Skills Coach/Assessor - Expression of Interest

Paragon Skills; Derby; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated training organization is seeking a Skills Coach/Assessor to support learners in achieving their Apprenticeship qualifications in Professional Services. Offering remote work, this role requires proven experience in coaching and assessing, along with a recognised qualification. Ideal for professionals passionate about driving meaningful change and talent development. The position offers a competitive salary range of £30,000 - £32,000 and benefits including healthcare and annual leave.

Benefits

Bupa Healthcare – Cash plan

25 Days annual leave plus Bank holidays

Additional annual leave purchase scheme

Employer Pension contribution

Qualifications

• Proven professional experience in HR, Learning & Development, Leadership & Management, or Project Management.
• Strong understanding of apprenticeship standards and end-point assessment criteria.
• Experience managing learner caseloads and delivering against performance targets.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality coaching and mentoring to learners throughout their apprenticeship journey.
• Conduct initial skills assessments and identify development needs.
• Facilitate regular progress reviews and support timely qualification achievement.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Communication

Time management

Digital delivery

Education

Recognised teaching or assessing qualification

Job description

• Expression of Interest role**
  
  

As a purpose-driven organisation, we’re all about the ‘why’. Babington is committed to developing better futures: for individuals, organisations, and society. For us that means developing skills and creating opportunity for individuals and organisations to perform at their very best.

We are innovators in Education and Training so why not apply now and join us in Developing Better Futures.

Position:

Job Title: Skills Coach/Assessor

Location: Remote

Salary: £30,000 - £32,000

Working days: Monday to Friday

Are you committed to developing talent and driving meaningful change in workforce development?

At Babington, we are dedicated to Developing Better Futures—for individuals, organization's, and society. We are seeking an experienced and motivational Skills Coach/Assessor to support learners in achieving their Apprenticeship qualifications in Professional Services, including HR, Learning & Development, Leadership & Management, and Project Management.

This is an Expression of Interest for future opportunities and is ideal for professionals who are passionate about coaching, mentoring, and delivering impactful learning experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality coaching and mentoring to learners throughout their apprenticeship journey.
• Conduct initial skills assessments and identify development needs through detailed gap analysis.
• Facilitate regular progress reviews, set SMART targets, and support timely qualification achievement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with employers to enhance learner outcomes.
• Provide academic and pastoral support, ensuring a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment.
• Maintain accurate learner records using BUD, ensuring compliance with quality and funding standards.
• Promote and embed Equality & Diversity, Safeguarding, British Values, Prevent, and Health & Safety.
  
  

Requirements:

What We’re Looking For

• Proven professional experience in HR, Learning & Development, Leadership & Management, or Project Management
• A recognised teaching or assessing qualification (e.g., CAVA, AET).
• Strong understanding of apprenticeship standards and end-point assessment criteria.
• Experience managing learner caseloads and delivering against performance targets.
• Excellent communication, time management, and digital delivery skills.
• A genuine passion for supporting learners and helping them achieve their goals.
  
  

Please note: This is an expression of interest for upcoming roles supporting professional service apprenticeships at Babington.

For more information please refer to the job specification attached to this advert.

Other information:

What’s in it for you?

Babington is an inclusive, welcoming and supportive place to work with a fantastic culture which supports each employees learning, development and career growth.

• Babington Engage
• Bupa Healthcare – Cash plan
• 25 Days annual leave plus Bank holidays
• Additional annual leave purchase scheme
• Employer Pension contribution
  
  

We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we have found the right candidate.

Babington is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and employees associated with our business. We, therefore, expect all employees to share this commitment and demonstrate our values within all aspects of their work.

We're a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role.

To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.

Babington is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependent on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.