Contract:
Temporary, Maternity Cover
Hours:
22.5
Location of post:
Skills & Training Unit, Tir Morfa Centre, Marine Drive, Sandfields, Port Talbot, SA12 7NN
About the role:
We are currently seeking a passionate and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Training Advisor in Hairdressing and Barbering. NPT Skills & Training Unit operate within Neath Port Talbot and across South Wales, delivering work based learning programmes, providing vocational training and learning. We work within schools and specialist units, with post 16 young people and employed apprentices across several sectors.
As a Training Advisor in Hairdressing and Barbering, you will support a range of learners across our projects and programmes in schools, our centres and out in our apprentices' workplaces to train, support and assess our learners to reach their full potential and achieve their goals and qualifications. This role requires a high degree of occupationally specific knowledge and requires you to have current and up to date hairdressing and barbering skills.
Your daily routine will:
* Design, plan and deliver training sessions both in centre and off-site, based on course or qualification requirements, providing engaging and informative resources and practical sessions, that supports a variety of learning styles and maximises impact and achievement.
* Assess and internally verify learner skills/competence and technical knowledge to recognised national standards and provide feedback appropriately to ensure learner achievement and development.
* Manage an allocated caseload of learners within the sector, ensuring they are fully inducted, reviewed, supported and meet the expectations of the programme.
* Ensure that you complete all required documentation in place for the monitoring and achievement of learner's goals and qualifications.
About you:
Do you have:
* A minimum of Level 3 in a vocational qualification (e.g. NVQ) in Hairdressing and Barbering
* A minimum of 3 years' experience working in the hairdressing and/or barbering industry in a salon or similar environment, with up to date and current knowledge of new styles, treatments and techniques
* Possess TAQA/A1 or similar assessor award
* Possess TAQA/V1 or similar or willing to work towards an internal verifier award
* Experience of delivering training to pupils, young people and/or adults either in a class environment or in the workplace
* Experience of delivering work based learning/vocational and knowledge qualifications and assessment/quality assurance of qualifications.
Competences and qualifications in beauty/beauty therapy would also be advantageous.
We would welcome those with experience in the following roles:
NVQ Assessor/IQA in Hairdressing and Barbering
Tutor/Trainer in Hairdressing and Barbering
About us:
We believe in rewarding and recognising our colleagues' efforts and achievements. We also believe that there's life at work and life outside of work. We want everyone to be healthy and happy and have the financial resources and support they need.
Choose to work for us and you'll be rewarded with a range of attractive benefits and support to help you live your best life.
* Hybrid working (in some roles) and flexible working schemes to improve your work life balance
* Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 22.4% employer pension contribution
* Enjoy a holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years& service (not forgetting the additional 8 bank holidays too)
* Access discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure
* Utilise the cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment
* Purchase a new car through Tusker salary sacrifice scheme
* Enjoy exclusive discounts at local and national retailers with the Smart Spend app through our staff wellbeing group.
If you would like to start a rewarding career with a company that values and invests in its employees and you have the necessary experience and qualifications, this could be your dream job and we would love to hear from you. For more information and to apply please visit