Vocational Trainer - Health and Social Care in Colchester

This is a part-time position working 18.5 hours per week with a pro rata salary of up to £17,334 per annum.

Are you an experienced Health & Social Care professional looking for a role where you can inspire, support and develop the next generation of care professionals?

The Opportunity

Adult Community Learning (ACL), part of Essex County Council, is seeking a passionate Vocational Trainer to deliver high-quality Health & Social Care learning across Essex.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong sector experience who wants to share their knowledge, support workforce development and make a real difference to people working in adult care and children's residential care.

Whether your background is in nursing, residential care, adult social care, care management, workforce development or training, we'd love to hear from you.

Accountabilities

• Deliver engaging Health & Social Care training to adult learners and apprentices.
• Support learners working towards qualifications up to Level 5.
• Bring learning to life using your real-world sector experience.
• Work closely with employers and learners to help them achieve their goals.
• Create positive learning experiences that build confidence, knowledge and skills.
• Deliver both face-to-face and online learning across Essex.

Why Join ACL?

At ACL, we're passionate about helping people gain the skills they need to progress in work, learning and life.

Joining us means you'll:

• Help develop the future Health & Social Care workforce.
• Share your expertise and make a lasting impact.
• Benefit from flexible working arrangements.
• Join a supportive and experienced team.
• Be part of an exciting period of growth within apprenticeships and employer-based learning.
• Work for one of the UK's largest and most innovative local authorities.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Significant Health & Social Care sector experience. With subject specific qualification up to Level 3 (Level 5 desirable).
• Experience supporting, mentoring, training or developing others.
• Knowledge of Adult Care and/or Children's Residential Care.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• A passion for helping others learn and develop.

Desirable

• Teaching, training and/or assessment qualifications.
• Experience delivering qualifications or apprenticeships.
• Experience of further education or work-based learning.

What Makes This Role Different?

This role gives you the opportunity to continue making a difference in the Health & Social Care sector without the pressures of frontline delivery.

You'll use your expertise to support learners, develop future professionals and help strengthen the care workforce across Essex.

Apply today and help transform lives through learning.

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Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.

In March 2026, Greater Essex was accepted on to the devolution priority programme, where we will work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority. You can read more about these changes, and what this may mean for this role, on our careers site.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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