At a Glance
- Tasks: Support learners in their Early Years apprenticeships and create tailored solutions for their success.
- Company: Join Realise, a leading training provider with a focus on quality and learner wellbeing.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday, flexible working, and a £1,000 referral bonus.
- Other info: Home-based role with travel, offering excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of learners while managing your own schedule.
- Qualifications: Level 3 qualification in Early Years and experience in managing a caseload.
The predicted salary is between 25929 - 32000 £ per year.
Realise are recruiting for qualified Early Years Trainer Assessors, covering learners in the Manchester region. As a Trainer, your focus will be to support learners to reach their goals through their Early Years Level 2, 3 or 5 apprenticeships or ASF short courses. As the first point of contact for your learners you will provide the support they need to flourish through their learning journey with Realise.
Your key responsibilities are likely to be:
- Supporting a caseload of 45 learners across your region, face to face and remotely
- Delivering a range of award-winning qualifications
- Creating appropriate solutions for your learners to ensure that they have the best experience possible and develop their interests and career
- Utilising our e-portfolio system to effectively manage the learner journey
This is a home-based role, with travel required within approx. 45 miles radius to visit learners and employers. Around 70% of your week will be spent on the road, but as you’ll manage your own diary, you’ll have flexibility in how you plan your time.
The Salary:
- If you are a Trainee with no teaching or assessing qualifications - £28,500
- If you are qualified Trainer and can deliver Level 3 - up to £29,000
- If you are qualified Trainer and can deliver Level 5 - up to £30,000
- You can also earn up to £160 bonus for each learner you refer!
The Benefits:
- 25 days holiday plus public and bank holidays
- Purchase scheme for up to 5 additional days annual leave
- Birthday and Christmas Eve off
- Flexible working
- Health Shield scheme
- Life insurance
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Sick pay
- Bereavement leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- £1,000 Employee referral bonus scheme
About You:
- A Level 3 qualification in Early Years, or equivalent is essential
- Significant occupational competency in an Early Years setting
- An assessing qualification (e.g., TAQA/A1/D32/33,CAVA) would be advantageous
- A teaching qualification (e.g., AET, PTLLS) would be advantageous
- Experience in building and managing your own caseload.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- IT competent with working knowledge of Microsoft Office
What Happens Next?
- The Realise Recruitment team will be in touch, regardless of the outcome.
- Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.
- You can expect a one-stage interview process for this position, which will compromise of a one-hour formal interview, likely on Teams, where we will ask you a series of competency and behavioural questions, followed by a short microteach.
- As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.
About Us:
- Realise Early Years is a leading specialist training provider, delivering high-quality programmes shaped around what the sector truly needs.
- Our story is one of thoughtful, sustainable growth. In recent years we’ve expanded into new regions, strengthened employer partnerships, and developed innovative curriculum offers – all carefully planned and rooted in quality, with learners, settings, children and families at the heart of what we do.
- Our vision is simple: to create outstanding practitioners, educators and leaders. Our Senior Leadership Team brings over 150 years of combined early years experience, with leaders who have grown from apprentices to sector experts.
- We promote the wellbeing of our learners and employees and are fully committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and fulfilling our Prevent Duty obligations.
- All successful applicants will undergo a DBS and online search check at offer stage. Proof of qualifications and Right to Work in the UK is required.
- Realise has been in business for over 35 years, growing from our Sheffield roots to over 500 employees nationwide, and we’re proud to be part of the AQA charity group.
Early Years Trainer in Manchester employer: Realise Training Group
Realise is an exceptional employer for Early Years Trainers, offering a supportive and flexible work environment that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth. With a commitment to delivering high-quality training programmes, employees benefit from generous holiday allowances, a comprehensive health scheme, and opportunities for career advancement within a thriving organisation. The home-based role allows for autonomy in managing your schedule while making a meaningful impact on learners' lives across the Manchester region.
