Training Advisor - Engagement
Job description
Contract: Fixed Term Grant Funded unti 31/03/2026
Location of post: Tir Morfa Centre, Marine Drive, Sandfields, SA12 7NN
About the role:
We are currently seeking a passionate and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Training Advisor - Engagement. 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. NPT Skills & Training are constantly developing their provision and are a growing team, providing many opportunities for staff to develop their own skills, experience and progress internally. Staff development programmes are available to staff to further enhance their career.
As a Training Advisor - Engagement, you will be required to ensure that learners undertaking vocational training and employment opportunity programmes are given appropriate support and guidance in order to achieve their full potential, in line with contractual agreements within a Work Based Learning provision.
The post will demand a degree of experience in supporting young people with a varied range of barriers to employability.
Your daily routine will include:
1. Undertake inductions, assessments, interviews and reviews with learners to develop an effective learning plan.
2. Design and/or deliver appropriate learning materials and resources to support enrichment sessions/courses/qualifications delivered at Skills & Training, completing assessments that meet awarding body requirements, where applicable.
3. Manage a caseload of complex learners, ensuring learners engage, develop and progress from their programme, according to their learning plan.
4. Support with identification of work placements, complete job searching and facilitating employment related activities such as visits off site, guest speakers etc.
5. Manage all documentation associated to your activities and caseload, ensuring that targets and deadlines are met timely.
About you:
You will have experience of working with young people, delivering sessions/courses/qualifications around employability and the barriers that prevent engagement and progression. You will have ideally worked with young people who may have additional learning needs/disabilities/health or neurodiversity conditions.
You will have a good knowledge of local employers and labour market trends to support employability development.
Do you have:
6. GCSE (or equivalent/higher) in Maths and English grade C and above/Level 2
7. A1/V1 awards/ TAQA and/or internal verifier awards or equivalent or a commitment to work towards them
8. NVQ Level 4 in Advice & Guidance or equivalent or a commitment to work towards them
We would welcome those with experience in the following roles:
Employability Tutor/Trainer
Lecturer in Employability
Assessor/IQA in Employability
Activities Co-ordinator
Enrichment/Life Skills Tutor/Trainer
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.
9. Hybrid working (in some roles) and flexible working schemes to improve your work life balance
10. Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 22.4% employer pension contribution
11. Enjoy a holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years& service (not forgetting the additional 8 bank holidays too)
12. Access discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure
13. Utilise the cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment
14. Purchase a new car through Tusker salary sacrifice scheme
15. 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 an informal discussion,