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Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust; Swansea; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Welsh Ambulance Services NHS University Trust seeks a dedicated learner support professional to coordinate Essential Skills qualifications across Apprenticeships. You will deliver training, plan learning activities, and use diagnostic results to tailor learner support.

You will work with the Workforce Education & Development Team, reporting to the Digital Learning Manager, to meet delivery targets for levels 2–3 Essential Skills and related qualifications.

Qualifications

• Must hold Level 2 Essential Skills qualifications or equivalent.
• Experience delivering literacy and numeracy teaching to learners.
• Knowledge of Welsh language is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Organise and deliver training, assessments and workshops to enable learners to achieve regulated qualifications.
• Plan and deliver effective learning, teaching and assessment using varied methods to enhance the learning process.
• Support Essential Skills delivery across Apprenticeship programmes and track learner progress.
• Provide feedback to learners via OneNote to support meaningful reviews.
• Communicate regularly with apprenticeship line managers to maintain engagement in the learning process.
• Develop links with operational managers to encourage enrolment on essential skills programmes.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Digital Literacy

Digital Skills for Business

Welsh language desirable

Job description

You will work collaboratively across the Trust to communicate learner progress and ensure timely completion of Essential Skills Qualifications. This role fits within the Workforce Education & Development Team reporting to the Digital Learning Manager.

• Organise and deliver training, assessments, workshops with centre based/virtual activities to enable learners to achieve regulated qualifications.
• Plan and deliver effective learning, teaching and assessment by using a range of methods to effectively enhance the learning process.
• Support Essential Skills delivery across Apprenticeship programmes.
• Use results of diagnostic assessments to plan learner support and delivery.
• Meet delivery, marking and submission targets for Essential Skills Qualifications, as agreed with Digital Learning Manager/Head of Workforce Education and Development.
• Assess, support and develop learners' Literacy, Numeracy, Digital Literacy and Digital Skills for Business through delivery of qualifications and enrichment activities.
• Provide peer support to fellow assessors on delivery of Essential Skills and assessments.
• Enable learners to share responsibility for their own learning/assessment and empower them to set challenging goals and targets to evaluate their own progress.
• Provide feedback to the learners through OneNote to ensure meaningful reviews take place.
• Communicate regularly and professionally with apprenticeship line managers to maintain good relationships and engagement in the learning process. Develop links with operational managers to encourage enrolment on essential skills programmes as appropriate.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. The role involves the delivery and assessment of Essential Skill and equivalent qualifications including Literacy, Numeracy, Digital Literacy and Digital Skills for Business (levels 2 - 3), alongside supporting learners working towards Apprenticeship programmes whose initial assessment results may range from Entry level 3 to L3. Welsh Ambulance Services NHS University Trust is committed to promoting the Welsh language for both staff and learners, and whilst it is not considered essential criteria, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role. Minimum L2 Essential Skills in Application of Number, Communication, Digital Literacy or legacy equivalent Level 5 Certificate in Teaching Adults or equivalent experience. Knowledge of how to support learners with additional learning needs. Level 4 Certification in Internal Quality Assurance. Certificate for Essential Skills Practitioner. Minimum L3 Advice and Guidance or Coaching and Mentoring, or equivalent experience.

Skills and Attributes Essential: Effective applied Digital Literacy skills across the M365 environment. Experience Desirable: Experience of working within Work Based Learning.

Why join us

Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world‑class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high quality care, wherever and whenever we're needed. The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities and disability groups. Careers within the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are diverse and varied, with opportunities arising right across the service. Whatever your skills and background, you're sure to find a career with us which is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.