About the RoleThe role of the Work Based Trainer (Functional Skills) is to support, deliver, and assess Maths and English Functional Skills for individual learners and groups, ensuring timely achievement at Levels 1 and 2. The post focuses on inspiring learners to achieve outstanding success and progression within their apprenticeship programmes, while maintaining high expectations, standards, and mutual respect. A key aspect of the role is monitoring learner progress and engaging with employers, learners, and internal teams to support positive outcomes.
ResponsibilitiesThe Work Based Trainer is responsible for planning and delivering high-quality teaching, learning, assessment, and support that promotes excellent attendance, retention, and achievement. This includes conducting initial assessments, preparing learning plans and delivery schedules, tracking learner progress through college systems, and reporting progress to relevant managers. The role also involves organising additional learner support, coordinating and booking assessments, delivering training across college campuses and employer premises, contributing to quality assurance and improvement processes, and maintaining accurate records and administration. Safeguarding, equality and diversity, health and safety, and active participation in professional development and observation processes are integral to the responsibilities.
Requirements- Qualified and experienced professional with a teaching qualification such as a Cert Ed or PGCE
- High-level subject knowledge in Functional Skills.
- A proven track record of successful delivery is essential, with experience in literacy or numeracy delivery and confidence using IT for remote learning being desirable.
- Strong communication skills
- The ability to engage effectively with learners and employers, flexibility in responding to changing circumstances
- The ability to travel independently to meet programme needs. A commitment to continuous professional development, learner success, and college values is essential.
How to applyWe strive in offering an inclusive and accessible recruitment and interview process to all candidates. Should you have any questions at all, or require any support with reasonable adjustments, please contact recruitment@hsdc.ac.uk and a member of our team will respond as soon as possible.
For more information on the position itself, please connect with Chris Richards at chris.richards@hsdc.ac.uk for any queries. Please note, we appreciate the value of each applicant but kindly ask that you complete an application form as we do not accept CV's.
