Trainer Assessor

**Job Summary**:
Are you a driven, collaborative and target-driven individual with a strong belief in the ability of people to turn their lives around? Do you have a proven record of assessing vocational qualifications to adults facing disadvantage and the ability to support people who have multiple and complex needs?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a **Trainer Assessor **to provide a quality service to St Giles clients, peer advisors and staff while they work towards their Level 3 Certificate in Advice and Guidance and other vocational qualifications. You will engage and support individuals to achieve their qualifications and progress onto further opportunities and sustainable employment. You will also work as part of a larger Trainer and Assessor team which ensure excellent standards are maintained in terms of qualifications delivery.

**About** **St Giles Trust**

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

**About this exciting opportunit**y**

We will count on you to maintain and update all records required, including learner portfolios and monitoring systems in line with our policy and procedures and project requirements, provide timely monthly reports on progress against agreed outcomes and assist in preparing for OFSTED and other quality assurance assessments or inspections. Working constructively with colleagues to achieve project targets and supporting local community projects with advertising and recruiting are also key elements of the role.

**What we are looking for**
- Experience of working to targets and recording information and statistics to enable effective monitoring of performance against targets
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or equivalent assessor certification)
- Sound knowledge of the issues faced by project participants in accessing and sustaining training or employment and how these can be overcome
- The ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the issues faced by our client group and to support and motivate learners with multiple complex needs
- Impressive IT, relationship-building and communication skills, both verbal and written
- A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.

**As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be DBS Checked.**

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.