About the Role
Join The University of Law as a Skills Coach/Senior Skills Coach to make a difference in an apprentice’s journey. This role involves working directly with apprentices to develop their work-based skills and prepare them for their end-point assessment, aligning with the University’s strategy and contributing to leading-edge practice.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality coaching and support for learning and skills development.
- Contribute to effective design and review of inclusive learning.
- Maintain quality standards and regulations in curricular design.
- Identify and respond to the needs of individual apprentices and their circumstances.
- Sign-post apprentices on pastoral aspects during their learning journey.
- Refer apprentices as appropriate to services providing further support.
- Routinely communicate complex and conceptual ideas to those with limited knowledge and understanding as well as to peers using high-level skills.
- Supervise apprentice portfolios and the academic elements of work-based learning.
- Provide effective support to students in their continuation, completion, and progression outcomes.
Requirements
- Qualified as a Solicitor or Barrister in England and Wales.
- Relevant teaching/coaching qualification or willingness to work towards a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) (coaching route).
- Sufficient breadth and depth of professional experience in the relevant discipline to develop teaching programmes and learning support.
- Able to communicate complex and conceptual ideas/information to a range of groups.
- Professional, credible, commands respect.
- Organised with excellent prioritisation skills.
- Must be able to prove the right to work in the UK.
- Some posts may be subject to a DBS check.
Skills
- Coaching
- Teaching
- Communication
- Prioritisation
Location
- Homeworking/Remote
- Travel to university campuses and Law firms
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- Skills Coach
- Senior Skills Coach
Education Level
- Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) (coaching route)
Salary/Compensations
- £40,500 - £42,500 (Skills Coach)
- £49,000 - £54,000 (Senior Skills Coach)
Benefits
- 35 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private Medical Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Opportunity for professional development, including course sponsorship and fee discounts
- Season Ticket Loans
- Student Discounts
About the Company
- The University of Law is committed to ensuring its workforce is reflective of its diverse student population.
Equal Opportunity
- We actively seek to increase representation across all backgrounds and identities, and we provide support and adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
