HCRG Care Group

Apprenticeship Work Coach

The closing date is 15 February 2026

Job summary

We are looking for an occupationally competent and passionate Apprenticeship Work Coach to join our team at HCRG Care Group. In this rewarding role, you will support apprentices across a range of Leadership, Health & Social Care, and Clinical Care apprenticeship standards, guiding them throughout their full learning journey.

Working collaboratively with employers, line managers, workplace mentors and our quality assurance team, you will deliver highquality coaching, conduct progress reviews, and provide ongoing pastoral support to ensure apprentices stay engaged, motivated and on track to achieve their qualifications.

This role focuses on coaching, mentoring, assessment readiness and pastoral care rather than formal classroom teaching.You will play an essential part in helping apprentices achieve mandatory requirements such as Functional Skills in Math and English through coaching and signposting.

This role offers hybrid working to support a better work-life balance.When you aren't working from home, you will be based from our Head Office at Runcorn or will be aligned to your nearest service locality with travel required to National Services when necessary.

We have both full-time (37.5 hours per week) and part-time (22.5 hours per week) opportunities available.

Interviews for successful applicants are scheduled to take place week commencing 26th February.

Main duties of the job

  • Support apprentices to achieve successful, timely completion of their apprenticeship standards.
  • Deliver highquality coaching, mentoring and assessment support.
  • Engage apprentices, managers and workplace mentors to build tailored learning and development plans aligned to workplace practice.
  • Provide pastoral support to apprentices, taking into account individual wellbeing needs.
  • Prepare, agree and review action plans during regular progress reviews in line with programme and funding requirements.
  • Support apprentices to achieve Functional Skills through coaching and effective signposting.
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation, including individualised learning records and funding compliant progress reviews.
  • Proactively identify new apprenticeship opportunities within relevant occupational sectors, ensuring programme content remains current and fit for purpose.
  • Ensure safeguarding responsibilities are met and all learners are protected throughout their programme.
  • Maintain up-to-date records of apprentice progress, engagement and compliance.
  • Attend standardisation and quality meetings with work coaches and assessors.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs 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.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were 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 well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Details

Date posted

12 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£30,607.50 to £36,729 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/40134/18365

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Runcorn

Cheshire

WA7 4QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

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

  • £30,607.50 annual salary with group pension
  • Private medical insurance with fast access to the most used specialists including for musculoskeletal problems and for mental health support at locations across the country
  • Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location in Runcorn
  • 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 lifes 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 youre 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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

  • £30,607.50 annual salary with group pension
  • Private medical insurance with fast access to the most used specialists including for musculoskeletal problems and for mental health support at locations across the country
  • Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location in Runcorn
  • 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 lifes 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 youre 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

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

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Desirable

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Runcorn

Cheshire

WA7 4QX


Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Runcorn

Cheshire

WA7 4QX


Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiter

Recruitment Team

ask.hr@hcrgcaregroup.com

03002471122

Details

Date posted

12 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£30,607.50 to £36,729 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/40134/18365

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Runcorn

Cheshire

WA7 4QX


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