Personal Development Trainer - Healthy Life Choices

Derby College Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in the UK is seeking a Personal Development Trainer to join their personal development team. This role focuses on empowering post-16 students to make informed healthy life choices through engaging sessions. Ideal candidates will have experience delivering personal development content and a relevant qualification. The position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including pension scheme, discounts, and continuous development opportunities.

Benefits

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Discount at onsite nursery

TOTUM discount card

Discounts on railway season tickets

Free Microsoft Office and OneDrive storage

Discount on treatments at onsite salon

Free will writing and legal consultation

Continuous development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering wellbeing-related content to young people.
• Knowledge of challenges facing 16-18 year-olds.
• Understanding of the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver impactful sessions for post-16 students.
• Empower students to make informed healthy life choices.
• Create meaningful learning experiences tailored to young people's needs.

Skills

Experience in delivering personal development content

Strong understanding of youth development

Confident communication

Knowledge of PSHE

Education

Relevant qualification in youth work, health education, or teaching

Job description

Optimistic - Equity - Kindness - Innovation – Collaboration

Derby College Group (DCG) have3 vacanciesfor our new exciting role of Personal Development Trainer - Healthy Life choices, you will be joining our incredible Personal development team and be based at all our amazing sites. If you’re a confident communicator with a strong understanding of youth development and a commitment to personal development, we’d love to hear from you!

The Opportunity

This role presents an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people. You will design and deliver engaging, inclusive, and impactful sessions and campaigns that inspire post-16 students—including those on study programmes and 16–18-year-old apprentices—to make informed, safe, and healthy life choices. Through creative and meaningful learning experiences, you will help students build the knowledge, skills, and behaviours they need to thrive personally, socially, and professionally. This is a chance to empower the next generation to develop confidence, resilience, and self-awareness, ensuring they are well-prepared for the opportunities and challenges of modern life.

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About You

You are a passionate and motivated individual with experience in delivering personal development, PSHE, or wellbeing-related content to young people, including apprentices. You have a strong understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing 16–18-year-olds today—such as digital safety, relationships, and mental health—and are committed to supporting them in making positive life choices. Ideally, you hold a relevant qualification in youth work, health education, or teaching and have experience working within a post-16 or further education environment. Your knowledge of the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework, particularly around Participation and Development, enables you to design and deliver high-quality, impactful learning experiences.

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The Benefits

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 19.9% employer contribution
• Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
• TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
• Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
• Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
• Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
• Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
• Continuous development and progression opportunities

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process. If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reasonable adjustments, or about the role, please contact us at [e-mail].

Safeguarding statement

DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An online search of the preferred candidate is completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

If you require visa sponsorship

Please note that unfortunately, this role is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system. Applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the Home Office website for further information.

Recruitment Agencies

We have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.

Job Description

£27,765 per annum (actual salary £23,343 per annum)