Self-Employment Specialist In Work Support Trainer (Remote delivery within the South West)

Seetec Group Ltd.; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment support organization is seeking a Self-Employment Specialist to empower individuals through tailored support and workshops. You will assist customers in achieving their self-employment goals by providing one-on-one guidance and conducting effective training sessions. Ideal candidates should have strong self-employment knowledge and excellent communication skills. This position includes a competitive salary of £26,000 to £29,545 per year and benefits such as annual leave, healthcare cash plan, and pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off

Company Pension Scheme - 5% Employee 5% Employer

Employer Paid Healthcare Cash Plan

Annual Pay Review

Enhanced Maternity/Adoption and Paternity Pay

Free access to BenefitHub for discounts

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience delivering training or workshops in a business setting.
• Strong understanding of self-employment and small business development.
• Proven track record of helping customers achieve self-employment goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support to customers on their self-employment journey.
• Deliver workshops for skills in starting and growing businesses.
• Assist in creating self-employment knowledge sessions.

Skills

Self-employment knowledge

Coaching skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

IT literate

Education

Teaching or training qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Self-Employment Specialist In Work Support Trainer (Remote delivery within the South West)

Are you passionate about empowering individuals to take control of their careers through self-employment? Do you thrive in a supportive, customer-focused environment? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

We’re looking for a dynamic Self-Employment Support Adviser to join our team and play a vital role in helping customers progress on their self-employment journey. You’ll provide tailored one-to-one support and deliver engaging workshops designed to equip individuals with the skills and confidence to start and grow their own businesses.

Working closely with Employment Advisers, you’ll support customers who are preparing to launch their business and those who have already started and been validated as a business start on CMS. Your goal will be to help them reach a recognised programme ‘outcome’.

We’re looking for someone who has experience in delivering training or workshops, ideally in a business or employment support setting and has a strong understanding of self-employment and small business development. Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and is organised and detail-oriented, especially when recording evidence and outcomes.

In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range £26,000 to £29,545 p.a. (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
• Company Pension Scheme - 5% Employee 5% Employer
• Employer Paid Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
• Annual Pay Review
• Enhanced Maternity/Adoption and Paternity Pay Arrangements
• Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Tax Saver Commuter Tickets
• Refer a Friend Scheme

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 208282.

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.

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Location: Remote delivery covering the South West, with occasional office-based delivery

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

Closing Date: 10 October 2025

Key Responsibilities

• Meet personal job performance targets, including all Quality and Compliance requirements
• Progress to outcome an IWS caseload of participants using a variety of coaching strategies to help participants maintain and grow their businesses.
• Deliver high impact training solutions to meet a range of participant needs (e.g. how to complete Tax returns’, creating asset inventory and balance sheets, and other relevant activities to develop a business enterprise)
• Co-produce effective in-work support plans with participants, providing practical support to ensure they maintain and grow their business enterprise
• Work collaboratively with operational teams to progress participants
• Working with the operational teams and other appropriate stakeholders, participate in delivering specific self-employment-related events.
• Selecting appropriate facilitation methods or activities to meet the individual or group needs.
• Create and deliver tailored self-employment knowledge and skills sessions to customers within contracts that you are currently supporting.
• When required, market specific local programmes in order to help participants business enterprises grow
• Strive to maintain high standards of delivery, including participation in self-evaluation training observations
• Maintain files and participant records to the required compliance and quality standards

Skills and Experience

• Extensive proven track record of self-employment knowledge and experience
• Strong understanding of barriers to self-employment, with coaching and motivational skills to help customers achieve their goals
• Ability to work collaboratively across delivery and administrative teams to achieve targets
• Fully IT literate, with good knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience of maintaining accurate database records
• Dynamic, organised, and able to manage workload effectively
• Self-motivated and experience of delivering high performance target driven culture.
• Ability to present Self employment courses and workshops to customers and staff.
• Hands-on experience of running a business
• Teaching or training qualification
• Experience in data analysis, report writing, and creating presentations
• Experience of delivering services to meet contractual and quality standards

Additional Information

SEETEC is one of the UK’s leading providers of employability and health services, supporting thousands of people to move into employment each year. Committed to empowering people to better their lives, Seetec supports individuals from all walks of life to enter and progress in the world of work. We create and source jobs and opportunities, and by focusing on people’s strengths we raise aspirations and help them overcome their barriers to work and develop the skills that employers are looking for. Together, we open up a world of opportunity to individuals and organisations, supporting them with their aspirations today so they can thrive in the future.

Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.

Dependent on the role applying to you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under “About us”

Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.