Trainer - Adult Skills in Birmingham

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AEB Trainer - Essential Employability Skills - Office Based with some travel, Birmingham.

Identify and assess individual learner needs and skills requirements by administering a series of robust pre-course assessments: including Maths and English, learning support, learning styles, soft skills, personal/career aspirations and subsequently developing a tailored individual learning plan (ILP) to address specific barriers and skills development needs.

Training will include personalised, accredited and/or non-accredited skills interventions with embedded personal, social and wellbeing development activities and wrapped around sectors of interest alongside the wider development, where appropriate, of English, Maths, Digital and Soft Skills. ILPs (including tailored action plans) will include SMART goals/targets.

Lessons must be planned effectively ensuring that activities are differentiated towards individual learner needs. Trainers should deliver outstanding training and assessment that effectively assists learners to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to better prepare them for further learning, sustainable employment and improved confidence/independence.

Job Duties:

• Administer screeners, initial and diagnostics assessments for each learner, and subsequently develop and maintain tailored ILPs (including action plans) to include SMART targets.
• Deliver accredited and/or non-accredited training programmes to 19+ Adults in any or some of the following subject areas: English, Maths & ESOL, Digital, Hospitality & Catering, Facilities, Business Administration & Customer Service, Logistics.
• Train, assess, motivate, mentor and support learners, assisting them to develop personal and social skills to better prepare them for work and independence.
• Undertake regular and meaningful reviews with learners to ensure they remain engaged in the programme, that they are progressing well relative to their initial starting point and any emergent needs are addressed.
• Plan lessons effectively and ensure that activities are innovative and differentiated towards individual learners.
• Deliver outstanding teaching, learning and assessment to learners.
• Promote and deliver training in accordance with qualification and centre guidelines.
• Identify and promote current job vacancies while providing tailored support to learners to help them progress into sustainable employment.
• Provide effective additional support to learners with additional learning needs (e.g. SEND, ESOL).
• Contribute towards the development, implementation and monitoring of key documents, policies and procedures e.g. Self-Assessment Reports and Quality Improvement Plans.
• Use MIS (including ILR) data to track learner progress against the ILP and KPIs and address any trends towards shortfalls via one-to-ones, action plans etc.
• Monitor learner’s attendance, progression and ensure all forms of teaching, learning and assessment for each element of the qualification is completed enabling candidates to meet the criteria for achievement of the chosen qualification.
• Maintain learner records accurately, both hard copy and electronically, and ensure all evidence for all visits is readily available and accessible for audit and quality purposes.
• Implement any improvements identified as a result of performance reviews and internal quality assurance.
• Promote and monitor the Prevent Duty, Safeguarding, equality of opportunity and safe working practices as defined by Maximus policies ensuring all mandatory training is completed.
• Ensure Maths, English, Digital, Soft Skills and PDBA (Personal Development Behaviour & Attitudes) themes are embedded into delivery as required or delivered standalone as needed.
• Take part in standardisation and team meetings and complete continuing professional development activities (including Observations of Teaching & Learning), as required.
• Maintain own professional/occupational knowledge, skills and experience, including formal training/networking with fellow professionals (including self-reflection).
• Encourage, undertake and respond to learner and stakeholder feedback, contributing to Maximus Training’s cycle of quality improvement.
• Undertake any other tasks and responsibilities appropriate to the level of this post.
• Work flexibly as required, which may require some working during evenings and weekends.
• Comply with all Maximus policies and procedures including all statutory responsibilities; including Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Prevent and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Hold a minimum of a Level 3 teaching qualification (PTTLS or equivalent, CTTLS) and, where required, subject-specific qualifications and/or occupational knowledge/experience to support the accredited/non-accredited training (Adult Education Budget - AEB) delivery to 19+ Adults in any or some of the following subject areas: English, Maths & ESOL, Digital, Hospitality & Catering, Facilities, Health & Social Care, Business Administration & Customer Service, Logistics.
• Level 3 Award Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement or equivalent - Essential.
• Level 4 Award in the Quality Assurance of Assessment Process and Practice or equivalent (desirable).

Individual Competencies:

• Experience of deploying motivational strategies to develop individuals.
• Proven experience of adult or work-based learning, teaching and assessment.
• Proven track record of delivering funded employability programmes (including accredited and non-accredited qualifications) with complex learners.
• IT literate in using a range of Microsoft Office programmes to include 365 products and modern digital technologies, i.e. Microsoft Teams.
• A track record of managing and supporting colleagues and learners face-to-face and remotely.
• Proven track record of working with the unemployed on programmes that facilitate positive outcomes (e.g. sustainable job outcomes, further education, volunteering).
• Ability to plan and organise own caseload and diary unsupervised.
• A strong team player.
• Excellent communication skills and experience of forging strong relationships with Internal & External Stakeholders.
• Experience of delivering services to meet contractual and quality standards.
• Able to meet and exceed retention and achievement targets for qualifications and progression outcomes.
• The ability to manage learner numbers in line with budgets and delivery profiles.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Reliable and capable of fulfilling the employment contract (including good sickness record) other than for legitimate disability absences agreed with the Company.
• Commitment to quality and customers.
• Full driving license / vehicle owner and willingness to travel across the Region.

MAXIMUS is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process.