Apprenticeship Skills Advisor - Building Services


Company:	South Hampshire Colleges Group
Salary:	£30,900 to £32,896 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Southampton, SO14 1AR
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Sept 2026

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Summary

Care to Join Us?

At South Hampshire College Group, we are passionate about transforming lives through education, training and skills development. We are seeking a proactive and supportive Apprenticeship Skills Advisor to join our Apprenticeships team and play a key role in helping apprentices achieve their goals, develop professionally and thrive in the workplace.

This is a rewarding opportunity for an individual with experience in coaching, mentoring or supporting learners who is committed to delivering an outstanding apprenticeship experience.

About the Role

As an Apprenticeship Skills Advisor, you will be responsible for conducting workplace progress reviews, monitoring apprentice development and ensuring learners remain engaged, supported and on track to achieve their qualifications.

Working closely with apprentices, employers and curriculum teams, you will provide holistic support that promotes personal development, wellbeing and career progression. You will play a vital role in embedding British Values, Prevent, safeguarding and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) throughout the apprenticeship journey.

We offer great benefits including;

Generous annual leave

Enhanced employer pension contribution

Regular training and development

Duties:

Conducting structured progress reviews with apprentices and employers.

Monitoring learner progress, wellbeing and engagement.

Supporting apprentices to develop resilience, confidence, employability skills and professional behaviours.

Providing careers information, advice and guidance to support long-term career aspirations.

Encouraging participation in skills competitions, enrichment opportunities and professional development activities.

Working collaboratively with employers to maximise workplace learning and development opportunities.

Maintaining accurate learner records in line with funding and regulatory requirements.

Promoting safeguarding, Prevent, British Values and EDI across all apprenticeship programmes.

Supporting apprentices to access additional support and development opportunities where required.

Maintaining learner tracking

Ideal Attributes

We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting learners to succeed and who can build positive relationships with apprentices, employers and colleagues.

Qualifications

GCSE Grade 4/C (or equivalent Level 2 qualification) in English and Maths.

Experience

Experience of coaching, mentoring or reviewing learners in an educational, training or workplace environment.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Strong organisational and administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.

Knowledge of safeguarding, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles.

Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications.

Experience working within apprenticeships or work-based learning.

Knowledge of Ofsted requirements relating to personal development and safeguarding.

About Us

The South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) is a dynamic, purpose driven Further Education organisation with a commitment to Creating Better Futures for learners, employers and communities within South Hampshire and beyond.

We pride ourselves on living our values - Collaborative, Inclusive and Aspirational. We also understand the difference exceptional employees can make to us delivering outstanding results and we are always seeking to attract talent who can add value and who will be proud to be part of our growing organisation.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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