Employability trainer

Seetec; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading training provider is seeking an Employability Trainer to deliver impactful classroom and virtual training that helps individuals build confidence and secure sustainable employment. The successful candidate will lead sessions on interview techniques, job applications, and more while promoting training opportunities and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Ideal candidates should have experience in delivering employability training, strong digital skills, and a proactive approach to overcoming job seeker barriers, with opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Annual Pay Review

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of barriers faced by job seekers.
• Knowledge of delivering employability skills training.
• Experience with face-to-face and remote training delivery.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate engaging training sessions to develop employability skills.
• Deliver high impact training solutions for Participants.
• Meet performance targets and maintain quality standards.

Skills

Understanding of barriers unemployed job seekers face

Knowledge of employability industry

Experience delivering training programmes

Motivational strategies deployment

IT literacy, including Microsoft Office 365

Education

Award in Education and Training Level 3

Certificate in Education and Training Level 4

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
• 2 Volunteer Days
• Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
• Annual Pay Review
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate high quality and engaging sessions to Participants which develops their employability skills,
• Deliver high impact training solutions to meet a range of Participant needs and supports customer progression
• Identify new training requirements of individuals and employers and work with content developers to develop new training provision.
• Meet personal performance targets, and all Quality and Compliance measures by delivering high quality training provision to Participants
• Work collaboratively with wider training community to offer high impact training solutions to meet a range of emerging Participant needs (including mock interviews and other work preparation activities).
• Working with the Employer Relationship Team and other appropriate stakeholders, participate in delivering specific employer related events.
• Provide responsive solutions to meet employer need, preparing Participants for specific employment opportunities, i.e. short sector-based courses/routeways
• Selecting appropriate facilitation methods or activities to meet the individual or group needs.
• Accountable for meeting targets, which will include delivering an agreed number of sessions per week / month.
• Strive to maintain high standards of delivery, including participation in self-evaluation, training and peer observations.
• Promote and publicise courses ensuring Employment Advisers have the appropriate knowledge and understanding to attract and book Participants onto training courses.
• Support Employment Advisers with Participant action plans to support progress towards suitable and sustainable employment.
• When delivering training ensure appropriate digital technologies are being utilised in a suitable delivery environment that supports privacy and confidentiality of attendees.
• Design, develop and host appropriate ‘train-the-trainer’ sessions to operational teams, to support new colleague awareness of the Seetec Online Services.
• Assist in the development of corporate training and contribute to employee induction and training as and when required.
• Undertake risk assessments of training activities and training venues to ensure the safety of all individuals using the provision (should classroom style delivery be required and appropriate).
• Maintain accurate and compliant records of customer training activities.
• Proactively participate in continuous improvement activities to ensure that the service continues to deliver excellent customer service.
• To undertake any other duties, as required, appropriate to the post.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Excellent understanding of the barriers unemployed job seekers face in obtaining a new job
• Knowledge of the employability industry and delivering employability skills and personal development training programmes.
• Experience of delivering and developing training programmes face to face and/or remotely using several digital technologies.
• Experience of deploying motivational strategies to develop individuals.
• Fully IT literate in using a range of Microsoft Office programmes to include 365 products and modern digital technologies, i.e. Microsoft Teams

Desirable

• Experience of delivering in a high-performance target driven culture
• Award in Education and training level 3 (Formerly PTLLS) or certificate in Education and Training level 4 (formerly CTLLS).
• Experience of delivering services to meet contractual and quality standards
• Experience of analysing and reporting on training needs and delivery using IT systems.
• Full driving license

Location: Plymouth

Hours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm

Closing Date: 15 December 2025

We’re looking for a passionate Employability Trainer to deliver tailored classroom and virtual training that helps individuals build confidence, develop job-search strategies, and secure sustainable employment.

You’ll lead interactive sessions on interview techniques, job applications, and transferable skills, while designing impactful solutions such as mock interviews and sector-specific preparation.

The role also includes promoting training opportunities, supporting participant action plans, and ensuring compliance with quality and safeguarding standards.

Our ideal candidate has experience delivering employability and personal development training both face-to-face and online, strong digital skills, and a proactive approach to overcoming barriers faced by job seekers.

If you are passionate about empowering individuals and have the skills to deliver impactful training, we’d love to hear from you.

There’s also the opportunity to progress your career!

Interested? There’s an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 595200.

Seetec Group is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally with our employee owners. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.