South Hampshire College Group
Professional Trainer -Adult ESOL
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At South Hampshire College Group, we believe education changes lives. We're looking for a passionate and motivated Professional Trainer - Adult Learning to join our Adult and Work-Based Learning team, helping adult learners gain the skills, confidence, and qualifications they need to succeed.
If you're an experienced trainer, teacher, assessor, or industry professional who enjoys inspiring others and making a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
As a Professional Trainer, you will be responsible for the delivery, assessment, and ongoing development of adult learning programmes. You'll support learners from their initial enquiry and enrolment through to successful completion, ensuring they receive high-quality training and an outstanding learning experience.
Working across classroom, workshop, blended, and online environments, you will engage, motivate, and challenge learners to achieve their goals while meeting the requirements of awarding organisations, employers, and funding bodies.
Based primarily at our Eastleigh campus, this role will also require flexibility to travel and deliver training across the wider College Group, including our Southampton and Fareham campuses, as well as employer premises and other delivery locations as required.
Duties
- Deliver engaging theory and practical training sessions.
- Support learner recruitment, interviews, enrolment, and induction activities.
- Develop and enhance learning materials and programme content.
- Monitor learner progress, attendance, and achievement.
- Prepare learners for assessments and provide constructive, developmental feedback.
- Assess learner work and maintain accurate programme documentation.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with employers and external stakeholders.
- Support learners with additional learning needs in partnership with specialist teams.
- Deliver masterclasses, online sessions, and commercial training programmes where required.
- Contribute to quality assurance, programme evaluation, and continuous improvement activities.
- Promote a positive learning culture that encourages ambition, resilience, and career success.
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Qualifications
Desirable qualifications include:
- Teaching qualification (AET, CET, DET, PGCE, or equivalent).
- Assessor qualification.
- Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualification.
- Relevant vocational or professional qualifications within your specialist area.
Experience
We are looking for candidates who have:
- Experience delivering training, teaching, coaching, or assessing adults.
- Experience supporting learners to achieve qualifications and career goals.
- Experience tracking learner progress and maintaining accurate records.
- Experience within Further Education, Adult Learning, Apprenticeships, or Work-Based Learning (desirable).
- Experience developing learning materials and delivering engaging training programmes.
- Experience working with employers and external stakeholders (desirable).
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Ideal Attributes
The successful candidate will:
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Be passionate about supporting learners to achieve their potential.
- Demonstrate strong organisational and administrative abilities.
- Be adaptable and confident delivering training in a variety of settings.
- Be able to motivate, inspire, and challenge learners to succeed.
- Have a learner-focused approach and commitment to outstanding customer service.
- Be proactive, innovative, and committed to continuous improvement.
- Build positive and productive relationships with learners, employers, and colleagues.
- Share South Hampshire College Group's values and commitment to educational excellence.
About Us
The South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) is a dynamic, purpose-driven Further Education organisation with a commitment to Creating Better Futures for learners, employers, and communities within South Hampshire and beyond.
We pride ourselves on living our values - Collaborative, Inclusive, and Aspirational. We also understand the difference exceptional employees can make to us delivering outstanding results, and we are always seeking to attract talent who can add value and who will be proud to be part of our growing organisation.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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