Trainer/Assessor: Early Years - South Yorkshire
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £27,000 i £30,000 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 19 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | South Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Acorn Training LTD |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | Acorn 0403 |
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To facilitate learning, assess and improve the skills of learners, supporting them to achieve their apprenticeship or employer-based qualification, by providing high quality teaching, training, coaching, and mentoring and ensuring a stimulating learning and assessment experience.
Key Responsibilities and Key Performance Indicators
- Responsible for an agreed caseload of apprentices and employer-based learners, providing them with high-quality training, coaching, mentoring and assessment to achieve their apprenticeship standard, and/or associated qualifications
- Ensure that assessment of learners’ starting points is used in planning training regarding knowledge, skills, behaviours, English and maths development
- Develop and agree individual training plans to prepare for the final assessment/end point assessment
- Ensure that all learners and employers are provided with a comprehensive induction programme, confirming that employers know their roles and responsibilities
- Develop and implement effective training and learning strategies and activities,
- Provide training, coaching and assessment ensuring training meets standards set by Acorn Training and Awarding Organisations (AO), including complying with the relevant AO and Acorn Training quality assurance processes
- Ensure that off-the-job training is effectively planned and tracked as part of the individual apprentices’ training plan
- Actively support and encourage the continuous development of learners’ English, maths, and digital skills
- Ensure all learners have access to pastoral support
- Organise and plan assessment opportunities and regular review meetings with learners and their employer to set and review targets and progress
- Provide information, advice and guidance to learners and employers throughout their programme, ensuring that all learners are aware of Guidance and Wellbeing support
- Effectively manage timescales and be clear in setting and agreeing objectives and deadlines, monitoring training and assessment outcomes and achievement
- Carry out employer health and safety risk assessment reviews
- Maintain an electronic diary of sessions and visits to the learners in their workplaces
- Maintain accurate records for all apprentices and employers in electronic systems, ensuring that all interactions are documented
Key Performance Indicators
- The progress made by learners over time, as measured by their performance, skills development, and achievement
- The quality of feedback provided to learners, including its effectiveness in guiding their development and continuous improvement
- The standard and quality of teaching, learning and assessment practice, in both 1:1 and group delivered sessions
- The timeliness and level of learner achievement, including improved performance, increased knowledge retention, and enhanced skills acquisition.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Qualifications and specific training
- Level 5 in subject sector specialism (essential)
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) or equivalent. (essential)
- Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) or equivalent. (essential)
- GCSE grade A*-C (or equivalent) in English and Maths. (essential)
- Full, clean driving licence and access to vehicle for travel. (essential)
- BA in subject sector specialism (desirable)
- Level 4 IQA qualification (desirable)
- Level 5 Certificate in Education and Training (CET) or equivalent (desirable)
- IOSH Health and Safety at Work qualification. (desirable)
- First Aid at Work qualification. (desirable)
Experience
- Recent vocational experience or history of industry related continuous professional development. (essential)
- Experience of dealing with employers in a professional capacity. (essential)
- Experience working with e-Portfolios. (essential)
- Meeting targets for timely achievement. (essential)
- Working successfully as part of a team. (essential)
- Supporting learners to achieve successful outcomes in a work-based environment. (desirable)
- Working with a diverse caseload of learners (i.e., Apprentices, Adult Learners, Commercial Learners) (desirable)
Knowledge
- Deep knowledge of early years childcare practice practices. (essential)
- Knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies. (essential)
- Familiarity with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in adult education (essential)
- Knowledgeable in the use of ICT (essential)
- Up-to-date knowledge of the expectations of Ofsted (desirable)
Skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills. (essential)
- Good record keeping skills and attention to detail. (essential)
- Efficient time management. (essential)
- Ability to influence others. (essential)
- Able to work flexibly and using own initiative. (essential)
- Highly motivated and proactive. (essential)
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, ethnic or social origin, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, reasonable adjustments can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
Please get in contact with recruitment@acorntraining.co.uk to discuss alternative options you may require, or alternative application methods
To facilitate learning, assess and improve the skills of learners, supporting them to achieve their apprenticeship or employer-based qualification, by providing high quality teaching, training, coaching, and mentoring and ensuring a stimulating learning and assessment experience.
Key Responsibilities and Key Performance Indicators
- Responsible for an agreed caseload of apprentices and employer-based learners, providing them with high-quality training, coaching, mentoring and assessment to achieve their apprenticeship standard, and/or associated qualifications
- Ensure that assessment of learners’ starting points is used in planning training regarding knowledge, skills, behaviours, English and maths development
- Develop and agree individual training plans to prepare for the final assessment/end point assessment
- Ensure that all learners and employers are provided with a comprehensive induction programme, confirming that employers know their roles and responsibilities
- Develop and implement effective training and learning strategies and activities,
- Provide training, coaching and assessment ensuring training meets standards set by Acorn Training and Awarding Organisations (AO), including complying with the relevant AO and Acorn Training quality assurance processes
- Ensure that off-the-job training is effectively planned and tracked as part of the individual apprentices’ training plan
- Actively support and encourage the continuous development of learners’ English, maths, and digital skills
- Ensure all learners have access to pastoral support
- Organise and plan assessment opportunities and regular review meetings with learners and their employer to set and review targets and progress
- Provide information, advice and guidance to learners and employers throughout their programme, ensuring that all learners are aware of Guidance and Wellbeing support
- Effectively manage timescales and be clear in setting and agreeing objectives and deadlines, monitoring training and assessment outcomes and achievement
- Carry out employer health and safety risk assessment reviews
- Maintain an electronic diary of sessions and visits to the learners in their workplaces
- Maintain accurate records for all apprentices and employers in electronic systems, ensuring that all interactions are documented
Key Performance Indicators
- The progress made by learners over time, as measured by their performance, skills development, and achievement
- The quality of feedback provided to learners, including its effectiveness in guiding their development and continuous improvement
- The standard and quality of teaching, learning and assessment practice, in both 1:1 and group delivered sessions
- The timeliness and level of learner achievement, including improved performance, increased knowledge retention, and enhanced skills acquisition.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Qualifications and specific training
- Level 5 in subject sector specialism (essential)
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) or equivalent. (essential)
- Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) or equivalent. (essential)
- GCSE grade A*-C (or equivalent) in English and Maths. (essential)
- Full, clean driving licence and access to vehicle for travel. (essential)
- BA in subject sector specialism (desirable)
- Level 4 IQA qualification (desirable)
- Level 5 Certificate in Education and Training (CET) or equivalent (desirable)
- IOSH Health and Safety at Work qualification. (desirable)
- First Aid at Work qualification. (desirable)
Experience
- Recent vocational experience or history of industry related continuous professional development. (essential)
- Experience of dealing with employers in a professional capacity. (essential)
- Experience working with e-Portfolios. (essential)
- Meeting targets for timely achievement. (essential)
- Working successfully as part of a team. (essential)
- Supporting learners to achieve successful outcomes in a work-based environment. (desirable)
- Working with a diverse caseload of learners (i.e., Apprentices, Adult Learners, Commercial Learners) (desirable)
Knowledge
- Deep knowledge of early years childcare practice practices. (essential)
- Knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies. (essential)
- Familiarity with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in adult education (essential)
- Knowledgeable in the use of ICT (essential)
- Up-to-date knowledge of the expectations of Ofsted (desirable)
Skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills. (essential)
- Good record keeping skills and attention to detail. (essential)
- Efficient time management. (essential)
- Ability to influence others. (essential)
- Able to work flexibly and using own initiative. (essential)
- Highly motivated and proactive. (essential)
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, ethnic or social origin, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, reasonable adjustments can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
Please get in contact with recruitment@acorntraining.co.uk to discuss alternative options you may require, or alternative application methods