Trainer Assessor: Residential Childcare

Overview

To deliver high-quality teaching, coaching, and assessment that supports learners to successfully complete their Level 4 and 5 Residential Childcare apprenticeship standards or employer-based qualifications. The role will ensure all learners receive a stimulating, inclusive, and supportive learning journey, aligned to regulatory requirements and organisational values.

• Responsible for an agreed caseload of apprentices and employer-based learners, providing high-quality training, coaching, mentoring, and assessment to achieve their apprenticeship standard and/or associated qualifications in a timely manner.
• Assess learners’ starting points to plan and sequence training for knowledge, skills, behaviours, English and maths development.
• Develop and agree individual training plans in collaboration with employers to prepare learners for the final assessment/end point assessment.
• Develop and implement effective training and learning strategies and activities, including resources to support learners in progressing toward successful completion of their learning programme.
• Provide training, coaching and assessment that meet standards set by Acorn Training and Awarding Organisations (AO), and comply with relevant AO and Acorn QA processes; present learners’ work for quality assurance as required.
• Ensure off-the-job training is planned, tracked, and monitored as part of the individual apprentices’ training plan.
• Support the continuous development of learners’ English, maths, and digital skills.
• Ensure learners have access to pastoral support and understand Safeguarding, Prevent, Radicalisation, Equality, Diversity and Fundamental British values.
• Organise and plan assessment opportunities and regular review meetings with learners and their employer to set and review targets, provide constructive feedback, and document progress.
• Provide information, advice and guidance to learners and employers throughout their programme, including Guidance and Wellbeing resources.
• Manage timescales, set and monitor objectives and deadlines, and track training and assessment outcomes and achievement.
• Carry out employer health and safety risk assessment reviews where necessary.
• Maintain an electronic diary of sessions and visits to learners in their workplaces, planning visits in advance and adhering to lone working policy.
• Maintain accurate records for all apprentices and employers in electronic systems, ensuring timely documentation of interactions.

• Progress of learners over time as measured by performance, skills development, and achievement of learning outcomes.
• Quality and effectiveness of feedback provided to learners.
• Quality of teaching, learning and assessment in both 1:1 and group sessions.
• Engagement and collaboration with stakeholders to ensure effective coordination of assessment processes.
• Learner and employer satisfaction with the teaching, learning and assessment process.
• Timeliness and level of learner achievement and knowledge retention.

• Level 5 qualification in subject sector specialism (essential)
• Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) or equivalent (essential)
• Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) or equivalent (essential)
• GCSE grade A*-C (or equivalent) in English and Maths (essential)
• Full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle for travel (essential)
• Level 4 IQA qualification (desirable)
• Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training (CET) or equivalent (desirable)
• IOSH Health and Safety at Work qualification (desirable)
• First Aid at Work qualification (desirable)

• Current and ongoing involvement within the residential childcare / education and training sector (essential)
• Significant experience working as a Residential Childcare practitioner (essential)
• Meeting targets for timely achievement (essential)
• Working successfully as part of a team (essential)
• Supporting learners to achieve successful outcomes in a work-based environment (desirable)
• Experience working with a diverse caseload of learners (desirable)

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