Job Title: Trainer – Apprenticeships

Location: Brighton

Salary: £20-£22 per hour depending on experience

Sessional hours

Next Step Apprenticeships was founded in 2019 and we are essentially a training provider specialising in apprenticeship training across the following industries : business, management and various financial sectors. We are based in Brighton and work with various corporate employers, spread widely across the East and West Sussex areas.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and qualified Skills Coach to join our growing team in the heart of the city centre. This is an interesting and challenging role which involves in making a positive difference to the learning experience of apprentices. Reporting to the Quality Director, you will work alongside a team of Skills Coaches.

Responsibilities

• Delivering apprenticeships in either Business, IT, Marketing or Management
• Providing specialist information, advice and support to learners
• Providing the required level of support for each Apprentice to enable timely successful completions
• Ensuring learners remain on programme by regularly checking in and carrying out progress reviews, either remotely or in the workplace on a 1:1 basis
• Maintaining learners’ records, including assessments records, plans and progress
• Meets the needs of learners with additional learning support requirements with a variety of learning differences and disabilities.
• Preparing apprentices for their End Point Assessment (EPA) and supporting with the off the job training
• Assessing all work via an e-portfolio system
• Implementing additional support where needed
• Preserve up to date knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• Responsible for personal ongoing CPD and keeping up to date with any changes within the sector
• Attending quarterly standardisation meetings

Requirements

Experience

• Experience of working within the work-based learning industry, delivering apprenticeship qualifications and quality assuring against business standards – essential
• You will have had at least 2 years’ experience of working within the business, marketing, or ICT sectors.
• Previous experience within the further education and/or training sector
• Experience in a similar environment and of teaching a variety of learners with different abilities and age.
• Previous delivery of apprenticeship standards
• Previous use of e-portfolio systems
• Relevant experience of supporting and enabling learners with learning support needs

Qualifications

• Assessor Award TAQA, A1 or equivalent – essential
• IQA certificate – desirable
• Teaching qualification – desirable

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, able to effectively manage a caseload of apprentices and demonstrate good time management skills.
• You will also need knowledge of Microsoft Office software and have competent keyboard and IT skills.
• Hold a clean UK driving license and be a car driver.

The successful candidate will be required to pass an Enhanced DBS check.

For more information, please contact Angela Potter at Clearline Recruitment.