LEAD EARLY YEARS TRAINER – PART TIME 30HRS P/W, TERM TIME ONLY

We are looking to recruit a talented and enthusiastic person to join our highly successful and inclusive Sixth Form College. The successful candidate will be a committed, inspirational and dynamic individual with a passion for training young people to work in the Early Years sector.
Early Years is part of our highly successful Faculty of Social Sciences and Care. The curriculum area offers T Level Early Years, Level 2 Childcare and Health and Social Care. The curriculum area is well equipped with a range of specialist equipment and teaching areas. The successful candidate would take responsibility for delivering high quality training to students in placement settings including undertaking training observations of students. The successful candidate would also deliver relevant in college training sessions for T level students.
Itchen College is a thriving Sixth Form College with a broad curriculum offer to meet the needs of the local community. The college is situated in pleasant surroundings to the east of Southampton with excellent local transport links. Ofsted inspected the college in September 2024, grading overall provision as Outstanding with Outstanding Quality of Education, Outstanding Behaviour and Attitudes, Outstanding Leadership and Management, Outstanding Education Programmes for Young People and Outstanding Provision for Learners with High Needs.
The college is committed to supporting staff wellbeing and professional development. The college has an excellent in house CPD programme for all teaching and support staff including a dedicated programme for Early Career Teachers. The college also has close links with the Southampton Education Forum, the Wessex Group and the SFCA, including subject groups and CPD opportunities at all levels. The college offers a wide range of benefits for staff, including free parking, an onsite nursery, LGPS pensions, an Employee Assistance Programme and free use of the college gym.
Contract: Permanent, 30 hours per week, Term time only
Salary: Sixth Form Colleges Support Staff Pay Scale 21-23 currently £37,401 -£39,441 (pro rata)
Start Date: Thursday 21st August 2025
Closing Date: Wednesday 4th June 2025
Interview Date: W/C Monday 9th June 2025
We welcome applications from trained assessors and those with relevant industry experience.
TO APPLY: Please fully complete an Itchen College Support application form by the closing date available via https://www.itchen.ac.uk/about/job-vacancies/support-staff-vacancies/. Please note that CVs will not be accepted as an alternative form of application. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £37,401.00-£39,441.00 per year
Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 04/06/2025
Expected start date: 21/08/202

Please refer the Job description for details