Trainer Assessor: Residential Childcare - Manchester

To deliver high‑quality teaching, coaching, and assessment that supports learners to successfully complete their Level 4 & 5 Residential Childcare apprenticeship standards or employer‑based qualifications. The role will ensure all learners receive a stimulating, inclusive, and supportive learning journey, aligned to regulatory requirements and organisational values.

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.
• Ensure that assessment of learners’ starting points is used in planning and sequencing their training regarding knowledge, skills, behaviours, English and maths development.
• Develop individual training plans, in collaboration with employers, which provide support to learners to meet the content of, and effectively prepare them for, the final assessment/end point assessment.
• Ensure that all learners and employers are provided with a comprehensive induction programme.
• 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 available to them to support their progress.
• 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, where necessary.
• Maintain an electronic diary of sessions and visits to the learners in their workplaces, ensuring visits and interactions are planned in advance, adhering to the lone working policy.

Key Performance Indicators

• The progress made by learners over time, as measured by their performance, skills development, and achievement of specific learning outcomes from their starting point.
• 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 & Expertise

• Level 5 qualification 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).
• Level 4 IQA qualification (desirable).
• Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training (CET) or equivalent (desirable).
• IOSH Health and Safety at Work qualification (desirable).
• First Aid at Work qualification (desirable).

Experience

• Current/continuing involvement within the residential childcare / education and training sector (essential).
• Significant experience working as a Residential Childcare practitioner (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

• Up to date knowledge and competence of residential childcare regulations and practices (essential).
• A good understanding of and commitment to Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity Safeguarding and Counter‑terrorism legislation as it applies to teaching, learning and assessment (essential).
• Competent in the use of ICT to support teaching, learning, assessment and communication (essential).
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of the expectations of Ofsted, and subject knowledge and expertise that reflects best practice in the field or sector (desirable).

Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good record keeping skills and attention to detail.
• Efficient time management.
• Ability to influence others.
• Able to work flexibly and using own initiative.
• Highly motivated and proactive.
• Always maintain a professional approach and act with integrity.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

Contact Information

Please get in contact with recruitment@acorntraining.co.uk to discuss alternative options you may require, or alternative application methods.