Trainer
Location: Coventry
Hours: 35 hours per week including evenings and weekends
Contract: Permanent - 2 positions available
Salary: £19,276 per annum


Could you teach 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 the UK.

From helping someone who is unresponsive to treating burns, we equip people with the confidence to provide potentially lifesaving support in an emergency.

Say hello to the team
Our team are welcoming, motivated, and passionate about helping people. We've been delivering first aid at work courses for more than 30 years. We have over 170 trainers throughout the UK, and in 2017 we delivered training to over 146,000 delegates. After costs have been deducted, every penny made goes to support the work of the British Red Cross - in 2017, this amounted to an amazing GBP 7,000,000.

We hold ISO:9001 2015 quality management accreditation , demonstrating the quality of service and training you can expect to receive when choosing the British Red Cross.

Our dedicated call centre team are available to support you and regular team meetings and development workshops will help you to upgrade your skills.

This role might be for you if...

• You've got a Training or Teaching qualification, or you're prepared to work towards one.
• You have experience of preparing and delivering a range of training courses, and you're confident in presenting to mixed ability groups.
• You're comfortable working on your own and you can travel to a range of training venues in the Coventry area ( up to 50 mile radius of our Coventry centre). A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
• You're a strong communicator - you love listening to others, coming up with solutions to problems, challenging opinions and giving feedback.
• You should be prepared to work some evenings and weekends as part of a five day from six (Monday-Saturday) shift pattern.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Monday 29th April 2019, with interviews to be held w/c 6th May 2019


Please note that early application is encouraged, as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.


We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:

• 28 days of annual leave plus bank/ public holidays (pro rata for part time staff), with an option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• Up to 6% contributory pension
• Family friendly policies, including adoption leave and carers leave.
• Discounts from a range of online and high street retailers

A 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 - we're 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 people to 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 and civil 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 inclusive environment, 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 creating a 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 organisation's Code of 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 and vulnerable 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).

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