Employment & Skills Trainer

Job Description

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Reed in Partnership has been delivering public services since 1998. We are a British, family-owned company, whose mission has always been to positively transform people and their communities. This is reflected in our services, which we deliver to help people from all backgrounds and circumstances to change their lives for the better.

Who we are 

Reed's Employability Division aims to positively transform lives by helping individuals who are unemployed, economically inactive, or facing challenges such as health conditions, disabilities, or caring responsibilities to find sustainable employment. Through a wide range of tailored support services including one-to-one careers guidance, CV writing, interview preparation, and skills training, we have supported over 250,000 people on their journey into work. 

Our Restart Scheme, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), focuses specifically on supporting the long-term unemployed who are referred by their local Job Centre Plus. We provide them with up to 12 months of personalised support to enter or re-enter the workforce. 

What is the role about? 

The main purpose of this role is to improve the opportunities of adult jobseekers who access our Restart Scheme by coaching, training and upskilling them in order to boost their confidence, enhance their employability, and secure meaningful employment. 

Just some of your day-to-day responsibilities will include: 

Taking Ownership 

• Preparing and delivering high-quality employability training sessions to participants such as CV writing, interview skills, and identifying job goals 
• Maintaining a professional training environment classroom and course materials 
• Promoting courses to internal and external stakeholders to enhance submissions 

Being Fair, Open, and Honest 

• Assessing and evaluating participant progress and providing performance feedback to their Employment Advisers 
• Accurately reporting participant attendance and achievements 

Working Together 

• Collaborate with Employment Advisers to identify suitable courses for participants relevant to their needs 

To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with: 

• Ability to work to strict targets and with people from various backgrounds 
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills 
• Experience of working in the welfare-to-work or any other similar relevant sector 
• Background in preparing and delivering training courses 
• A minimum of 2 A-Levels or an equivalent Level 3 Diploma in combination with GCSE English Language Grade B or above (or equivalent Level 2 qualification). xwzovoh  If you do not possess this level of qualification you will be required to achieve a Level 2 in a Literacy Assessment conducted at interview stage.

Desirable Qualifications 

• Recognised Teaching qualification such as PTTLS or PGCE 
• Ability to empathise with our members and motivate them 
• Passion for delivering excellent job and making long-term positive changes for our members 
• Resilience, creativity and adaptability 
• Willingness to travel locally (e.g. to deliver training/courses/meet Learners/Employers) 
• Fluency in a second language