ACL Senior Trainer - Health, Wellbeing and Creative
Permanent, Full Time
£33,711 to £39,659 per annum
Location: Essex
Working Style:
Closing Date: Tuesday 23rd June
*Please note this is a fixed-base role. Whilst you will be contractually based in your preferred ACL office (listed ), the role allows for some home-working and a requirement to attend other ACL sites 2-3 days per week, in line with business need.
An exciting new opportunity for an experienced practitioner within the Health, Wellbeing and Creative team at Adult Community Learning (ACL) Essex.
Adult Community Learning (ACL) Essex is Essex County Council’s provider of lifelong learning experiences for Essex residents. ACL Essex offers qualifications to help people move nearer to, enter or progress within the workplace or gain skills to enhance life chances. The service focuses many of its programmes and activities on the hardest to reach communities within Essex. ACL Essex learners have access to a diverse range of accredited and non-accredited courses which encourage creativity, healthy lifestyles, social inclusion and engagement.
The Senior Trainer leads teaching and learning within a defined curriculum area, ensuring high-quality delivery that meets learner needs and complies with the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) and council priorities. The role supports curriculum planning, quality assurance and continuous improvement, and provides expert subject knowledge to shape provision and enhance learner outcomes. The postholder line manages trainers, promotes inclusive practice and digital innovation, and uses data insight to improve retention, achievement and progression, ensuring a consistently positive learner experience.
The post holder will have proven experience in delivering and improving high quality teaching and learning, and deep subject knowledge relevant to their curriculum area. They will demonstrate excellent management skills with the ability to mentor and develop trainers and uphold high standards of quality assurance and compliance. They will show inclusive, learner-centered behaviours, confidently use digital tools to enhance learning, and collaborate effectively with colleagues to support continuous improvement.
Role responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.
Why Essex?
As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in . With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.
In March 2026, the Government announced that councils in Greater Essex will be reorganised into five new unitary authorities from April 2028. In addition to this, Greater Essex has been accepted on to the devolution priority programme, where we will work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority. You can read more about these changes, and what this may mean for this role, on our
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