Skills Trainer (Care & Support)

What we’re looking for:

Are you experienced in delivering high quality lessons/ learning programmes in a variety of learning environments including classroom based and online?

Do you have a teaching qualification or are you willing to train to become a teacher?

Do you hold a Level 2 qualification in English and Maths?

Are you experienced in working with the Ofsted inspection framework?

Do you have previous experience of teaching Care & Support qualifications, and apprenticeship standards or strong vocational knowledge and skills that allows you to be able to present to and coach peers?

If so, this role is perfect for you!

Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Skills Trainer (Care & Support) on a Permanent basis at our Westminster Bridge Road office.

Peabody is currently going through an exciting transition as we build our very own high performing learning culture- The Peabody Academy, that will be seen by all as a centre for innovation, skills, and quality.

After successfully joining the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers as an Employer provider, we are looking for ambitious people, with a passion for education, to join our Academy team to help shape and create the Academy from inception, through to becoming a centre of excellence to serve not only fellow Peabody colleagues, but our customers, peers and the wider communities.

A bit about the role:

As a Skills Trainer (Care & Support), you will be an expert in Care & Support practices and have the ability to plan for, teach, and support Apprentices and colleagues to complete training and achieve qualifications. You will provide pastoral tutorial support to bring about continuous improvement of the learner experience. Some of the key results for the role include:

Working with the Academy Team in achieving its vision and mission and developing and implementing Peabody’s Strategic Plan.

Consistently deliver high standards of teaching, learning and assessment, while effectively maintaining high levels of quality customer service at all times.

Deliver high quality lessons and tutorials in a variety of learning environments including classroom based and online.

Set a culture of high expectation of performance ensuring achievement of excellent standards in teaching, learning and assessment, and learner satisfaction.

Promote and facilitate a culture of continuous professional development and improvement across the organisation.

Enrich the experience of learners through the development of timely, innovative, and creative approaches to learning that meet organisational skill requirements and employee aspirations.

This role will require an Enhanced DBS check.

A bit about us:

160 years after it was established, Peabody is one of the oldest not-for-profit housing associations in the UK.

The Peabody Group is responsible for more than 104,000 homes, with around 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties. We also have around 20,000 care and support customers.

Our purpose is to help people flourish, and we are getting closer to residents by taking a local approach.

We are committed to delivering a responsive and easily accessible repairs service and investing in our existing homes so they are safe and well maintained. Our retrofit projects will make thousands of our homes more energy efficient.

We work with councils and communities to promote economic inclusion, tackle inequality and poverty, and prioritise wellbeing.

Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:

Flexible and hybrid working (depending on the role)

Up to 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays

Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates

Two additional paid volunteering days each year

Family friendly policies

Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal

4 x Life Assurance

Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1

Are you ready to apply?

To be considered for the position of Skills Trainer (Care & Support), please click on the ‘’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.

If you need to ask us anything else at all, feel free to drop an email to recruitment@peabody.org.uk and one of our team will be in touch.

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