Probation Apprenticeship Coach (Fixed term for 2 years)

Liverpool John Moores University; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed university in Liverpool is seeking Probation Apprenticeship Coaches to support the Probation Practitioner Apprenticeship Programme. Candidates should have experience in the Probation Service or Criminal Justice, alongside strong stakeholder engagement skills. The role includes coaching apprentices, integrating academic standards with work roles, and requires regular travel across several regions. This is a chance to contribute positively to community development.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Induction and development support

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of working in the Probation Service or in a Criminal Justice related setting.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with apprentices and their employers.
• Sound knowledge of the work of the probation service and apprenticeship standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching support to apprentices for successful apprenticeship completion.
• Work with stakeholders to integrate academic study with apprentices' work roles.
• Travel to apprentices’ workplaces to conduct observations and reviews.

Skills

Experience in Probation Service

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching skills

Knowledge of Criminal Justice sector

Job description

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is a distinctive, unique institution, rooted in the Liverpool City Region and with a global presence. Our students and staff, past, present, and future, are the beating heart of our city and can be found in every corner of every industry and community. We couldn’t exist anywhere else and have shaped the city in which we belong. Working with the people of Liverpool to improve lives and support communities is at the heart of why we were founded and why we exist today.

The School of Law and Justices Studies within the faculty of Society and Culture is looking to appoint four home based/field based Probation Apprenticeship Coaches to support the delivery of the Probation Practitioner Apprenticeship Programme. The programme is an externally funded programme and the team work in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and the regional areas that it has responsibility for. It is important therefore that candidates must have demonstrable experience of working in the Probation Service or in a Criminal Justice related setting and be able to evidence how they have worked with stakeholders in the past.

You will be required to develop and maintain a relationship with apprentices and their employers with the primary goal of providing the apprentices with the necessary coaching support required for them to complete the apprenticeship. You will additionally be required to work with key stakeholders, working together to integrate academic study with the specific responsibilities of the apprentices' work role. You will be required to have a sound knowledge of the work of the probation service, as well as the criminal justice sector more broadly and also be able to demonstrate an understanding of the requirements of an apprenticeship and apprenticeship standards.

This role requires regular travel to apprentices’ places of employment to carry out observations, conduct reviews, and liaise with employers to support successful qualification achievement. The regions to be covered are: East and West Midlands, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, North West and Greater Manchester.

Informal enquiries can be made to Ester Ragonese (PQiP Programme Leader) on [e-mail]

In return, we offer an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, induction and development support as well as family-friendly policies.

This is an exciting time to join the university as we deliver the LJMU Strategy 2030 and its vision of LJMU as an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, by placing students at the heart of everything we do.

If you feel that this is the role you have been looking for and your skills and experience can make a real difference at LJMU, we look forward to hearing from you.

LJMU values diversity and provides a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone can fulfil their potential.