Job overview
Job Overview
Are you passionate about helping people build skills, confidence, and pathways into employment?
We are seeking an Employability Trainer/Assessor/Coach to deliver employability programmes that help learners overcome barriers, develop confidence, and progress into sustainable employment or further education. You will create a positive learning environment, support skill development, and connect learners with opportunities in the local labour market.
This hands-on role requires creativity, adaptability, and a genuine commitment to helping people succeed through education and employability support.
Your Role
As a Band 4 Employability Trainer / Assessor / Coach, you will:
- Deliver engaging employability training and workshops
- Support learners with CV writing, interview skills, and job readiness
- Work with individuals facing barriers to employment
- Monitor progress and provide tailored guidance
- Collaborate with employers and colleagues to create opportunities
What We’re Looking For
✅ Experience in training, coaching, or employability support ✅ Strong communication and facilitation skills ✅ Passion for helping others achieve their goals ✅ Ability to motivate and inspire learners ✅ Organised, adaptable, and learner-focused approach
Main duties of the job
Main Duties:
- Manage the successful learner journey of assigned individuals to ensure they complete their programme of learning on time.
- Deliver high quality training utilising a range of methods (e.g. face-to-face on site, or via Teams).
- Deliver engaging, learner-centred training that reflects the principles of adult education, including respect for learners’ experiences, self-direction, and practical application
- Use a variety of inclusive teaching methods to meet diverse learning styles and abilities.
- Collaborate to deliver innovative training solutions, helping the achievement of team performance targets and quality standards
- Continuously review learner progress and adapt delivery to ensure accessible, differentiated learning for adults with varying levels of confidence, literacy, and digital skills.
- Create a supportive and empowering learning environment that builds adult learners’ confidence, resilience, and motivation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Thorough knowledge of OFSTED, Awarding body, EPAO and DfE requirements.
Desirable
- Safeguarding and PREVENT knowledge and referral process.
- Knowledge of national standards
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a caseload of learners to gain timely achievement rates.
- Working knowledge of work-based learning, employability and related qualifications
- The ability to motivate and coach learners to meet achievement targets.
- Demonstrable current Occupational Competence
- Experience of developing and implementing innovative learning activities and lesson plans.
- Experience in a range of initial assessment and diagnostic tools.
- Experience of working with adults in hard-to-reach areas who may face multiple barriers to education.
- Experience delivering training to adult learners, ideally in employability, skills development, or community learning settings
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
Desirable
- Experience of producing ILPs with SMART objectives for learners and maintaining them
- Experience of using digital assessment
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English, Maths, A-C or equivalent (Level 2 Functional skills)
- Minimum Level 3 occupational award(s) in occupational sector or equivalent
- Level 3 Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Assessor Award - D32/33 or A1
- Teaching qualification such as CET Level 4 or 7307
- Information, advice and guidance (IAG) Award or equivalent
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This advert is for Employability Assessor/Trainer/Coach with Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in SWB NHS Trust - Midland Metropolitan Learning Campus. It is listed as a Band 4 role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (N/A). The application deadline is 02 Sep 2026.
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