Development Coach - Youth

Are you passionate about supporting young people and making a positive difference in their lives?

Do you have a recognised JNC Youth Work qualification and at least three years' experience delivering youth work?

Would you love to use your experience to inspire, develop and support the next generation of Youth Work professionals?

If so, we'd love to hear from you!

The Role:

At Captiva Learning, we're looking for a passionate and experienced Development Coach – Youth Work to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about the Youth Work sector and wants to share their knowledge, skills and experience by supporting others through their apprenticeship journey.

You'll manage a caseload of Youth Work apprentices, helping them develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to become confident, capable and effective Youth Work professionals.

The role is predominantly remote, with travel required to visit learners in their workplaces, carry out observations and attend occasional team and company meetings.

What you will be doing:

- Manage a caseload of Youth Work apprentices, supporting them throughout their apprenticeship journey and helping them achieve their learning goals.

- Assess learners' work and provide constructive, meaningful feedback to support their development and progression.

- Use professional supervision to assess learners' practice against apprenticeship knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs).

- Support learners to develop their professional practice, keeping them up to date with current Youth Work practices, developments and sector trends.

- Conduct regular progress reviews (every 10–12 weeks) with learners and their employers or mentors, agreeing targets and identifying any support needed.

- Carry out workplace visits and observations to assess learners' practical skills and professional development.

- Identify additional learning needs and adapt your approach to ensure every learner receives the support they need to succeed.

- Design and deliver targeted interventions where learners need additional guidance or support.

- Build strong relationships with learners, employers and internal colleagues to ensure a positive learning experience.

- Monitor learner progress, maintain accurate records and ensure all assessment and administrative requirements are completed within agreed timescales.

- Provide careers information, advice and guidance to help learners explore future opportunities and progression routes.

- Promote safeguarding, PREVENT, British Values, equality, diversity and inclusion throughout the learner journey.

You’ll be joining a leading national training provider at an exciting time of growth and expansion, working in a fun and supportive environment in an organisation with a strong focus on people and culture.

Expect regular catch-ups and socials with your team, surprises in the post and company-wide social events- we’re a friendly bunch.

The Benefits

- Bonus scheme of up to £10k on top of Basic salary

- 25 days holiday plus public and bank holidays

- Buy an additional 5 days annual leave

- Birthday day off

- Christmas Shut down with three days paid leave

- Enhanced Sick Pay

- Enhanced Maternity paid leave

- Enhanced Paternity paid leave

- Grandparent paid leave

- Bereavement paid leave

- Life Assurance

- Refer a friend bonus £1,000

- Electric Car Scheme

- Employee Financial Wellbeing support

- Employee Assistance Helpline

- Company events and social gatherings

About you:

We're looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference through education and has the confidence to motivate and inspire others.

You'll be a reflective practitioner with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You'll also be organised, proactive and able to manage…