Training Support Officer in Bristol

Location: Homebased or Southwest Area Office BS3 2NS

Contract: Part time two days / 14 hours per week fixed term until 31 December 2026

Salary: £10,600 per annum pro rata (£26,500 full time equivalent)

Closing Date: 18 January 2026

Interview: w/c 26 January 2026

The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development.

About the role:

This role provides tactical and targeted support to our District teams as we seek to enable our volunteers to deliver training to both cadets and volunteers in line with the Sea Cadets Learning Strategy. This post is responsible for supporting the delivery of the district training including Royal Marine Cadet (RMC) training activity at Troop level. The work location can be flexible (home or office-based) requiring regular evening and weekend working supporting our volunteers by attending virtual meetings and delivering online training.

Responsibilities:

• To provide functional support to our area Training Managers and District and RMC Troop Teams ensure the district training plans are delivered amended as necessary throughout the year to the training plan and in line with identified training needed to best support the delivery of the Sea Cadet Experience.
• To support specific District Teams including the District Training Officer (DTO), District Recreational Officer / Deputy District Officer (DRO / DDO), District Staff Officers (DSO) and RMC Troop Commanders (Trp Cdr) identified as requiring support under our change management process.
• To work closely with all District Officers to increase the number of certificated current and competent instructors and develop the capability and capacity of District Instructors to deliver training to cadets and volunteers across all Districts.
• To support the ATOs / DTOs / RMC Troops in all training matters (including uniformed and unit management teams) with a specific focus on Districts / Troops that need support.
• Support our Programmes and Virtual Training Manager with the co-ordination of the delivery of appropriate MSSC and other approved training packages (including BTEC Duke of Edinburgh's Award) appropriate to the age and experience of cadets across the organisation.
• Work under the leadership of our Assistant Director Sea Cadet Learning monitor performance against set targets set by the National Support Centre to ensure equitable access for cadets and adults to the Sea Cadet Experience.

Requirements:

• Experience in working with youth groups and awareness and understanding on the challenges young people face.
• Experience in coordinating and supporting a programme of training activity.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring volunteers.
• Experience of drawing data to create support plans for delivery of activity.
• Experienced trainer with the ability to deliver engaging and impactful training.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per annum pro rata for part time employees increasing with length of service
• Hybrid working for many roles
• Volunteering Leave
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to the Marine Society Digital Library
• Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
• Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.

MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity and inclusion really matters to us so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer. We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC's values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire. All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.