Apprentice Advisor – Digital and Creative vacancy in London (218jc)

My client which was formed in 2012 to help companies create a cost-effective and capable Tech, Digital and Media workforces by providing leading edge apprentice programmes for both their current workforce and new recruits.

They are new seeking a new Apprentice Advisor for the Digital and Creative team based in London and your role will be to guide Digital Marketing Apprentices and Junior Content Producer Apprentices on Standards/Frameworks to plan their activities, develop their skills in the workplace and at training sessions, and support them to complete their qualifications through a mix of teaching, assessing, coaching, workplace visits and liaison activities.

They are looking for individuals with a passion for teaching, coaching and assessing people of all ages to complete apprenticeship qualifications and develop their skills in a variety of dynamic digital roles.

This role includes the following responsibilities:
• Delivering effective learning in class-based and online study weeks/days and ensuring that apprentices achieve their maximum potential throughout the training programme.
• Mentoring the apprentices to complete the Summative Portfolio and End Point Assessment by ensuring the apprentices have in depth understanding of Level 3 & Level 4 Standards/ Frameworks, according to the assessment guidelines, and that timely feedback is consistently provided.
• Liaising and communicating with Apprentice employers/line managers to ensure they are fully aware of apprentice’s progress and aware how to support them to meet key milestones.
• Ensuring learning activity is recorded and auditable in line with government funding regulations and uploaded onto the e-portfolio platform.

Key Outputs:
• Preparing and delivering structured lessons and mentor interactions to apprentices.
• Providing appropriate feedback and maintaining records of apprentices’ progress and development.
• Maintaining up to date subject knowledge on digital marketing disciplines.
• Undergoing regular observations of teaching and learning as part of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Take a proactive approach to achievement in all classes of the training centre and to the development of your caseload of learners, as well as supporting your colleagues where necessary.
• Complete on-the- job assessment for allocated apprentices.
• Compliance with Code of Practice and Awarding Body and Company Assessment Guidelines.
• Provide apprentices with timely feedback following assessment of their work.
• Maintain excellent communication links and relationships with host employers.
• Investigate and escalate, where appropriate, any cases of plagiarism or apprentice wrong doing in regards to the assessed assignments.

Relationships:
• Internal – Delivery Manager, Head of Quality & Compliance, Senior Management team, all other employees
• External – Apprentices’ Managers, Apprentices

Key Performance Indicators:
• Apprentice retention rates
• Timely submission of work
• Teaching and learning observations grades
• Apprentice survey feedback
• Attend required meetings
• Attend required external training
• Apprentices complete within achievement target
• Keeping up to date with CPD
• To ensure assignments are assessed to the agreed assessment guidelines and quality assurance standards.
• Ensure the learners achieved marks and final grades are accurately and correctly recorded.

To be eligible for this role you will need the following qualifications, knowledge, experience and skills:

Formal Education Standard:
Essential:
• Relevant sector skill knowledge of the workplace and subjects (Digital Marketing and Social Media)
• Formal teaching qualification. PTLLS or higher
• Vocational workplace relevant assessor qualification (D31/32/33, A1, CAVA, TAQA etc.)
• Web site design and development experience
• Editing & design experience (Photoshop, Pinnacle, Adobe etc)
• Generic workplace skills knowledge and understanding such as written skills, teamwork, interpersonal, communication and employability etc.
• Previous experience of delivering apprenticeship qualifications
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills

Desirable:
• Knowledge of Level 3 and 4 Diploma in Digital Marketing
• Knowledge of Level 3 Certificate and Diploma in Creative and Digital Media
• Web site design and development experience
• Experience with WordPress CMS
• Formal teaching qualification. PTLLS or higher
• Experience assessing and coaching
• Experience liaising and working with sector employers
• Knowledge of sector skills, awarding and funding body regulations

Professional Qualifications:
Desirable:
• Google AdWords Certifications
• Adobe Creative Suite Certifications
• Google Analytics Certification

The ideal individual would be someone who has come from a training background while serving in the military or since leaving the services and who has a strong background within the creative industry sector.

Please note that this role is based in London, but you will need to travel out to other offices as well as other locations where the apprentices are based.

In return they are offering an excellent starting salary as well as ongoing development for you in this expanding and dynamic company.