Employment & Skills Trainer

Reed Talent Solutions; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community services organization is seeking an Employment and Skills Trainer to enhance the employability of adult jobseekers. The role involves preparing and delivering training sessions, maintaining a professional environment, and assessing participant progress. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and experience in training delivery. The position offers a generous salary, benefits, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on people's lives.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays

Reed Pension Scheme

Award Winning Management & Leadership training

Professional & Personal Development Funds

Bi-annual pay reviews

Qualifications

• Ability to work with people from various backgrounds.
• Experience in delivering training courses.
• Resilience, creativity, and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver employability training sessions.
• Maintain a professional training environment.
• Assess participant progress and provide feedback.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Presentation skills

Ability to work to strict targets

Experience in welfare-to-work sector

Empathy and motivational skills

Education

2 A-Levels or equivalent Level 3 Diploma

GCSE English Language Grade B or above

Tools

Training materials

Assessment tools

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about making a difference and helping others?

Would you like to work in a Learning and Development role and make a positive impact on people and their communities?

Then consider the position of Employment and Skills Trainer at Reed in Partnership!

Who we are

Reed in Partnership has been delivering public services since 1998. We are a family-owned company, whose mission has always been to positively transform people and their communities. This is reflected in our services, which we deliver to help people from all backgrounds and circumstances to change their lives for the better.

Reed's Employability Division aims to positively transform lives by helping individuals who are unemployed, economically inactive, or facing challenges such as health conditions, disabilities, or caring responsibilities to find sustainable employment. Through a wide range of tailored support services including one-to-one careers guidance, CV writing, interview preparation, and skills training, we have supported over 250,000 people on their journey into work.

Our Restart Scheme, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), focuses specifically on supporting the long-term unemployed who are referred by their local Job Centre Plus. We provide them with up to 12 months of personalised support to enter or re-enter the workforce.

What is the role about?

Our Employment and Skills Trainers are an integral part of our employability programmes. The main purpose of this role is to improve the opportunities of adult jobseekers who access our Restart Scheme by coaching, training and upskilling them in order to boost their confidence, enhance their employability, and secure meaningful employment.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and delivering high-quality employability training sessions to participants such as CV writing, interview skills, and identifying job goals
• Maintaining a professional training environment classroom and course materials
• Promoting courses to internal and external stakeholders to enhance submissions
• Assessing and evaluating participant progress and providing performance feedback to their Employment Advisers
• Accurately reporting participant attendance and achievements
• Collaborate with Employment Advisers to identify suitable courses for participants relevant to their needs

What’s in it for you?

A generous base salary (pro-rata for part time), and great flexibility with your working schedule, we offer training, development and progression opportunities. You will have access to the range of Reed in Partnership benefits, which include:

• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus statutory bank holidays
• Reed Pension Scheme
• Award Winning Management & Leadership training
• Professional & Personal Development Funds
• Bi-annual pay reviews
• Plus much more that can be found Here

The Employment & Skills Trainer role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by building people's confidence and skills that they need to start working. At Reed in Partnership, our values—Fair, Open & Honest, Take Ownership, and Work Together—guide everything we do. Join us in delivering services that make a real difference.

To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with:

• Ability to work to strict targets and with people from various backgrounds
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Experience of working in the welfare-to-work or any other similar relevant sector
• Background in preparing and delivering training courses
• A minimum of 2 A-Levels or an equivalent Level 3 Diploma in combination with GCSE English Language Grade B or above (or equivalent Level 2 qualification). If you do not possess this level of qualification you will be required to achieve a Level 2 in a Literacy Assessment conducted at interview stage.

Desirable Qualifications

• Recognised Teaching qualification such as PTTLS or PGCE
• Ability to empathise with our members and motivate them
• Passion for delivering excellent job and making long-term positive changes for our members
• Resilience, creativity and adaptability
• Willingness to travel locally (e.g. to deliver training/courses/meet Learners/Employers)
• Fluency in a second language