Trainee Personal Tutor - Health and Social Care (Ipswich) in Norwich

Do you want a change of direction? Are you ready to inspire success and share your knowledge and experience with others and help shape the future of Health and Social Care industry professionals? Do you want to learn new skills, become a qualified trainer/assessor and embark on a journey of personal and professional development resulting in a rewarding career? We are embarking on a journey of exceptional growth and looking for passionate, energised and experienced industry professionals from Health and Social Care/Adult Care settings to be part of our Trainee Tutor programme and to be one of our outstanding Personal Tutors.

Location: Remote based with travel for learner observations, 1:1s and team meetings. Vacancy Locations: Ipswich. Starting Salary: £26,500 delivering levels 2/3 - £28,500 delivering levels 4/5. Following the success of our first cohorts of Trainee Personal Tutors, we are looking for more Care industry experts to join us, so why not apply now to be part of the next group of trainees.

Key elements of this role involve:

• Participating in the Trainee Tutor programme and completing a professional qualification including AiET and TAQA
• Motivating and driving learners to achieve their work‑based qualifications through outstanding teaching and learning
• Maintaining a growing caseload of learners
• Encouraging further progression for our learners onto higher level qualifications
• Completing impactful and consistent progressive visits and reviews with learners and employers
• Ensuring learners are fully ready with a completed portfolio
• Supporting learners to feel confident at the EPA Gateway
• Continuously developing own capability and sharing best practice with peers
• Adhering to GDPR regulations and all internal information and data security policies and procedures

Requirements:

• Minimum of Level 2 Functional Skills in English, Maths, and ICT
• Minimum of Level 3 in vocational area for role and relevant occupational experience
• Full UK Driving Licence, access to a car and ability to travel and conduct learner observations
• Ideally Level 5 qualification in Health and Social Care
• Experience of working within the industry e.g. Health and Social Care at a senior or managerial level
• Experience of delivering or engaging in training activity or knowledge sharing with colleagues
• Experience of achieving targets and deadlines set without close supervision
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills – both verbal and written
• Knowledge of Equality, Diversity and Safeguarding
• Strong personal drive and the ability to manage own time and meet challenges positively
• Flexible and adaptable to change with the ability to learn new skills
• Self‑motivated with the ability to plan own workload and diary effectively

We will be reviewing applications for this exciting opportunity regularly so please apply early to avoid missing out.

Other information:

• 25 days annual leave – increasing with length of service and 8 bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Performance‑based bonuses
• Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives
• Recognition and long‑service awards to celebrate our colleagues’ milestones
• Perkbox – a suite of discounts, lifestyle benefits and wellness tools
• 3% matched Employer Pension contribution
• In‑person team meetings and 1:1s
• Enhanced Maternity leave after 2 years of service
• Income protection and Life Assurance
• Recommend‑a‑colleague incentive schemes – benefit £500 for referring great people to work with us
• CPD and training opportunities
• 4pm Friday finish with flexible working opportunities available
• Flexible and supportive team with a great culture
• Employee Assistance Programme, with a dedicated People Team to support all colleagues
• Paid for qualifications in TAQA, AiET, and more

We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role. To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team. Paragon Skills is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Depend on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.