Educator, Training Instructor ​/ Specialist

Educator post in the Community Resilience department at SECAmb, the South East Coast Ambulance Service, covering volunteers across Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The work centres on planning and delivering training, coaching and quality assurance for volunteers and staff, and running CPR and defibrillator sessions for the public. Hours run part time within one division at 0.5 WTE, or full time across two, with occasional evening, weekend and cross-Trust work.

A Level 3 Award in Education and Training, or working towards one, is essential.

• Plan and facilitate training and mentoring for all grades of staff, including volunteers
• Support individual staff and volunteers with their development
• Maintain own competency to Trust standards
• Act as first point of contact for candidates on educational programmes and escalated concerns to programme leads
• Deliver induction, mandatory and annual update training to volunteers, plus continuing professional development programmes
• Support volunteers across Community First Responders, Chaplains, Retirement Associations, Community Guardians and public access defibrillators
• Deliver CPR familiarisation and defibrillator training to members of the public
• Coach, mentor and quality-assure volunteers, including non-patient-facing volunteers who deliver public courses
• Plan and deliver sessions, assess learners, give feedback and keep courses to a consistent standard
• Coordinate training with colleagues and external partners, maintain course logistics and improve programme quality
• Work flexibly, including evenings and weekends by agreement with line manager
• Champion best practice as a role model and help raise bystander CPR rates

• Holds or working towards a Level 3 Award in Education and Training (or equivalent)
• Three GCSEs at grade C or above, or equivalent such as GNVQ or NVQ level 2

• Basic knowledge of the underpinning theory of teaching practice
• Good understanding of the ambulance service and education environment
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development

• Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or equivalent)
• Experience of delivering clinical training programmes

• Option to join the NHS pension scheme
• Minimum 27 days' holiday a year, rising after 5 years' service
• Personal and professional development and training opportunities
• Salary sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes
• Access to occupational health and counselling services
• Award-winning wellbeing hub
• Access to NHS discounts
• Unsocial hours enhancements paid under Agenda for Change