines.
• Provide portfolio building advice and guidance to learners based on the requirements of their programme.
• Effectively record, plan and track individual learner progress in accordance with agreed paperwork and reporting processes.

This role is full time working 37 hours per week. The Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor role is fully remote and requires the successful candidate to deliver support across a range of sites in South West including Tidworth, Lyneham, Warminster, Colerne, Larkhill, Bulford and Wiltshire.

Essential experience

• Considerable experience as a qualified assessor
• Considerable experience in an appropriate industry environment
• Good understanding of work-based learning programmes

Qualifications

• Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or equivalent)
• Maths and English – GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent)
• Vehicle Mechanic Level 3 Qualification - (minimum of level 3)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain UK - Enhanced DBS + Child Barring Service + Adult Barring Service (DBSCBLABL).

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working day\u2019s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

About Babcock

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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