Reporting to the Director of Apprenticeships, the Degree Apprenticeship Tutor (Skills Coach) in Social Work will support the professional development of apprentices enrolled on Liverpool Hope’s Level 6 Social Work Degree Apprenticeship. The appointee will develop and maintain a relationship with the apprentices and their employers, by carrying out monthly reviews and regular tripartite progress reviews. The primary goal is to provide the apprentices with coaching support, in order to promote and track their engagement with the programme, in line with the apprenticeship standard.

The Degree Apprenticeship Skills Coach, the apprentice, and the employer will work together to integrate academic study with the specific responsibilities of the apprentice’s work role/clinical practice To this end, the Degree Apprenticeship Skills Coach will demonstrate a sound understanding of the Social Work apprenticeship standard, and will have specialist experience in one or more of the taught subject areas within the Degree Apprenticeship.

The Skills Coach will skillfully lead the apprentice through their programmes ensuring that they are making the required progress and their needs are being met on their degree programme and on the Apprenticeship standard. The Skills Coach will be responsible for monitoring the apprentices progress and liaising with the employer to ensure that the requirements of the Apprenticeship programme are being met. The Skills Coach will be fully conversant in the evidence required for apprentices to achieve the highest award possible on the apprentice’s course of study and will endeavour to support all apprentices to this end. The Skills Coach will support apprentices to build the required evidence required for end point assessment and will liaise with the end point assessment organisations to ensure they are fully conversant in the requirements.

The post holders will ensure that the employer and apprentice experience is positive and consistent across our Apprenticeship programmes and that their ongoing feedback drives continuous improvement. 

It is essential that you can demonstrate an up-to-date knowledge of apprenticeship requirements in Higher Education, fully understand the requirements of IfATE, and have detailed/sound knowledge of the Apprenticeship Accountability Framework, Ofsted, OfS. Where candidates do not have apprenticeship experience and/or demonstrable knowledge of apprenticeship requirements then a willingness to upskill/train would be required.

You will join us during the set-up phase of our development with first cohorts commencing in September 2025. During the set-up phase you will be required to support a variety of activity including but not limited to the design and development of curriculum and learning materials; system set up.

Full time and part time (0.5FTE) posts are available. 12-month secondment opportunities will also be considered depending on agreement between the university and the employer.

This post is a three-year fixed term appointment.

Please see the Role Specification box for the Recruitment Pack and How to Apply.