Role Purpose
The Skills Trainer will plan, teach, and support apprentices and colleagues to achieve qualifications, improve learner experience, and drive positive outcomes. This includes delivering classroom, online, and workplace-based sessions, both group and 1:1, while ensuring continuous improvement in attendance, retention, and achievement.
What You’ll Do
As a Skills Trainer, you’ll:
- Deliver high-quality training in either Housing (CIH) up to Level 5 and/ or Leadership & Management (L&M) up to Level 7.
- Lead on apprenticeship programmes within your area of expertise.
- Design and deliver engaging, inclusive sessions in classroom, online, and workplace settings.
- Support learners through tutorials, assessments, and preparation for End Point Assessments.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance learner engagement, retention, and achievement.
You might currently be:
- An apprenticeship assessor looking to step into a more hands-on teaching role.
- A housing professional with a passion for developing others and ready to share your expertise.
- A trainer or coach with experience in one area (e.g., housing or L&M) and looking to expand into the other.
- Someone who hasn’t yet delivered leadership development but is keen to grow into this area with the right support.
What We’re Looking For
- Has a strong housing background (ideally with CIH Level 5 or equivalent).
- Holds a PELTS qualification (or equivalent teaching qualification), or is willing to work towards one.
- Has experience delivering apprenticeship standards and understands OFSTED frameworks.
- Can confidently lead or is ready to grow into leading leadership development programmes.
- Is a great communicator, highly organised, and passionate about learner success.
Success Metrics
- High standards of teaching, learning, and assessment.
- Enriched learner experience with innovative approaches.
- Strong learner attendance, retention, and achievement.
- Effective use of data to identify and support at-risk learners.
- Compliance with safeguarding, Prevent, and quality frameworks.
- Delivery of agreed objectives, reports, and audit requirements.