Training Advisor - Hairdressing

Cyflog: £18,864.73 - £20,492.64 per annum

Contract: Temporary, Maternity Cover

Hours: 22.5

Location of post: Skills & Training Unit, Tir Morfa Centre, Marine Drive, Sandfields, Port Talbot, SA12 7NN

About the role:

We are currently seeking a passionate and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Training Advisor in Hairdressing and Barbering. NPT Skills & Training Unit operate within Neath Port Talbot and across South Wales, delivering work based learning programmes, providing vocational training and learning. We work within schools and specialist units, with post 16 young people and employed apprentices across several sectors. NPT Skills & Training are constantly developing their provision and are a growing team, providing many opportunities for staff to develop their own skills, experience and progress internally. Staff development programmes are available to staff to further enhance their career.

As a Training Advisor in Hairdressing and Barbering, you will support a range of learners across our projects and programmes in schools, our centres and out in our apprentices' workplaces to train, support and assess our learners to reach their full potential and achieve their goals and qualifications. This role requires a high degree of occupationally specific knowledge and requires you to have current and up to date hairdressing and barbering skills.

Your daily routine will:

• Design, plan and deliver training sessions both in centre and off-site, based on course or qualification requirements, providing engaging and informative resources and practical sessions, that supports a variety of learning styles and maximises impact and achievement.
• Assess and internally verify learner skills/competence and technical knowledge to recognised national standards and provide feedback appropriately to ensure learner achievement and development.
• Manage an allocated caseload of learners within the sector, ensuring they are fully inducted, reviewed, supported and meet the expectations of the programme.
• Support NPT Skills & Training to identify new opportunities for learners, such as suitable placements, source apprentices and engage with new employers to recruit apprentices onto programmes with NPT Skills & Training.
• Ensure that you complete all required documentation in place for the monitoring and achievement of learner's goals and qualifications.

About you:

Do you have:

• A minimum of Level 3 in a vocational qualification (e.g. NVQ) in Hairdressing and Barbering
• A minimum of 3 years' experience working in the hairdressing and/or barbering industry in a salon or similar environment, with up to date and current knowledge of new styles, treatments and techniques
• Possess TAQA/A1 or similar assessor award
• Possess TAQA/V1 or similar or willing to work towards an internal verifier award
• Experience of delivering training to pupils, young people and/or adults either in a class environment or in the workplace
• Experience of delivering work based learning/vocational and knowledge qualifications and assessment/quality assurance of qualifications.

Competences and qualifications in beauty/beauty therapy would also be advantageous.

We would welcome those with experience in the following roles:

NVQ Assessor/IQA in Hairdressing and Barbering

Tutor/Trainer in Hairdressing and Barbering

About us:

We believe in rewarding and recognising our colleagues' efforts and achievements. We also believe that there's life at work and life outside of work. We want everyone to be healthy and happy and have the financial resources and support they need.

Choose to work for us and you'll be rewarded with a range of attractive benefits and support to help you live your best life.

• Hybrid working (in some roles) and flexible working schemes to improve your work life balance
• Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 22.4% employer pension contribution
• Enjoy a holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years&© service (not forgetting the additional 8 bank holidays too)
• Access discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure
• Utilise the cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment
• Purchase a new car through Tusker salary sacrifice scheme
• Enjoy exclusive discounts at local and national retailers with the Smart Spend app through our staff wellbeing group.

If you would like to start a rewarding career with a company that values and invests in its employees and you have the necessary experience and qualifications, this could be your dream job and we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Michelle Akerman on

Phone: 07920689200 or

Email: m.akerman@npt.gov.uk

DBS requirements:

• This post is subject to an enhanced with both adult & child barred list DBS disclosure

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people/vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language skills are not required

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans. In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council. Please note that applicants must meet all the essential criteria, as shown in the person specification, to qualify for a guaranteed interview. If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you. Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.