Job Description

Zenith People are looking to recruit a Functional Skills Trainer responsible for delivering English/Mathematics Functional Skills qualifications at levels 1 and 2 remotely and/or at various employer sites to learners on apprenticeship programmes. Manage a caseload of learners and employers ensuring timely achievements and progression. Support the raising of standards in accordance with the aims and strategic objectives of the organisation.

Trainer Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality and inclusive teaching and learning sessions both face to face and remote, 1-2-1 and in groups when required
• Prepare relevant course/subject materials including resources, lesson plans and SOL that effectively meet awarding body requirements
• Complete and use initial assessment results to ensure learning needs are met

Liaison with employers (where needed) on the development of training programmes to satisfy employer requirements and add value to learners.

Monitor learner progress to ensure learning continues and learners achieve in a timely manner.

To support the achievement of KPI’s, business performance, and contractual targets for learner retention and success rates.

Provide thorough feedback to employers and learners during reviews on progress.

Seek feedback from learners on learning support materials in order to review and improve the service and learning experience

Work closely with the Quality and Compliance Team to ensure paperwork associated with the programme is completed to a high standard within required timescales, and that systems and processes are followed and are in line with contractual deadlines.

Act on feedback from teaching observations, employers, peers or other review processes

Keep fully up to date with Ofsted, Awarding Organisation and other stakeholder requirements

To comply with IQA standards and participate in IQA activities with a willingness to gain qualifications where needed.

Provide impartial advice and guidance to all learners to support progression

Promote Safeguarding and Prevent, British values, Maths and English in all sessions.

Promote and monitor equality and diversity in all aspects of the role and record issues that may arise

Use a variety of delivery methods that will stimulate learning appropriate to learner needs

Deliver additional sessions and one to one support where required to ensure all learners can succeed

Track and record learner progress ensuring that accurate and reliable information on predicted achievement and success rates are readily available.

Complete weekly update meetings and monthly caseload reports

Support the achievement of contractual targets for learner retention and success rates.

This job spec does not represent an exhaustive list and role holders may be asked to carry out additional duties as reasonably requested

Job Specific Duties

Support apprenticeship trainers to enable them to embed functional skills to meet each of their learners needs

• Maintain knowledge of new developments in the curriculum, courses, and teaching practices
• To keep abreast of developments within own areas of expertise and to keep course material up to date to reflect the requirements of the business and the examining/validating bodies
• Act on feedback from teaching observations, employers, peers or other review processes

Shared Responsibilities:

Delivering against internal standards, systems and procedures and involvement in internal audit programme

Contribute to external audits from awarding organisations and funders

Maintain up to date knowledge of all programmes including apprenticeships, our commercial offer and recruitment services

Increasing Zenith Training profile

Contribute to team meetings

Provide a high level of customer service to all learners and parties contacting the business

Person Specification – Essential

Have experience delivering English and Maths to groups of learners and individuals

Full Teaching Qualification - PGCE, PCET, DTLLS Recognised Assessor award: D32/D33, A1, TAQA or CAVA

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience of unsupervised working and using own initiative

Experience of online learning and assessment platforms

The ability to work in a target orientated environment and achieve required measures of success and quality

An understanding of different learning styles and how to differentiate through various teaching methods

Ability to motivate self and learners

Be willing to work flexible hours and locations as required, be committed and enthusiastic

Knowledge and experience of teaching and learning strategies

Excellent organisational, IT and administrative skills

Confident and professional with motivational and influencing skills

Quality focussed and target driven

Full, clean driving licence and use of a vehicle, must be flexible with travel. (business insurance is compulsory)

Person Specification – Desirable

IAG level 2 or above

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Functional Skills Trainer (Maths and English)

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