Early Years Apprenticeship & Work Based Learning Coach

Permanent, Full Time

£29,468 to £34,668 per annum

Location: Basildon

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

Closing Date: 23rd June 2026

The Role

Adult Community Learning (ACL) is Essex County Council’s provider of lifelong learning opportunities, supporting residents to gain new skills, improve employment prospects and enhance their wellbeing.

ACL exist to Improve and empower lives through learning. Our vision is to become the provider of choice in Essex that unlocks potential and opportunity for learners, apprentices and businesses. We’ll achieve this by continuously improving what we do and consistently:

1. Delivering high-quality learner experience
2. Enabling Learners and Apprentices to progress
3. Working in partnership
4. Being safe, sustainable and smart

The Coach plays a key role in motivating and supporting learners and apprentices to achieve their learning goals through high-quality coaching, mentoring and tailored support.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrable background in early years practice and be an experienced workplace coach or assessor within apprenticeship delivery. They will hold or already be working towards a relevant assessment qualification e.g. TAQA, CAVA, D32.

As an Apprenticeship & Work Based Learning Coach you will work collaboratively with vocational trainers, employers and partners to ensure that all learners and apprentices receive effective, inclusive and individualised support throughout their learning journey. They will model professional behaviours, encourage progression, and promote safeguarding, wellbeing and equality across all learning settings.

This role ensures every learner and apprentice, regardless of background or circumstance, can access meaningful learning and develop the confidence, competence and skills to thrive at work and in life.

Accountabilities

• Coach, mentor and support a caseload of apprentices and learners to achieve qualifications, skills and personal development goals conduct regular progress reviews and provide constructive feedback to enable continuous improvement and achievement and maintaining accurate records of progress and outcomes.
• Plan monthly activities that support learning plan targets and as required set and assess work to enable timely learner achievements.
• Deliver high-quality one-to-one and group coaching sessions (face-to-face and online) using approved learning platforms and resources to enable successful learning outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with vocational trainers and sector leads to embed learning support, employability skills, and inclusive practice to ensure a positive learner experience.
• Work in partnership with employers to ensure all elements of the apprenticeship are covered including sign off of Behaviours and be the initial point of contact for any issues to maintain compliance.
• Identify and implement reasonable adjustments for learners with additional support needs, promoting equality, diversity and inclusion at all times.
• Support the completion of initial assessments and use diagnostic tools to inform learning plans and adaptations to improve learner outcomes
• Prepare apprentices for Apprenticeship Assessment to ensure readiness and successful completion of apprenticeship standards.
• Promote safeguarding and Prevent, British Values, equality of opportunity and wellbeing across all aspects of service delivery ensuring all staff and learners feel respected, supported and able to thrive.
• Contribute to quality improvement processes and participate in professional development activities, including self-assessment reviews, sharing best practice to enhance service standards and maintain a culture of reflective practice and continuous improvement.
• Work flexibly to meet the business needs of the service undertaking other duties from time to time, compatible with the nature of the post.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Educated to RQF Level 3 or above in early years.
• Occupational competency in early years eg Nursery, pre-school
• Hold a relevant Assessor Qualification (e.g. TAQA, D32, A1)
• Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge of learner engagement and coaching practice.
• Demonstrable experience of supporting diverse adult learners and apprentices in education, training, or workplace settings.
• Strong organisational, communication and IT skills with experience of using e-portfolio or learning management systems.
• Ability to motivate and inspire learners through a positive, inclusive and professional coaching style.
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality and promoting wellbeing in all aspects of learning delivery.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone’s Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.

In March 2026, the Government announced that councils in Greater Essex will be reorganised into five new unitary authorities from April 2028. In addition to this, Greater Essex has been accepted on to the devolution priority programme, where we will work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority. You can read more about these changes, and what this may mean for this role, on our careers site.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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