Digital Learning Designer Skills Coach

D igital Learning Designer Skills Coach Delivery Team | £ 45,000 + excellent benefits | Full-time, Hybrid (South London ) You know your craft . You’ve worked in digital learning design and you’re good at it. Now imagine spending your days helping the next generation of designers find their feet, develop their skills and build careers they’re proud of. That’s what this role is about. LDN Apprenticeships is Highly Rated by Ofsted, a B Corp-certified organisation and a Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026 winner, which is focused on transforming how people grow through our apprenticeships. As a Skills Coach on our Digital Learning Designer Level 5 programme , you’ll be the person our apprentices turn to: their coach, their guide, and often the reason they succeed. You don’t need a background in apprenticeships to apply. If you have genuine expertise in digital learning design and a desire to share it, we’ll give you everything you need to make the transition into coaching and training. The Role You’ll join our Delivery Team as a Skills Coach, taking responsibility for a caseload of apprentices working towards the Digital Learning Designer Level 5 standard. Mostly remote with at least one day a month at our South London office, the role is built around coaching, mentoring and genuine relationship- building. This is a varied and rewarding role. Some days you’ll be d eep in one-to-one coaching conversations, reviewing work or writing progress reports for employers. Others y ou’ll be running group training sessions or in-person development days. The common thread is that you genuinely care how your apprentices are getting on and you take their development personally. What You’ll Be Doing Coaching and mentoring a caseload of apprentices through the Digital Learning Designer Level 5 programme , making sure each one gets a genuinely good experience . Running regular progress reviews and keeping employers properly informed about how their apprentices are developing. Designing and facilitating engaging group training sessions, including live online sessions and in-person development days. Writing and sharing clear, accurate progress reports for both apprentices and their employers. Keeping apprentices on track and taking proactive steps when someone needs more support to hit their milestones on time. Contributing to the design and development of training activities and the delivery of the programme . Working with other Skills Coaches to share best practice, standardise approaches and keep raising the bar. Coordinating training activities delivered in partnership with employers and industry experts. Assessing apprentices’ work and giving feedback that is timely , constructive, and useful to them. Maintaining strong, consistent communication with apprentices and employers throughout the programme . Following quality procedures and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement. Providing pastoral support for apprentices when they need it, because the human side of this role matters. Who We’re Looking For First and foremost , you’re an experienced digital learning designer. Beyond that, here’s what will make you the right fit for this role: Solid experience in digital learning design theory and practice, with a strong working knowledge of either academic or commercial learning design projects. A genuine interest in developing other people. Experience in teaching, coaching or education is a dvantageous , but it’s not a requirement. We’ll help you build those skills. The ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, whether you’re coaching a struggling apprentice one-to-one or facilitating a group session with thirty people. Strong relationship-building skills. You’ll be working closely with apprentices, employers and colleagues, and trust matters in all those relationships. Good organisation and the ability to manage a caseload, prioritise competing demands and keep everything moving without dropping the ball. Comfortable using digital tools including MS Office, Learner Management Systems and CRM platforms such as Salesforce. A genuine enthusiasm for helping people progress in their careers. This isn’t just a job to you; you care about the outcomes. Alignment with the values of an organisation that takes its people , social and environmental responsibilities seriously. What’s In It For You We think how you’re looked after matters as much as your salary. Here’s what we offer: £45,000 salary. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with an extra day added for each year you stay with us, up to three years. The option to buy more holiday if you want it. Discretionary wellbeing days for when life needs to take priority. A company Apple MacBook. Workplace pension with 4% employer contribution. Hybrid working with genuine flexibility. Mostly remote, with one day a month at our South London office near Vauxhall. Quarterly prizes recognising top performers across the business. Regular socials including a Summer party and a Christmas celebration. About LDN Apprenticeships LDN is highly rated under Ofsted’s latest framework, delivering skills programmes that build learner capability and drive sustainable growth for employers. We are proud to have been recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026 , achieving a Top 10 ranking in the medium-sized category — an outstanding achievement that reflects our people-first culture. We are also the first apprenticeship provider in the UK to achieve B Corp certification , and rank among the t op 10% of B Corps globally , demonstrating our commitment to high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Find out more about our values and life at LDN at ldnapprenticeships.com/careers . How to Apply Apply via the button on this listing. We read every application ourselves, so please answer any screening questions in your own words. We won’t be progressing applications where AI tools have been used to respond. If you haven’t heard from us within 28 days, your application hasn’t progressed on this occasion. Important Information LDN Apprenticeships is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are available on our website. We value diversity and are strongly committed to equal opportunities for all employees and applicants.