Apprentice Placement Support

We’re hiring! Are you passionate about empowering and developing youth? Then this role is for you.

BluLever is looking for an energetic and compassionate Appie Placement Support team member. This role is perfect for someone who is someone who is passionate about working with multiple systems to empower youth.

We’re an early-stage start-up, so this is your opportunity to help grow this organization from the ground up and impact the learning of young and experienced artisans. To learn more take a look at the sections below.

OUR VISION AND MISSION

BluLever Education is empowering Africa’s artisans with skills for the future. BluLever achieves this through holistic vocational education and skills training that creates ethical industry professionals of a global standard. BluLever’s Braamfontein Campus, focused on plumbing apprenticeships, launched in early 2021.

WHERE WE ARE NOW

BluLever Education is preparing Africa for the 4th industrial revolution by mobilising a movement of 5 million artisans as active citizens. We currently offer plumbing apprenticeships for 5 cohorts of 30 students per year, as well as various other artisan training products such as the MakersHub - an incubation hub that supports small businesses in their journey to growth, formalisation and stability. The Blulever team is growing fast, with many more opportunities for growth.

WHO ARE WE (YOU?)

We’re not just building another company, we’re building an institution, a movement that will outlast us all. The road will not be easy, but the impact will be monumental. We need open-minded, people-oriented, passionate, multi skilled, hardworking individuals to join the team and help us build the future of Africa.

ABOUT THE ROLE

In this role you will be responsible for providing support programmes and initiatives to our Apprentices when they are off campus, placed at their employers. This includes site visits, support phone calls and the implementation of various processes and support systems whilst working closely with employers. You will also run our Employer Readiness Programme and work on building connections between the industry and our Apprentices.

WHAT YOU NEED

For this role, you will need to have an Honours degree in Social Work, Psychology, Education, Community Development or a related field and 3 - 5 years of experience running support programmes for youth. A driver's licence and a car are required for this role as you will need to travel to various sites to visit our Apprentices. Experience in facilitation, teaching or training is also beneficial, but a passion for education, developing people and the learner experience in particular is key!

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