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Work Based Education Officer
School of Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Location: Stoke Campus
Salary:
£32,332 to £37,099
Per Annum Full Time Fixed Term Until 31/07/2024
Release Date: Friday 16 February 2024
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
Reference: JSS25-24R
Please note: this job is only available to current employees of the University
About the Role
To work with learners, monitoring and assessing their progress in meeting and evidencing the knowledge, skills and behaviours outlined in the relevant apprenticeship and work-based education standards. The role holder will work in partnership with the Employer Partnerships Service and employers to ensure all the relevant documentation is in place to meet funding and quality assurance requirements. The role will include the requirement to undertake learning reviews, most of which will take place within the learners’ workplace.
Main duties and responsibilities
This role will undertake a range of activities relating to liaison and coordination of evidence to meet apprenticeship and work-based education standards:
- Visit learners in employment (virtually) and provide comprehensive support in their work- based education and/or apprenticeship development.
- Provide skills, knowledge and behaviour insight and input to learners and assess competence to work- based and/or apprenticeship standards where appropriate in the professional setting.
- Maintain accurate records of the progress through learner reviews to meet work-based and/or apprenticeship quality assurance standards
- Complete visit logs, assessment logs, schemes of work, travel claims and development plans in accordance to the latest Apprenticeship Funding and Performance Management Rules (updated annually).
- Undertake tripartite progress review meetings on a quarterly basis with employers and apprentices and any other meetings relating to employer activity and learner progress.
- Ensure learners have timely achievement and successful progression through monitoring of progress and evidence to meet work-based and/or apprenticeship standards
- Maintain oversight of learners’ ‘Continuous Personal Development’, keeping up to date with professional, lead and awarding body standards.
- Complete tracking systems to fulfil evidence requirements for work-based education and/or apprenticeships.
- To participate in internal quality audits to monitor standards of learners’ work.
- Thrive in working to support the work-based learner and/or apprentice’s personal achievement and academic targets.
- Timely completion of assessment reports, summaries and quality assurance documentation.
- To support School and University activity to promote work-based education.
Contact : For an informal discussion or further information please contact: tina.allen@staffs.ac.uk
Should you wish to apply for this post please upload a copy of your CV along with a cover letter outlining your suitability for the post
Who is Staffordshire University?
Staffordshire University is an award winning, teaching-intensive and research-inspired university with a focus on work integrated learning, digital innovation and enterprise engagement. With over 100 years’ experience, we are a successful, confident and ambitious modern university, with a foundational purpose of providing higher and applied learning opportunities relevant to our region and beyond.
Spread across three main campuses in Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and London, our future-focused courses and next-level teaching ensure our students can unlock the potential the world needs now to support better futures.
This is a key reason why we are ranked 2nd in the UK for quality education (Sustainable Development Goal 4, THE Impact Rankings 2023) and why we’re in the top 10 of UK universities for career prospects (WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2023).
As a university it is important that we are at the forefront of research, delivering impact across the globe and informing how and what we teach. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, 87% of our research impact is recognised as “outstanding” or “very considerable”, demonstrating how we continue to push further to create a better tomorrow for our local and global communities.
When you join Staffordshire University, you join a highly supportive, supportive, boundary-pushing culture where insight and innovation is celebrated, expertise is valued, and excellence is rewarded. We can’t wait to see the contribution that you make to the continued growth and success of the Institution.
Rewards and Benefits
In return for your dedication we have a competitive benefits package available
• Competitive incremental rates of Pay
• 32 days Annual Leave plus 11 days Bank Holiday and Discretionary days
• Excellent Pension Scheme
• Access to continued professional and personal development
• An opportunity to become part of the wider University community
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted Health & Fitness Facilities on site at the Stoke Campus
• Discounted Travel by Rail or Bus, with the option of season tickets loans
At Staffordshire University, we believe that every student and staff member needs to be carbon literate if we are to help tackle the climate emergency and achieve our One Planet Pledge of carbon neutrality by 2030, and we are proud of our Bronze Carbon Literacy Award status. As part of our ongoing commitment we particularly encourage applications from candidates who have already completed carbon literacy training, or are prepared to undertake this training as part of their ongoing professional development.
Further details:
Staffordshire University is committed to promoting and enabling a positive culture where staff, students and visitors are confident to be their authentic selves. We focus on inclusion as a way to ensure equality of opportunity for all our people and to demonstrate our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Human Rights.
We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits a diverse organisation can bring for the University.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people, who are currently under-represented in the University workforce.