Trainer / Assessor – Business & Operational Management
- Recruiter
- Blue Octopus
- Location
- Stockport, Greater Manchester
- Salary
- £20,000 - £28,000 per annum, pro-rata
- Posted
- 27 Sep 2021
- Closes
- 25 Oct 2021
- Ref
- BLUT117886
- Sectors
- Education & Teaching, Training
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
Permanent, Part Time (2.5 days per week)
Juniper is an independent established training provider who have been assisting young people to move forward and achieve for 35 years. Delivering Traineeships, Study Programmes and Apprenticeships we help young people across the country to take positive steps forward in their lives.
As a Trainer / Assessor, you will deliver engaging and effective training sessions to groups of apprentices as well as on a one-to-one basis. Planning and facilitating schemes of work, you will ensure that the training you deliver is inspiring and meets the criteria and standards for apprenticeships. You will also teach English and Maths Functional Skills up to Level 2.
The Assessing side of the role means you’ll conduct and use initial assessment effectively and set apprentices appropriate, but challenging, targets and goals. You’ll assess apprentices’ portfolio’s and provide regular supporting, development feedback.
We’re looking for an individual who has a positive, bubbly and engaging personality and who can successfully deliver training sessions in group settings and on a one-to-one basis. With a good understanding of Apprenticeship programmes, you will be able to build rapport with target groups and retain their attention during training sessions. Highly motivated and able to work well under pressure, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to assess work and complete observations against standards and criteria.
If successful in this post, you will be required to gain a Level 3 teaching qualification and a Level 3 qualification in English and/or Maths within six months of your appointment if you do not already hold these.
A full UK driving licence and access to a car is also essential.
The welfare of our students is paramount therefore the successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check.
- Generous paid holidays – 25 days to start with, increasing by length of service up to 30 days
- A flexible holiday scheme – allows you to buy up to 10 days holiday, or sell up to 5 days holiday (based on full-time)
- An extra day off to celebrate your Birthday
- J-Fit – a scheme where employees participate in 3 x 45 minute exercise activities each week for a year, your reward…..an additional working weeks annual leave!
- A contributory pension scheme
- Childcare vouchers; cycle to work scheme
- Excellent working hours – our core business hours are 8.30 am – 4.30 pm, but we appreciate the importance of a good work-life balance and try to accommodate atypical working patterns wherever possible
- An annual conference and team building day
- Extensive training opportunities – both internally and externally, accredited qualifications and a comprehensive competency training plan
- Regular reviews and development planning to support career development
- The opportunity to take part in social events / support local charities
- Employee involvement – we ask for your feedback via surveys, focus groups and programme development and really do listen!
- And of course, to work with some of the best people in the business and the opportunity to change lives.