Personal Tutor – Residential Childcare - Birmingham

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Job Title: Residential Childcare Trainer/Assessor

Location: Remote with learner observations across Birmingham

Salary: Up to £32,000 plus performance based bonuses

Hours: 36.5 per week Monday to Friday

Are you passionate about developing the next generation of Residential Childcare professionals? Do you thrive on helping others achieve their potential and progress in their careers?

We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Personal Tutor - Residential Childcare (CYPF) to support and inspire learners working towards their work‑based qualifications. In this rewarding role, you'll use your industry expertise and passion for learning to guide, coach, and motivate learners throughout their apprenticeship journey.

If you're driven by making a difference, enjoy building strong relationships with learners and employers, and want to deliver engaging, impactful learning experiences we'd love to hear from you.

As a Personal Tutor - Residential Childcare, you will deliver innovative, engaging and impactful learning experiences to a diverse caseload of learners working in residential childcare settings. Using your industry experience, you'll coach and support learners through their qualifications while working closely with employers to ensure learners receive the best possible development opportunities.

You will use a variety of teaching methods and digital technologies to bring learning to life, ensuring every learner feels supported, motivated and ready to succeed.

• Motivate and support learners to achieve their Residential Childcare (CYPF) qualifications
• Deliver engaging teaching and learning sessions using a variety of delivery methods
• Manage and support a caseload of learners, ensuring progress, retention and achievement
• Conduct regular reviews with learners and employers in line with ESFA and learner journey requirements
• Provide constructive and impactful feedback to support learner development
• Prepare learners for End Point Assessment (EPA) ensuring portfolios are complete and learners feel confident
• Use digital learning resources and platforms to support off‑the‑job and workplace training
• Identify and remove barriers to learning, supporting learners to stay on track
• Promote progression opportunities for learners to continue developing their careers
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in line with internal processes and funding requirements
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people

• Level 3 or 5 qualification in Residential Childcare
• Assessor qualification (TAQA, CAVA, A1, D32/33 or equivalent)
• Teaching qualification (AET, CET, PTTLS or equivalent) or willingness to acquire
• GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths (Grade A‑C)

• Experience working within a Residential Childcare / CYPF setting (ideally at a supervisory or managerial level)
• Experience delivering training, coaching, or teaching to learners in the sector
• Experience managing learner caseloads and supporting achievement
• Ability to engage, motivate and influence learners from diverse backgrounds
• Knowledge of safeguarding, Prevent and the apprenticeship landscape
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage deadlines and targets
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong time management and organisational ability
• Self‑motivated with a proactive approach
• Solution‑focused with a positive, adaptable mindset
• Passion for inspiring learners and helping them succeed
• Access to a car and the ability to travel for learner observations, team meetings and 1:1s

If you want to see more details of this role, please contact to request a copy of the full job description and person specification.

• 25 days annual leave - increasing with length of service and 8 bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Performance based bonuses
• Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives
• Recognition and long service awards to celebrate our colleagues'
• Perkbox – a suite of discounts, lifestyle benefits and wellness tool
• 3% matched Employer Pension contribution
• In‑person team meetings and 1:1s
• Enhanced Maternity leave after 2 years of service
• Income protection and Life Assurance
• Recommend a colleague incentive schemes, where you can benefit £500 for referring great people to work with us
• CPD and training opportunities
• 4pm Friday finish with flexible working opportunities available
• Flexible and supportive team and with a great culture
• Employee Assistance Programme, with a dedicated People Team to support all colleagues

Knovia is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependant on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role.