Graduate Trainee Facilitator & Coach (J002604)
Remuneration: £25,000 starting salary (reviewed after probation) + 22 days holiday + Paid Bank Holidays + Pension + Benefits
Location: Commutable to Redditch & Wolverhampton
Considering the exciting world of learning & development as a career? Are you passionate about learning and motivated by helping people achieve their full potential? If so, then this role in learning & development as a Trainee Facilitator & Coach may be for you.
We are looking for positive communicators who can engage with, motivate and inspire others who are enrolled on to one of our programmes of learning.
This is an exciting role for someone driven to help others achieve their goals and aspirations.
Experience whilst beneficial is not required for this role. We are committed to training and developing the successful candidates to achieve the relevant qualifications. We have long-standing success in growing our own talent and attitude is always more important than experience to Discovery.
ABOUT DISCOVERY
Discovery is a leading provider of professional services and consultancy. We help organisations build effective, high performing workforces. We are unique in the breadth of service areas that we offer. Whilst other companies offer ‘parts’, no single company to our knowledge has the capability or the proprietary tools to deliver what Discovery does across a workforce, and the success of an organisation.
A large part of our business is training and developing individuals to help them become as successful in their roles as they can be. The purpose of a training programme is not only to improve skills and knowledge, but also fundamentally about changing behaviour. We have a particular expertise in behavioural change around proprietary methodology built on neuroscience and language. As such our programmes are often cited as ‘stand out’ behavioural change programmes, utilised across organisations from C-suite to early careers.
THE ROLE
Discovery is an approved apprenticeship training provider, with ‘main provider’ status. This means we are one of only 1850 registered providers in the whole of the UK accredited and authorised by the Department of Education to deliver training for approximately 850 apprenticeship standards. We offer apprenticeship training across Leadership & Management, Professional Selling and Customer Service. Every person undertaking one of our programmes benefits from a coach to support their learning journey.
As a Trainee Facilitator & Coach we will support you through training and qualifications to become a critical cog in a learner’s success. You will support our learners through their apprenticeship programmes, helping them to achieve their qualifications in a timely manner, whilst also contributing to the success of our department through impactful input into planning and the supporting administration.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Over time, with our support and continuous training you will be responsible for:
• Conducting coaching sessions to review learner progress against the knowledge, skills and behaviours associated with the apprenticeship standards, as well as their personal and professional development.
•Working with line managers to support learners and create evidence of growth for their portfolio.
• Facilitating and supporting delivery of group workshops and associated activities.
• Holistically teaching, assessing and marking, and monitoring progress of learners.
• Supporting learners in the creation of their portfolio of evidence for End Point Assessment (EPA).
• Completing administrative tasks to help learners achieve gateway and EPA.
• Regularly liaising with key client stakeholders to discuss delegate progress and/or concerns.
• Carrying out administrative tasks to ensure that facilities are adequately set up for each workshop session and that all associated administration is completed.
• Preparation of lesson plans and workshop content.
• Attending and contributing to quality meetings & standardisation meetings to ensure consistency and identify opportunities for professional development.
• Contributing to self-assessment reporting, quality improvement planning and OFSTED inspections.
• Presenting programme and learner data to senior management regularly and on request.
• Keeping your own Continual Professional Development up to date.
THE INDIVIDUAL
We are a growing organisation that looks to hire individuals with a positive, can-do/will-do attitude.
We are searching for individuals who can demonstrate that they:
• Are flexible, adaptable, reliable and wholly committed to doing the best job possible.
• Are confident, curious, inquisitive and impactful.
• Are positive, ambitious, driven and focused on achieving results and personal success.
• Are resilient and hardworking, capable of bouncing back from adversity.
• Are engaging and enthusiastic.
• Can multi-task and prioritise a heavy and varied workload, working to strict deadlines.
• Are articulate, professional and mature.
• Are IT literate including working knowledge of databases, Excel and CRM systems.
• Use initiative and possess a strong work ethic.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and high standards of presentation.
• Have excellent time management and organisational skills, with an eye for detail.
• Possess a demonstrable passion for learning.
• Have a track record of personal and academic success and excellent numeracy and literacy skills.
Education:
• Educated to degree level with an achievement grade of 2:2 or better, in any discipline.
• English and Maths GCSE at a minimum grade C.
Ideal:
• A teaching or training qualification: AET or CET.
• Understand a classroom environment and how to support individuals in a teaching and learning environment.
Essential:
• Full driving licence.
• Live in the West Midlands (or are willing to relocate) within commutable distance to either office.
TRAINING
As part of our commitment to developing you into a stand-alone trusted partner with our clients, you will be enrolled onto the Discovery Introduction to Business Programme, which is designed to develop your existing skills and elevate your career, adding value back into the business. Following this, your continued development is our priority, and we will support you with further role specific training.
JOIN THE TEAM!
We are committed to employee development, supporting additional qualifications, providing excellent remuneration and benefits package. Our culture is highly encouraging and supportive.
It’s not all work though; we take time to celebrate our successes with company days out, events, rewards, and incentives.
All in all, we are a great company to work with!
We are passionate about our people and will provide you with all of the training and support that you will need to be successful.
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