Job overview

The role involves the delivery and assessment of Essential Skill and equivalent qualifications including Literacy, Numeracy, Digital Literacy and Digital Skills for Business (levels 2 - 3), alongside supporting learners working towards Apprenticeship programmes whose initial assessment results may range from Entry level 3 to L3. This will be conducted via the medium of Welsh or English, depending on learner requirements.

You will work collaboratively across the Trust to communicate learner progress and ensure timely completion of Essential Skills Qualifications.

This role fits within the Workforce Education & Development Team reporting to the Digital Learning Manager.

Welsh Ambulance Services NHS University Trust is committed to promoting the Welsh language for both staff and learners, and whilst it is not considered essential criteria.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role.

Main duties of the job

Organise and deliver training, assessments, workshops with centre based/virtual activities to enable learners to achieve regulated qualifications.

Plan and deliver effective learning, teaching and assessment by using a range of methods to effectively enhance the learning process.

Support Essential Skills delivery across Apprenticeship programmes.

Use results of diagnostic assessments to plan learner support and delivery.

Meet delivery, marking and submission targets for Essential Skills Qualifications, as agreed with Digital Learning Manager/Head of Workforce Education and Development.

Assess, support and develop learners’ Literacy, Numeracy, Digital Literacy and Digital Skills for Business through delivery of qualifications and enrichment activities.

Provide peer support to fellow assessors on delivery of Essential Skills and assessments.

Enable learners to share responsibility for their own learning/assessment and empower them to set challenging goals and targets to evaluate their own progress.

Provide feedback to the learners through OneNote to ensure meaningful reviews take place.

Communicate regularly and professionally with apprenticeship line managers to maintain good relationships and engagement in the learning process. Develop links with operational managers to encourage enrolment on essential skills programmes as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

#RemarkablePeople

Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world-class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high quality care, wherever and whenever we’re needed.

The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities  and disability groups.

Careers within the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are diverse and varied, with opportunities arising right across the service. Whatever your skills and background, you’re sure to find a career with us which is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.

In line with the Trust’s Starting Salary Procedure, all applicants will start at the bottom of the band for the position applied for, but can apply for a higher salary if they have previous experience relevant to the position.

The Trust actively seeks to recruit and appoint people currently under represented in the workforce. This includes women, people with disabilities, LGBT, and those from minority ethnic groups. All staff are encouraged and supported to learn Welsh. Please be sure to provide full contact details for all referees, including email addresses where possible. Failure to do so may result in significant delays in your application.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.  If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.