Trainer in Childcare

Are you qualified in Early Years to level 3 or above?

Do you have experience working in a Nursery Officer role?

Trainer in Childcare

Location - Rotherham

Salary - £24,873 (£20,167.80 pro-rata)

Hours - 30hrs per week

Permanent

This is a great opportunity to join an educational environment to become a key partner to learners and placement providers. You will work with learners to ensure they are supported to achieve their best, whilst developing long-term relationships with employers that will increase placement opportunities they can offer to learners.

A Day in the Life of a Trainer in Childcare

• Your role will be to assess learners in the employer setting
• You will assess the competency and knowledge of learners undertaking a range of childcare and teaching assistants and review the progress of each learner in line with organisational expectations to ensure timely completion of qualifications
• Additionally, you will undertake the required administrative tasks associated with the role, such as the coordination of tests and examinations and other record-keeping
• You will contribute to wider departmental duties including standardisation, and curriculum development and the role is key to contributing to the growth and new developments of apprenticeships to increase our numbers
• Actively carry out learner assessments and observations in Workplace settings using an electronic portfolio
• Be accountable for the carrying out of teaching and learning within the qualifications
• Mark learner work and give developmental and constructive feedback
• Set SMART individual targets to nurture learners' potential
• Track and record the progress of learners and provide regular updates to the Team Leader
• Take proactive measures to ensure that learners achieve their qualifications within the allotted time.
• Work as part of a wider team and contribute positively to recruitment, standardisation and ongoing improvement in quality and performance
• Contribute to the wider engagement with employers to maximise opportunities
• Participate in the provision of First Aid assistance if required
• As part of the Department of Childcare you will report directly to the Curriculum Manager
• You will play an active role in the curriculum team, working with key stakeholders such as Curriculum Team Leaders, Lecturers etc
• You will also build good working relationships with other key stakeholders in the study programmes such as Maths and English Team
• You will be able to adopt a flexible and proactive approach to supporting learners undertaking qualifications

Person Specification for Trainer in Childcare

• You will be experienced in a Nursery Officer role
• Must hold a current valid driving licence and access to own transport
• Will have had experience in assessing students in a childcare setting
• Will be awarded Assessor level, or willing to work towards it
• Must be qualified to level 3 or above, licenced to practice status
• Will have First Aid At Work accreditation, or be willing to train
• Will be organised and able to manage time/workloads efficiently
• Must have good IT skills, especially around the MS Office suite
• The ability to work within a customer-facing and customer-focused role is important for this role
• You’ll be able to cope with demanding customers internally and externally and will be able to use your communication skills to gain agreement and achieve customer satisfaction wherever possible
• Have the ability to demonstrate flexibility and teamwork
• Able to work in an organised and methodical manner
• Will have good use of IT skills/Google Classroom
• A Good understanding of the assessment process is essential
• Must be pleasant and helpful approach at all times
• Work professionally and confidentially with a high degree of integrity and flexibility.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people receiving education and training
• Able to work with and respect, personal or sensitive information and treat this data in confidence and accordance with the RNN Group Data Protection Policy
• Committed to a policy of equality which is relevant to all students, staff, clients and members of the public, regardless of race, creed, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age and disability
• Willing to undertake any training connected with the post
• Willing to undertake statutory training in connection with
• Safeguarding, Data Protection, Equality and Diversity and Prevent.
• Good sickness/attendance record in current/previous employment, college or school as appropriate, (not including absences resulting
• from disability)

To find out more about the position, please apply and we will be in touch to discuss the role in more detail.

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