Apprenticeship Coach - Vehicle Mechanic

Babcock International; United States; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking an Apprenticeship Coach - Vehicle Mechanic to support learners in achieving their qualifications. This role involves visiting learners in their workplaces to provide coaching and assessment, ensuring they meet apprenticeship requirements. Working remotely with occasional travel, you will play a vital role in the training of future vehicle mechanics, contributing to the security of the nation. The position offers flexible working options and a comprehensive benefits package, making it a rewarding opportunity for those passionate about education and development.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in the vehicle mechanic field.
• Good understanding of work-based learning programmes.

Responsibilities

• Support and coach learners through their apprenticeship programme.
• Monitor and review learners in line with customer expectations.

Skills

Vehicle Mechanic Experience

Work-Based Learning Programmes

Defence Sector Experience

Education

Relevant Industry Qualification (Level 3)

GCSE Maths and English (Grade C or above)

Job description

Job Title: Apprenticeship Coach - Vehicle Mechanic
Location: Wiltshire + Fully Remote + Frequent Travel to Site
Compensation: £36,400 + Benefits
Role Type: Full Time / 12 Months Fixed Term Contract
Role ID: SF60845

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 Apprenticeship Coach - Vehicle Mechanic at our Land Training division.

The role
As an Apprenticeship Coach - Vehicle Mechanic, 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.

• 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 inline 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, offered on a 12-Month Fixed-Term contract and is fully remote. There is a requirement to travel to our sites in Tidworth, Lyneham, Warminster, Colerne, Larkhill, Bulford and Wiltshire.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential experience of the Apprenticeship Coach - Vehicle Mechanic

• Considerable experience in the vehicle mechanic field
• Good understanding of work-based learning programmes
• Previous experience in the defence sector, ideally within the army arena (desired not essential)

Qualifications for theApprenticeship Coach - Vehicle Mechanic

• Relevant industry related qualification (Vehicle Mechanic minimum of Level 3)
• Maths and English – GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent)
• We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
  

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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

• Generous holiday allowance
• 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's 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.

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 email [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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