Apprenticeship Lead

We have an exciting opportunity for an Apprenticeship Business Partner at HCRG Care Group! The role is part of The Learning Enterprise team which is a government approved apprenticeship training provider for HCRG Care Group and other organisations.

We are looking for someone who has a passion and enthusiasm for apprenticeships. At HCRG Care Group, we want to develop our employees, with the opportunity to complete apprenticeships and higher education courses.

We are looking for someone to join our team on a part time, on a permanent basis. The role is a hybrid working role out of our Runcorn head office and opportunities to work from home achieving perfect work life balance.
Package DescriptionAs an Apprenticeship Business Partner, you’ll be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group. 

You will feel valued as an Apprenticeship Facilitator within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: 

£36,666 - £39,166 (pro rata) with group pension 
Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location 
Private medical insurance from Bupa, with fast access to the most used specialists without a referral from your GP – including for musculoskeletal problems and for mental health support – at locations across the country 
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling 
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise 
An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year  
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Main Responsibilities
Working within a dynamic and fast-paced team within the learning and development arm of HCRG Care Group, The Learning Enterprise (TLE).
Work with Head of Apprenticeships and other key stakeholders as appropriate to co-ordinate and implement National and Regional Apprenticeship Programme cohorts that support workforce development and needs of HCRG Care Group.
Maintain and develop productive partnerships with NHS England leads and apprenticeship providers including Higher Education Institutions (HEI), supervisors and assessors to ensure good practice in the support and development of the apprentice programmes.
Maintain and build relationships with approved providers and universities to ensure a ‘fit for purpose’ offering across National and Regional services is implemented and communicated.
Monitor and manage initial applications for apprenticeship programmes, preparing for National programmes when required.
Provide data and develop reports specific to apprenticeships and apprentices across our organisation
Support any apprenticeship expressions of interest and offer information and guidance to our colleagues within HCRG Care Group
You will be required to work to targets and adhere to the ESFA Apprenticeship funding rules for employers

The Ideal CandidateThe essential qualities we are looking for in our applicants are:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate with a range of people on a day to day basis.
Administrative experience in a busy, customer facing environment.
Knowledge of the national data systems relating to apprenticeships
Understanding of the Apprenticeship Levy
Understanding of apprenticeship issues and practice
Excellent customer service skills.
Good organisational skills.

You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care. 

Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. 

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. 

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. 

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. 

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