Explore rewarding Housing Apprenticeship Skills Coach jobs, a pivotal role at the intersection of education, social housing, and professional mentorship. This unique profession involves guiding and developing apprentices within the housing and property management sector, ensuring they acquire the essential knowledge, skills, and behaviours to build successful careers. As a specialised work-based learning professional, the Skills Coach acts as a teacher, assessor, mentor, and quality assurer throughout the apprentice's journey from enrolment to final end-point assessment. Professionals in these roles typically carry a caseload of learners, visiting them in their workplaces to deliver tailored training and coaching. A core responsibility is facilitating teaching and learning up to various qualification levels, often including specific housing qualifications at Levels 2 through 4. They employ a blended learning approach, combining face-to-face sessions with digital tools to cover apprenticeship standards, frameworks, and essential functional skills in maths and English. Regular progress reviews are conducted with both the apprentice and their workplace line manager to ensure alignment between theoretical learning and practical application, while also monitoring learner welfare and safeguarding. The day-to-day duties extend beyond direct coaching to include comprehensive administration, such as maintaining accurate records on electronic portfolio systems and ensuring compliance with strict funding body and quality assurance requirements. Skills Coaches are also responsible for staying current with industry trends, competitor practices, and changes in government-funded training to keep their delivery relevant and effective. A significant part of the role involves preparing learners for their End-Point Assessment (EPA), coaching them to gather robust evidence of their competency. Typical requirements for Housing Apprenticeship Skills Coach jobs include a relevant occupational qualification in the housing or property sector, coupled with a formal assessing qualification like TAQA or A1. Proven experience in delivering work-based learning and a thorough understanding of apprenticeship standards and EPA processes are essential. Excellent communication, motivation, and organisational skills are paramount, as is the ability to work autonomously and manage deadlines. Proficiency in IT and, commonly, a full driving licence for travel to learner locations are standard prerequisites. This career is ideal for those passionate about shaping the future of the housing sector by developing its next generation of skilled professionals.
