Trainee Personal Tutor - Health and Social Care

Paragon Skills; London; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate professionals to join their Trainee Personal Tutor program in Health and Social Care. This remote-based role offers the opportunity to inspire and guide learners through their qualifications while developing your own skills through comprehensive training. With a commitment to excellence and a supportive environment, you will play a key role in shaping the future of the industry. If you're ready to embark on a rewarding career and make a positive impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

8 Public Bank Holidays

Paid volunteering leave

Perkbox benefits

Recognition and long service awards

Paid qualifications in TAQA and AiET

Qualifications

• Experience in Health and Social Care at a senior or managerial level.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills – both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Motivating and driving learners to achieve their work-based qualifications.
• Supporting a diverse caseload of learners through their qualifications.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Motivational Skills

Adaptability

Self-Motivation

Education

Level 2 Functional Skills in English, Maths, and ICT

Level 3 in vocational area

Level 5 qualification in Health and Social Care

Job description

Trainee Personal Tutor - Health and Social Care

Company Description

Do you want a change of direction? Are you ready to inspire success and share your knowledge and experience with others and help shape the future of Health and Social Care industry professionals? Do you want to learn new skills, become a qualified trainer/assessor and embark on a journey of personal and professional development resulting in a rewarding career?

Paragon Skills are within the Top 10 Best Places to work, an Ofsted Grade "Good" provider and voted as the UK's number 1 training provider for the last two years by Rate My Apprenticeship, with a true dedication to the Care and Education sector supporting learners and employers nationally. We are committed to our 5 E's and proud to live by our pledge to deliver an outstanding teaching and learning experience to every learner, every time.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we are embarking on journey of exceptional growth and we are looking for passionate, energised and experienced industry professionals from Health and Social Care/Adult Care settings to be part of our Trainee Tutor programme and be one of our outstanding Personal Tutors.

Position

Location: Remote based opportunities - with occasional travel for learner observations and meetings

Vacancy Locations: Northeast, Northwest, Yorkshire and Humberside, East Midlands, West Midlands, London, Southeast and Southwest

Following the success of our first cohorts of Trainee Personal Tutors, we are looking for more Care industry experts to join us, so why not apply now to part of the next group of trainees.

As Trainee Personal Tutor, you will develop your training knowledge by completing our in-depth inhouse training programme and learn the skills to effectively deliver innovative and impactful learning to all learners. Whilst using your industry experience, knowledge, and passion for your chosen sector you will support a growing diverse caseload of learners as they progress through their qualifications.

Key elements of this role involve:

1. Participating in the Trainee Tutor programme and complete professional qualification including AiET and TAQA
2. Motivating and driving learners to achieve their work-based qualifications through outstanding teaching and learning
3. Maintaining a growing caseload of learners
4. Encouraging further progression for our learners onto high level qualifications
5. Completing impactful and consistent progressive visits and reviews with learners and employers
6. Ensuring learners are fully ready with a completed portfolio
7. Supporting learners to feel confident at the EPA Gateway
8. Continuously develop own capability and share best practice with your peers
9. Adhere to GDPR regulations and all internal information and data security policies and procedures

Requirements

What we need from you:

1. Minimum of Level 2 Functional Skills in English, Maths, and ICT
2. Minimum of Level 3 in vocational area for role and relevant occupational experience
3. Full UK Driving Licence, access to a car and ability to travel and conduct learner observations
4. Ideally Level 5 qualification in Health and Social Care
5. Experience of working within industry e.g. Health and Social Care at a senior or managerial level
6. Experience of delivering or engaging in training activity or knowledge sharing with colleagues
7. Experience of achieving targets and deadlines set without close supervision
8. Effective interpersonal and communication skills – both verbal and written
9. Knowledge of Equality, Diversity and Safeguarding
10. Strong personal drive and the ability to manage own time and meet challenges in a positive way
11. Flexible and adaptable to change with the ability to learn new skills
12. Self-motivated with the ability to plan own workload and diary effectively

We will be reviewing applications for this exciting opportunity regularly so please apply early to avoid missing out.

Other information

We have a number of benefits available as part of our Paragon Choices and all colleagues benefit from our standard benefits including;

1. 25 days annual leave (including Christmas and Birthday off) increasing with length of service and a holiday purchase scheme
2. 8 Public Bank Holidays
3. Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives
4. Perkbox – a suite of lifestyle benefits and wellness tools
5. Recognition and long service awards to celebrate our colleagues’
6. Paid for qualifications in TAQA and AiET

We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role.

To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.

Paragon Skills is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependent on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.