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The postholder will support learners to achieve successful outcomes and progression through tailored, engaging, and compliant learning experiences. This includes responsibility for planning, delivery, assessment, and learner support aligned to sector, funding, and awarding organisation requirements.\nKey Responsibilities and Key Performance Indicators\nResponsible for an agreed caseload of learners, providing them with high-quality training, coaching, mentoring and assessment to achieve their associated qualifications, in a timely manner.\nDesign and deliver individual and group-based learning across a range of delivery models (face-to-face, online, hybrid), ensuring training is aligned to Early Years sector standards, awarding organisation expectations, adult learning principles and contractual requirements.\nUndertake robust initial assessments to inform personalised learning plans, adapting delivery to meet the needs of adult learners with diverse backgrounds, learning needs, and starting points.\nPlan and sequence training sessions that are learner and employer responsive and progression focused, ensuring learners are equipped 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driving licence and access to vehicle/business insurance for travel (essential)\nBA in subject sector specialism (desirable)\nLevel 4 IQA qualification (desirable)\nLevel 5 Certificate in Education and Training (CET) or equivalent (desirable)\nIOSH Health and Safety at Work qualification (desirable)\nFirst Aid at Work qualification (desirable)\n Experience\n Recent vocational experience or history of industry related continuous professional development (essential)\nExperience of dealing with employers in a professional capacity (essential)\nExperience working with e-Portfolios (essential)\nMeeting targets for timely achievement (essential)\nWorking successfully as part of a team (essential)\nSupporting learners to achieve successful outcomes in a work-based environment (desirable) \nWorking with a diverse caseload of learners (i.e., Apprentices, Adult Learners, Commercial Learners) (desirable) \n Knowledge\nDeep knowledge of early years childcare practice practices (essential)\nKnowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies (essential)\nFamiliarity with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in adult education and development (essential)\nKnowledgeable in the use of ICT to support teaching, learning, assessment, and communication (essential)\nUp-to-date knowledge of the expectations of Ofsted, and subject knowledge and expertise that reflects best practice in the field or sector (desirable)\n Skills\nGood communication and interpersonal skills (essential)\nGood record keeping skills and attention to detail (essential)\nEfficient time management (essential)\nAbility to influence others (essential)\nAble to work flexibly and using own initiative (essential)\nHighly motivated and proactive (essential)\nAlways maintain a professional approach and act with integrity (essential)\nWe welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, 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