Apprenticeship Manager

Is our Apprenticeship Manager at Oasis Community Learning the role for you?

Are you passionate about helping people grow through high quality apprenticeships? Come and be part of our journey. Our Oasis Apprenticeship Offer now spans 15 professional areas, supports over 250 apprentices, and is rated 4.5/5 on Higher In — and with your help, it will be even better!

We’re looking for an Apprenticeship Manager to lead the delivery, development and continuous improvement of the Oasis Apprenticeship Offer. You’ll be the central point of coordination between apprentices, line managers and training providers, ensuring every apprentice has a positive, inclusive and high-quality learning experience.

You’ll also be joining us as Oasis Community Learning,
where we exist to build stronger communities where there is no one left out
. Our central staff are critical in helping to enable the work done in our schools and communities.

Sound good? Then please read on!

You’ll manage the complete apprenticeship journey, from onboarding and progress monitoring to reviewing provider quality and overseeing the Digital Apprenticeship Service. You’ll be a people person as you’ll get to work with managers, providers and apprentices. You’ll have a love for early careers and want to help us on our journey to ensure our programmes are as good as they can be and ultimately our apprentices get the boost in their careers that best supports them for the future.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Knowledge of apprenticeship programmes
• Experience working with or managing apprenticeship providers or suppliers
• Confidence working with data and systems
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage and influence at all levels
• A proactive, relationship driven approach

An alignment with the Oasis ethos and values, and a commitment to inclusion and high quality learning is something that is very important to us.

Oasis Community Learning exists to create “Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community.” We are driven by our values: inclusion, equality, healthy relationships, perseverance and hope. These shape the culture of every Oasis academy and hub and underpin how we support and develop our staff.

Pay Scale: SP22 (£33,699) to SP26 (£37,280) FTE.

Pro rata: Based on 18.5 hours (2.5 days) - £16,849.50 to £18,640.00

Wider Oasis Community Learning benefits portal including health & dental cover & discounts at leading companies

LPGS Pension Scheme. This is a defined benefit scheme where a circa 20% contribution a year goes into a pension scheme, with significantly higher employer contributions than in most workforce pensions.

We actively encourage early applications, and position will close on Monday 16th March
. Interviews will take place by Microsoft Teams on Monday 23rd March
. Interested parties are encouraged to reach out to Laura Bullen for an initial informal discussion. Please visit the Oasis Community Learning website and click on Recruitment, Pensions and Payroll to do this.

Please note: Oasis Community Learning does not accept unsolicited CVs or speculative introductions from recruitment agencies. We work strictly with agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL), and any CVs submitted outside of this agreement will not be liable to an introduction fee.