English And Maths Trainer

Job title: Trainer (Animal Care)

Part-time, 4 days a week. Term-time only considered.

£28,212 to £33,036 p.a. pro-rata depending on qualifications and experience

Based in Nottingham, involves working in and around the East Midlands.

Background

Access Training is a well-established leading training organisation working in and around the East Midlands. We provide a range of employment related training including Full Time Programmes, Apprenticeships, Adult Learning Loans, Employability and work experience opportunities for adults and young people from diverse backgrounds, that will enhance individuals’ employment potential and qualifications. In our most recent Ofsted inspection we retained our “Good” rating and we are continuously developing and improving our provision.

Main purpose:

• To deliver English and Maths qualifications both in the workplace within Apprenticeships and other programmes, and in-house as required. This can be achieved through structured taught sessions, group work or one-to-one in order that learners achieve and progress.

• To meet the needs of learners from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring they maximise their potential and achieve the skills, knowledge and competence required to succeed in their role and achieve a relevant qualification.

• To raise the achievement of all learners, reinforcing the company’s high expectations of learners regardless of their level and results. To ensure that they have stretching targets which maintain their motivation, are focused on the challenges ahead and to encourage lifelong learning.

• To be aware of business needs and maintain a focus on timely and effective achievement of targets.

• To challenge all practices and procedures within own role and throughout the organisation, to contribute to and ensure continuous improvement and quality.

Main responsibilities:

• To plan and deliver high quality training to learners that identifies individual learning needs, preferred approaches and prior skills and knowledge, to ensure maximum impact. This will include workplace sessions, 1:1 coaching and in-house training where necessary. To make good and effective use of ICT demonstrating active learning.

• To achieve required outcomes in relation to English & Mathematics from Entry Level to L2 as per the department’s needs and/or GCSE if the postholder can deliver.

• To be responsible for a given caseload of learners in terms of progression and achievement in accordance with all contractual requirements.

• To liaise with employers and Trainer Assessors to ensure that learners are motivated to stay on programme and achieve their qualifications.

• To diagnose learners’ English, Maths and Digital Skills needs and requirements by using various teaching aids and diagnostic resources.

• To maintain both paper based and electronic assessment records and quality processes as required by Access Training to meet needs of any contractual arrangements and awarding bodies. Also to keep accurate records of all learners’ progress towards their qualification and attendance.

• To be responsible for relevant examination and administrative procedures. To have full knowledge of the on-line Registration and Assessment process and ensure these are carried out in a timely fashion.

• To work to the quality standards and process requirements by Access Training and Awarding Bodies, attending standardisation meetings when required.

Other responsibilities

• To ensure that Equality and Diversity practices are embedded in practice and promoted throughout in everyday practices with learners, employers, colleagues and other interested parties.

• To comply with Access Training’s Equality Opportunity, Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies ensuring that any issues are handled and referred appropriately.

• To contribute to the generation of new opportunities/business in general, ensuring that our provision reflects local communities.

• To keep up to date with changes and to take advantage of learning opportunities to develop skills, expertise and knowledge.

• To undertake any other duties/projects relevant to the post.

NB. The above job description sets out the main responsibilities for this position but should not be regarded as an exhaustive list of the duties that may be required of the post holder.