ACL Senior Trainer - Family Learning in Chelmsford

A permanent, full-time position with a salary range of £33,711 to £39,659 per annum, located in Essex. This is a fixed-base role with some home-working and a requirement to attend other ACL sites 2-3 days per week, in line with business needs.

An exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner within the Family Learning team at Adult Community Learning (ACL) Essex. ACL Essex is Essex County Council's provider of lifelong learning experiences for Essex residents, offering qualifications to help people move nearer to, enter or progress within the workplace or gain skills to enhance life chances. The service focuses many of its programmes and activities on the hardest to reach communities within Essex.

The Senior Trainer leads teaching and learning within a defined curriculum area, ensuring high-quality delivery that meets learner needs and complies with the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) and council priorities. The role supports curriculum planning, quality assurance and continuous improvement, providing expert subject knowledge to shape provision and enhance learner outcomes.

The postholder will:

• Line manage trainers, promote inclusive practice and digital innovation, and use data insight to improve retention, achievement and progression, ensuring a consistently positive learner experience.

Role responsibilities include:

• Delivering high-quality teaching, learning and assessment within a defined curriculum area, ensuring compliance with the EIF and service standards.
• Contributing to curriculum planning and development to ensure programmes are inclusive, accessible and aligned to learner needs.
• Using key performance indicators (KPIs), Management Information Systems (MIS) and learner voice to monitor attendance, progress and achievement.
• Supporting the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) processes by providing accurate data and evidence of impact.
• Providing line management, mentoring and coaching to trainers to improve practice and promote inclusive approaches.
• Ensuring compliance with safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and health and safety requirements.
• Promoting digital innovation and effective use of e-learning platforms.
• Engaging with employers and stakeholders to support curriculum relevance and learner progression opportunities.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:

• Educated to RQF Level 5 or above (or equivalent by experience) in a relevant subject or teaching discipline.
• Teaching qualification such as Certificate in Education (CertEd), Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) or Diploma in Education and Training (DET).
• Proven experience of delivering high-quality teaching and learning in adult education, Further Education (FE) or work-based learning contexts.
• Knowledge of quality assurance processes and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong digital skills and ability to embed technology in teaching and learning.
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

Please note that the job role requires mobility throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and is committed to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job. We are also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers who meet the minimum requirements of the role.

As part of employment with Essex County Council, should your role require a DBS check, you will be required to register with the DBS update service. Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.