Trainer Facilitator (Assessor for Early Years & Childcare) in Paignton

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Job title Trainer Facilitator (Assessor for Early Years & Childcare) Job reference REQ003337 Date posted 09/10/2026 Application closing date 03/11/2026 Location Paignton Salary £13,022.50 to £14,422.50 per annum Package Plus Excellent Benefits Contractual hours 18.5 Basis Fractional Job category/type Academic Attachments Blank Job description

Salary: £13,022.50 to £14,422.50 per annum. Plus excellent benefits

Contract Type: Permanent, Fractional. 18.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Location:Paignton, Devon

South Devon College has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Trainer Facilitator to support and assess learners across Early Years, Childcare and Supporting Teaching and Learning programmes. You will help learners achieve their goals while building strong relationships with employers and colleagues.

About the role:

You will manage a caseload of learners, assess their knowledge and competence, monitor progress and provide pastoral support. Working closely with employers and College teams, you will also develop placements, maintain accurate records and help ensure programmes meet quality, safeguarding and contractual requirements.

You will also:

• Manage and support a caseload of learners.

• Assess learners’ knowledge, skills and workplace competence.

• Monitor progress, conduct regular reviews and set appropriate targets.

• Provide pastoral support and promote safeguarding and learner wellbeing.

• Recruit learners and develop work placements with employers.

• Maintain accurate learner, employer and assessment records.

• Complete employer health and safety checks and monitoring visits.

• Contribute to quality assurance, moderation and programme improvement.

• Support marketing, recruitment events and employer engagement.

• Work with curriculum and apprenticeship teams to meet programme targets.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A Level 3 or higher qualification in Early Years and/or Supporting Teaching and Learning

• GCSE English and maths at grade C/4 or above, or equivalent

• Relevant experience in Early Years or as a Teaching Assistant

• Experience supporting workplace trainees, apprentices or learners

• Strong communication, administrative and relationship-building skills

• The ability to assess progress, set targets and work effectively under pressure

• A willingness to travel throughout Devon and the South West

• An assessor qualification, or willingness to work towards the relevant assessor and verifier awards

At South Devon College we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success.

In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as generous holiday allowance of 27 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.

The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities.

We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.

Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:

• 27 daysannual leave including the option to purchase additional holiday days;

• 1 additional day’s holiday for your birthday (does not have to be used on your birthday);

• 1 additional day’s holiday for every 5 years served;

• Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;

• Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;

• Teacher’s Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%;

• Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;

• Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;

• Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);

• On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);

• Employee Assistance Programmes;

• Access to Blue Light Card membership;

• Discounted travel schemes.

Closing Date:Midnight, Tuesday 3 rd November 2026

Interview Date:TBC

Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.

This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.

Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

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