Training Specialist

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Paragon Skills are Ofsted Grade 2 “Good” and the UK’s Number 1 Training provider, with a true dedication to helping our learners succeed, and we are expanding our award winning people team.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do and we proud to be a gold standard for Investors in People, Investors in Young People, and Leaders in Safeguarding and be a disability confident employer. We are passionate, determined, and inspiring individuals who support our internal colleagues and thousands of learners and businesses nationally, so why not join us.

Position:

Location:Remote

Salary:£30,000 - 35,000

Due to continued growth and exciting projects to further enhance our L&D offering and support our outstanding colleagues. We are looking for an energised, passionate and experienced learning and development professional to join the people team as a Training Specialist.

In this role you will be integral in supporting our colleagues develop their professional capability and deliver upon our impactful and innovative Learning and Development strategy, by providing specialist expertise to our colleagues and driving the successful delivery of key projects.

Working in collaboration with the Learning and Development Business Partner and wider business you will support the enhancement of our teaching and learning, colleague induction and development opportunities for existing and incoming colleagues.

Key elements of this role include:

• Support the L&D Business Partner in delivering initiatives and programmes that shape continuous improvement and development
• Support with the creation, implementation and carrying out of assessments
• Analyse capability assessment results to identify current training needs
• Design innovative, engaging and impactful blended learning solutions
• Lead on the upcoming Graduate Personal Tutor programme including content build and delivery
• Design and deliver a suite of pedagogy training including but not limited to Award/Certificate in Education (AET/CET)
• Delivery of the Training, Assessing and Quality Assurance (TAQA) qualification in collaboration with our internal Quality team
• Support new colleagues during their induction
• Provide in-depth coaching and mentoring support to colleagues throughout their learning journey and beyond
• Drive a culture of continuous professional development and personal enhancement
  
  

Requirements:

Qualifications We Need From You

• Grade A-C GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent
• Minimum Level 3 Assessor qualification (CAVA, TAQA, A1)
• PGCE, Certificate in Education or equivalent training qualification
• CIPD Level 5 in Learning and Development would be beneficial
  
  

Experience and skills our ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of conceptualising, designing, delivering and evaluating innovative learning solutions both in person and remotely
• Experience designing and delivering AET, CET and TAQA programmes to a high standard
• Proficient in creating digital learning resources and CPD material including factsheets, webinars and online learning material
• Knowledge of Further Education or Work-based learning sector including funding and levy
• Confident in developing individualised learning plans to meet a diverse range of needs
• Ability to motivate, inspire and facilitate learning both remotely and in person
• Pedagogically astute and able to create blended learning content
• Effective presentation, delivery and communication skills both written and verbal
• IT Literate with strong experience in MS Office including Teams, PowerPoint and VLE/LMS platforms
  
  

Other information:

Paragon Skills is an inclusive, welcoming, and supportive place to work with a fantastic culture which supports each employees learning, development and career growth, and we are proud to offer a suite of Paragon Choices which are optional benefits including life assurance and income protection and core benefits below.

• 20 days annual leave - increasing with length of service and a holiday purchase scheme
• 3 Paragon Days for our Operational December Closure and 8 Public Bank Holidays
• Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives
• Perkbox – a suite of lifestyle benefits and wellness tools
• Colleague referral bonus payments
• Going for Gold - performance based incentive payment (up to 6k annually)
  
  

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.

We are Leaders in Safeguarding Gold and committed to the safeguarding, welfare and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependant 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 proud to inspire success and we can only do this by recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that is representative of the learners and clients we support, and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and actively promote equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.

We will be reviewing applications on a continuous basis so please apply now to avoid missing out on this opportunity.