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Job Details

Job Title

Trainer

Reference Number

SS/22/26

Location

Lisburn

Contract Type

Contract Full-Time

Salary

£25,706.00 per Annum

Closing Date

21/12/2022

Job Specification



TRAINER

Full time 37 hours

Fixed term contract until 31st December 2023 (with possibility of extension subject to funding)

Based in Lisburn (Hybrid working) but with training responsibilities across all other Stepping Stones NI geographical areas

The Role:

The Trainer The person will be part of a team that is focused on identifying, planning, and delivering training to clients/trainees with learning disabilities and/or learning difficulties, developing their social, personal and employability skills. This individual will dedicate 100% of their time to Stepping Stones ESF Programme which is part funded by the Department for the Economy. The individual will be a self- starter, with the passion and motivation to make a difference.

The successful person will have:

Essential Criteria:

  • GCSE English and Maths or equivalent (Level 2 Essential Skills), and either hold a Certificate in Teaching, or a teaching qualification Level 4/5
  • 2 years’ experience working with awarding bodies – OCN and City & Guilds
  • 2 years’ experience in planning and delivering accredited training for clients, including online training
  • Proven experience in designing and developing Schemes of Work and Lesson Plans against individual and group needs in order to elicit learning
  • Display evidence of the values and attitudes required to work with young people and adults with a learning disability/difficulty
  • Computer and ILT literacy including; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email packages and social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram)
  • Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing, including reporting, presentations
  • Ability to work as part of a team and be flexible
  • Have a driving licence and access to transport (Consideration will also be given to candidates, who because of a disability, cannot hold a driving licence, but who have access to a mode of transport that allows them to fulfil the duties of the post)

Desirable Criteria:

  • 1 years’ experience working with people with disabilities/learning difficulties
  • Hold internal verifier/moderator qualifications
  • Experience of delivering training in vocational subjects with an emphasis on the Hospitality sector e.g. Retail, Catering, Domestic Care etc.
  • Degree or equivalent
  • An understanding of the policies and issues relating to training in the sector
  • Experience of ETI, Investors in People

For further information, a full job description is available to download.

Salary: £25,706 per annum

Pension: 7% employer contribution

Holiday entitlement: 25 Days plus 11 Statutory Days

To apply please submit your CV outlining how your experience meets the criteria.

This project is part financed by the European Social Fund 2014-2021, the Department for the Economy and the Department for Communities.

Stepping Stones NI are registered with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland - NIC100727.

Stepping Stones NI is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Stepping Stones NI reserve the right to enhance the above criteria in the event of an unprecedented response.







Since 1996 Stepping Stones NI has been providing support for people who face all kinds of barriers to employment including learning disabilities, learning difficulties, Autism, ADHD, and Dyslexia, and we continue to build on our success to date in our Youth, Transitions, Training, and Employment Services.

Our mission:

“To nurture the potential of people with a disability to thrive in a socially inclusive society”.

If you share a commitment to our vision, mission and our values and believe in the work we do, we want to hear from you. 

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