Trainer/Tutor

Overview

Do you want train unemployed participants so that they can access great jobs and careers?

Trainers (Kent) 25K+

The Forward Trust is a fast growing Matrix Standard, ERSA Employability Awards 2020 Highly Commended vocational training, skills and employability provider. We are delivering ESFA (Adult Education Provision). As part of our growth plans including Adult Education Budget we are looking for experienced, enthusiastic and committed Trainer/Tutor to deliver amazing vocational training, teaching, assessment, employability skills and customer service skills to our learners.

What you will be doing?

As Trainers working to our Operational Manager you will teach, educate, assess and provide pastoral support to our learners, often unemployed or NEET and ensure they complete their qualifications with us and progress on their career journeys into work, apprenticeships or higher level studies. You will be part of a team that supported over 300 learners or clients in Kent, working with often challenging learners including those with a low level of prior education.  You will also work on our One File, Skills Forward, Kudos AD and PICS systems and want to achieve high standards of compliance and quality. We want Trainers who do more than just `tick boxes' or just go through the motions. We want Trainers who will inspire and motivate our learners and expect great things from them

What we are looking for?

We are looking for energetic, enthusiastic individuals with experience of teaching and training in a post 16 setting. It will be a bonus if you have worked on ESFA, devolved AEB, DWP or equivalent skills/ employability payment by results contracts. As a Trainer you must be committed to delivering high quality information, advice and guidance and progressing clients or learners into good quality employment, apprenticeships and Further Education, that will help them succeed in their lives. You must be able to work collaboratively and creatively with our Quality and Compliance and employer engagement teams.

What we offer

We value the dedication and commitment of our employees by rewarding them with market-leading pay and benefits. We provide comprehensive training e.g. the Level 4 in Education or other training qualifications for post 16. You will be part of the fast growing Employment Services division with a go getting and also friendly and supportive management team.

**We Also Offer
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• Flexible working
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Person specification

• Experience of post 16 year old/AEB teaching, asessing and working within the Ofsted EIF framework
• Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training
• Qualification in assessing accredited provision.
• You will need to have experience of using e portfolios, virtual learning environments and management information system
• You will need to be able to manage case loads and work on a payment by results contract- keen to exceed performance targets
• Be open to observations of teaching, learning and assessment by our staff and external consultants
• Experience of working with local authorities, VCSE, Job Centre Plus, employers and other strategic partners
• Member of the Institute of Employability Professional