Teaching Assistant & Early Years Trainer Assessor

Access Training (East Midlands); Nottingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Access Training (East Midlands) is seeking an experienced assessor/trainer to deliver high-quality Early Years & Teaching training. You will work with employers to tailor delivery, review progress and ensure qualification attainment across a varied learner cohort.

The role requires TAQA assessor qualification, substantial education experience, and a valid driving licence to cover local travel around the Nottingham area.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working within education settings.
• TAQA assessor award or equivalent.
• Grade C/Level 2 Maths and English.
• Driving licence and own transport.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver high-quality training to learners in collaboration with employers.
• Manage a caseload of learners and monitor progression towards targets.
• Review learner progress in workplace and off-the-job training and set targets.
• Complete required paperwork and maintain accurate records for quality assurance.
• Support learners and employers in achieving Maths and English qualifications.

Skills

Significant education experience

TAQA assessor award

Diary management

Target achievement

Education

TAQA assessor award or equivalent

Maths and English at grade C or Level 2

Teaching qualification

Level 3 Early Years & Teaching qualification

Job description

Responsible to: Early Years & Teaching Team Leader

Hours: Full time

Salary: £27,194 to £30,299 p.a. depending on qualifications and experience.

Location:Based in Nottingham with travel in and around the area.

Background:

Access Training is a well-established leading training organisation working in and around the East Midlands. We provide a range of employment related training including Full Time Programmes, Apprenticeships, Adult Learning Loans, Employability and work experience opportunities for adults and young people from diverse backgrounds, that will enhance individuals’ employment potential and qualifications. In our most recent Ofsted inspection we retained our “Good” rating and we are continuously developing and improving our provision.

Main purpose:

• Engage with employers to support learners throughout their training in Early Years & Teaching by reviewing and assessing their progress and ensuring they attend appropriate off the job training.
• To meet the needs of learners from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring they maximise their potential and achieve the skills, knowledge and competence required to succeed in their role and achieve a relevant qualification.
• To raise the achievement of all learners, reinforcing the company’s high expectations of learners regardless of their level and results.To ensure that they have stretching targets which maintain their motivation, are focused on the challenges ahead and to encourage lifelong learning.
• To challenge all practices and procedures within own role and throughout the organisation, to contribute to and ensure continuous improvement and quality.

Main responsibilities:

• To plan and deliver high quality training to learners, in corroboration with employers, that identifies individual learning needs, preferred approaches and prior skills and knowledge, to ensure maximum impact. This will include online group workplace sessions, 1:1 coaching, in-house training and ensuring that delivery plans are updated as necessary.
• To be responsible for a given caseload of learners in terms of progression and achievement in accordance with all contractual requirements.
• To review and record learners’ progress in the workplace and off the job, discussing and setting targets with the learner, the employer and others included in the learning process. To ensure the learners’ progress is in line with the other components of their Apprenticeship and delivery plan.
• To complete the necessary paperwork to both the company standards and those required in our contractual obligations with the funding agencies.To keep accurate records of assessments, planning Internal Quality Assurance and other documentation required by awarding bodies.
• To work with learners in conjunction with the English and Maths Trainers towards the achievement of Maths and English qualifications.
• To make good and effective use of ICT demonstrating active learning including use of an e-portfolio efficiently and effectively throughout the learner journey.
• To work to the quality standards and process requirements by Access Training and Awarding Bodies, attending standardisation meetings when required.
• Ensure all aspects of Equality & Diversity within the Early Years & Teaching Apprenticeships are delivered and keep up to date by attending any training and updates of Early Years & Teaching legislation.

Other responsibilities

• To ensure that Equality and Diversity practices are embedded in practice and promoted throughout in everyday practices with learners, employers, colleagues and other interested parties.
• To comply with Access Training’s Equality Opportunity, Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies ensuring that any issues are handled and referred appropriately.
• To contribute to the generation of new opportunities/business in general, ensuring that our provision reflects local communities.
• To keep up to date with changes and to take advantage of learning opportunities to develop skills, expertise and knowledge.
• To undertake any other duties/projects relevant to the post.

NB. The above job description sets out the main responsibilities for this position but should not be regarded as an exhaustive list of the duties that may be required of the post holder.

Person Specification

Applicants must have:

• Significant experience working within education, schools, teaching assistant provision, SEND support, pastoral support, or related educational settings.
• TAQA assessor award or equivalent
• A minimum of grade C Mathematics and English or Level 2 Functional Skills
• Driving licence and own transport

Applicants will ideally have:

• A teaching qualification.
• A Level 3 Early Years & Teaching qualification.

Applicants must have the ability to:

• Be able to manage own diary in an efficient and organised manner. Be aware of business needs and maintain a focus on timely and effective achievement of targets.
• Manage a diverse caseload; delivering in a variety of employers’ environments and locations; whilst maintaining an awareness of the needs of learners, employers and Access Training in terms of meeting targets and achievement.
• To produce Individual Learning Plans, monitor and review individuals and sessions throughout the programme. Be responsive to the needs of learners and be able to adapt the programme, to meet their needs, and ensure that what is proposed effectively addresses issues to ensure their qualification is achieved.
• Commit to the learner group, equality of opportunity in training and the aims of the programme. Have integrity, active listening skills, be innovative, flexible and able to work in a variety of environments, including handling pressures such as on occasions, disruptive or distressed people.
• Plan, produce lesson plans and deliver training sessions which will motivate, develop, stimulate and maintain the interest of mixed ability learners.
• Work as part of a team, able to liaise with departmental and other colleagues and help others when required. This will include liaising with employers, Awarding Bodies and end-point assessment organisations.