Employability Trainer/Tutor

The Role

We are recruiting for an Employability Trainer (Tutor) to deliver high impact, engaging and interactive employment skills to groups of participants and individuals via 1-2-1's and workshops. The groups will require focussed skills training such as CV writing, transferable skills analysis, job search and interview skill preparation to help them move on to achieve and sustain new employment.

• Salary: Starting salary £27,642, rising to £29,407 (upon successful completion of your 9-month probationary period)

• Location: This role provides support across three of our offices: Preston, Blackburn and Skelmersdale. Candidates must be willing and able to work across all locations, as this is an essential and non-negotiable requirement of the position. Travel expenses will be covered for journeys to offices other than your designated base location.

You will.....

• Facilitate face to face and digital employability sessions to groups of participants and individuals via 121 tutoring and coaching.
• Select appropriate facilitation methods or activities, design and develop interventions which meet participant requirements to develop realistic job goals and career paths
• Manage participants both face to face and virtually, encouraging participation and ongoing engagement with employability interventions
• Work collaboratively with operational teams to offer high impact and engaging training solutions to meet a range of participants needs including mock interviews, ‘how to’ sessions and other work preparation activities
• Meet personal performance targets, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and all Quality and Compliance measures by delivering high quality employability provision to participants, both remotely and face to face
• Provide advice, guidance, and challenge where appropriate to develop customer’s capability in the recruitment process ensuring they have the necessary skills and confidence to secure realistic job goals

About you…

Can you embrace our company values which are Kindness, Respect, Integrity, and Innovation?

• Experience of delivering high impact, engaging and interactive group training sessions
• Experience of working in a customer focused, results driven environment
• Experience of providing group support and coaching to individuals with the ability to constructively challenge where needed.    

Desirable:

• A recognised Teaching or Training qualification (PTLLS, CELTA, ESOL)
• Knowledge of recruitment legislation and the local labour market
• Knowledge and experience of the employability sector.

Key Competencies:   

• Adaptability
• Results focused
• Customer centric
• Rapport building
• Resilience
• Quality & compliance.

Here’s what makes Fedcap a rewarding career…

At Fedcap, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive and rewarding benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance:

• 33 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell additional days
• £500 annual benefits scheme to spend at over 900 retailers
• Cycle to Work scheme open all year round
• Pension scheme with up to 5% employer match
• Free life assurance worth 4x your salary
• Health & wellbeing support, including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
• Digital gym, mindfulness resources, virtual GP and more

About Us

Fedcap UK (part of The Fedcap Group) is a not-for-profit organisation. Our mission is to improve economic mobility by unlocking opportunities that move the dial for individuals and communities. Internationally, Fedcap has nearly 90 years of experience, supporting over 245,000 people annually to help improve their economic well-being and their quality of life through education, health, employability and economic development practice areas.

Drawing on the experience and scale of the Fedcap Group, the UK delivers a growing portfolio of programmes, to deliver holistic solutions that meet local and national priorities and empower individuals to thrive.

We deliver leading employability solutions across a range of UK contracts and local frontline professional teams. Our services are more vital than ever before to individuals and their wider communities.

At Fedcap, we embed social value in how we work - from who we hire, to who we partner with, to how we deliver services that create lasting change. Whether that’s supporting a young parent into their first job, helping someone return after time away from work due to health or personal circumstances, or supporting a small business become more inclusive - our mission is to create impact where it matters most.

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