Employability Mentor/Trainer

jobs24.co.uk; Stockport; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to empowering individuals through training and support. As an Employability Mentor/Trainer, you'll play a pivotal role in transforming lives by delivering training that equips people with the skills and confidence needed to thrive in the job market. You'll engage with diverse individuals, assess their strengths, and guide them through the job search process, all while collaborating with employers and training providers. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in your community while enjoying generous benefits, including a health plan, pension scheme, and ample annual leave. If you're passionate about teaching and helping others succeed, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

CPD - Internal Training

Generous Pension Scheme

Company Health Plan

25 Days Annual Leave

8 Bank Holidays

5-10 Paid Sick Days

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in delivering training or teaching.
• Full UK Driving License required for travel.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging training courses and one-to-one support.
• Help customers build skills and connect with job opportunities.

Skills

Teaching Skills

Communication Skills

ICT Skills

Assessment Skills

Job Search Skills

Education

Level 2 English and Maths

PTTLS or equivalent qualification

PGCE or PGDE (desirable)

Tools

PCs

Laptops

Tablets

Job description

For over three decades, we have been dedicated to supporting individuals and employers across the UK. As a nationwide market leader, we have assisted over 13,000 people in the past year alone to retrain, embark on new career paths, or establish their own businesses. Do you enjoy helping others? Are you passionate about teaching and helping people find jobs? If so, we're looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team of Employability Mentor/Trainers. In this role, you'll play a key part in helping people gain the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the workplace. You'll deliver engaging training courses, help people build their skills, and connect them with exciting job opportunities. If you're passionate about helping others succeed, we want to hear from you!

What you'll do

• Deliver a variety of training and one-to-one support designed to prepare the customer for securing employment, including via work placement/trial that will lead to employment.
• Train customers in specific employability and functional skills in line with the requirements of the local labour market and specific employers. Relevant customer documentation to be completed in line with company procedures.
• Carry out inductions and the basic assessment of the customers to identify their transferable skills, strengths, and experience. This will include, where appropriate, a work skills assessment for literacy and numeracy.
• Provide one-to-one support for our customers, job search sessions, exploring the local labour market, and securing interviews with employers.
• Provide ICT focused job search skills, including using PCs, laptops, and tablets to apply for jobs online, produce electronic CVs, and attach them to online job applications, completing application forms online, and using online web-based job sites including Find a Job.
• Work with employers, training providers, and other agencies to strengthen the service we provide to our customers, including booking them in to deliver a session on the course.

Minimum Requirements

• Level 2 English and Maths as a minimum.
• PTTLS or equivalent trainer/teaching qualification.
• Appropriate training qualification for example, PGCE, PGDE would be desirable.
• Experience of delivering training and/or teaching people of all ages (minimum 1 - 2 years).
• Previous experience of working with individuals claiming income support and incapacity benefit and the barriers they face.
• Knowledge of Jobcentre Plus programmes and incentives for unemployed people.
• Full UK Driving License as this role requires travel.

Additional Benefits

• CPD - Broad range of internal training to enhance your knowledge and skills.
• Generous pension scheme, with the option to opt out.
• Company health plan subject to successful completion of probation period.
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays.
• 5-10 sick days per year paid.

Join us at Standguide and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on individuals' lives and businesses nationwide. Standguide is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and value the diversity of our staff and customers. We thrive on creating positive working relationships, free from discrimination. Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.