First Aid Trainer Nottingham and surrounding areas

Job Description

Location: Based from Nottingham and covering courses throughout Nottinghamshire and the surrounding area Hours: 35 hours per week (flexibility required, including evenings and weekends) Contract: Fixed Term (12 Months)Salary: £19,912 per annum Could youteach people how to save a life As a customer-focused trainer, you will play a vital role in delivering first aid training and specialist courses, teaching life-saving skills to people throughout Nottingham and its surrounding areas. From helping someonewho is unresponsive, to treating burns, we equip people with the confidence to provide potentially lifesaving support in an emergency. This role will require travel to training venues across Nottingham and its surrounding areas including Grantham, Matlock,Derby and Leicester, therefore candidates will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle. Flexibility will be needed as evening and weekend work will be required as part of a five day from six (Monday-Saturday) shift pattern. Please note: Althoughyou will be compensated for your business mileage, your home to base travel will not be included so proximity to the advertised location should be considered. Due to current COVID-19 health and safety measures, it is mandatory for our Trainers to wear maskswhilst delivering training courses. Say hello to the team... Our team are welcoming, motivated, and passionate about helping people. Weve been delivering first aid at work courses for more than 30 years. We have over 170 trainers throughout the UK, and in2019 we delivered training to over 140,000 delegates. Not only do our courses provide people with life-saving knowledge and skills; after costs have been deducted, every penny made goes to support the work of the British Red Cross. We hold ISO 9001:2015 qualitymanagement accreditation, demonstrating the quality of service and training you can expect to receive when choosing the British Red Cross. We want our Trainers to be the best they can be. We provide a range of learning and development courses to aid your continualdevelopment, and youll also have ongoing guidance from your Team Leader, who will support you via coaching, mentoring, regular workshops and team meetings.This role might be for you if... Youve got a Training or Teaching qualification, or youre preparedto work towards one - if you dont hold a qualification, you will be supported to achieve a BTEC Award in Education & Training. You have experience of preparing and delivering a range of training courses, and youre confident in presenting to mixed abilitygroups Youre comfortable working on your own and you can travel to a range of training venues in Nottingham and its surrounding areas. As travel is a feature of this role, a full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential Youre a strong communicator- you love listening to others, coming up with solutions to problems, challenging opinions and giving feedback The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Thursday 12th August 2021, with interviews to follow during week commencing 16th August (via Zoom)Please note that if we receive a very large volume of applications, we reserve the right to close advertising early. Therefore it would be advisable to submit your application for this vacancy as early as possible. Should you have any questions on this roleplease email us at ,quoting vacancy ID 2363 We offer a wide range of staff benefits, including:36 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leaveUp to 6% contributory pensionFlexible working policy Discounts from a rangeof online and high street retailersA little bit more about us... The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country- were there when you need us. Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started. At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best peopleto help us provide support to millions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of; age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage andcivil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Diversity is something we celebrate and we want you to be able to bring your authentic-self to the Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusiveenvironment, and a great position to help us spread the power of kindness. In the British Red Cross we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place, and are committed to creatinga culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated and perpetrators are dealt with effectively. If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisations Codeof Conduct, a copy of which you can find on our website. As part of its recruitment and selection process the British Red Cross undertakes DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checking of all individuals who regularly work with or have access to children andvulnerable adults. If driving is an essential requirement of the role, appropriate driver checks will be completed in line with current policy. The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949)and Scotland (SC037738). Follow us on Twitter @RedCrossJobsUK and on Linked in - British Red Cross, to hear about our latest job vacancies. Connecting human kindness with human crisis