Work Based Trainer (Functional Skills)

HSDC is recruiting for an encouraging and supportive Functional Skills Work Based Trainer at our South Downs Campus, with travel around Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and West Sussex to our learners’ workplaces.

Weekly working hours: 22.5

Woking weeks per year: 52

Salary Grade 4, Point 18 £30,052.34 (Actual Salary £18,275.07)

Contract type: Permanent/Fixed-term

HSDC is one leading college with three campuses at Alton, Havant and South Downs (Waterlooville). Our aim is to be the first choice Further Education college for students, staff and employers in Hampshire. We have a host of committed staff in a huge variety of roles, who are helping to make this happen. HSDC offers an open and supportive culture, nurturing and harnessing the talents and ideas of both our staff and students. Our colleagues can enjoy a range of staff benefits. These can be foundhere.

About the role

You’ll already be an experienced Functional Skills Trainer with at least two years’ experience and hold a Level 3 teaching qualification or above. You’ll also be teaching English, Mathematics and ICT as part of this requirement, so you’ll need to be fully conversant in all three categories. As our Functional Skills WBT, you’ll support all our apprentices on their way to successfully achieving Level 1 and/or Level 2 in Maths and/or English. You’ll make sure that learning is effective, well-resourced and interactive, and you’ll be committed to making sure our learners are well-rounded and confident.

Day-to-day duties

• Producing lesson plans, aims and objectives for classroom activities.
• Reviewing and producing quality teaching resources.
• Delivering English, Maths and ICT at Level 2 to all eligible learners, both at GTG and in the workplace.
• Supporting the team with stretch and challenge activities for all learners.
• Helping the team attain and maintain Level 2 functional skills.
• Tracking all learner progress.
• Making sure that your CPD and current knowledge base is relevant and up to date.
• Travelling to apprentices’ places of work to deliver training in either a one to one or group format.
• Running workshops in College as required.

Essential skills

• A Level 3 teaching qualification.
• Maths and English at Level 2 or above.
• Knowledge of using Microsoft packages, PowerPoint, is essential.
• Excellent people skills, and the ability to understand learning absorption.
• Understanding of and the ability to identify learning techniques for individualised delivery.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, expecting all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

HSDC actively promotes equity, diversity and inclusion at all levels, including its employees, students and customers. Ensuring that we are always recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues allows us to have a workforce that is representative of our students and the local community. Therefore, providing us with access to a wide range of skills and experiences.

Point of Contact: chris.richards@hsdc.ac.uk

Please note, we do not accept CVs as a form of application and so this email is only for queries.