Job Description

Overview

The Larder West Lothian is a values-driven social enterprise and charity tackling poverty and inequality by empowering people through learning, skills development, and meaningful work opportunities. Central to our approach is a human-rights-based philosophy: every learner has the right to access high-quality training, to be treated with dignity and respect, and to realise their full potential.

We deliver Strengths based and needs led learning and vocational training across multiple sectors,

including hospitality, health & social care and customer service and integrate this learning with our wider services, from community projects to social enterprise initiatives. This approach ensures learners gain confidence, practical skills, and real work experience while accessing the support they need to thrive.

Our training programmes are funded through a mix of grant-funded projects and contracts in schools, community settings, and with employers across West Lothian and wider Scotland. We measure success by positive, sustained outcomes, helping learners progress into meaningful employment, further education, or other opportunities that enhance their autonomy, wellbeing, and life chances.

Joining The Larder means being part of a passionate, values-led team committed to innovation, social impact, and creating learning environments where everyone can succeed -- regardless of their background.

Duties

Manage the learner jo urney from nomination to progression, ensuring a positive, learner-centred experience. Deliver engaging, inclusive sessions tailored to learner strengths, needs, and aspirations, in line with curriculum and programme requirements. Support learners with personal, social, and employability skills development. Create safe, trauma-informed, and accessible learning environments that foster participation, respect, and wellbeing. Build supportive relationships with learners of all ages, adapting approaches for additional support needs, neurodiverse learners, and those facing complex barriers. Ensure learner voice is central through feedback, evaluations, and active participation in their learning journey. Gather, record and analyse outcomes and evidence of personal and social impact to reflect the transformative effect of The Larder's programmes and feed this into service improvement. Evaluate all programmes and feed this into service improvement and impact reports Promote understanding of learners' rights and support self-advocacy, ensuring fairness, dignity, and empowerment in all interactions.
Quality and Standards

Carry out SQA assessment and where appropriate, verification, across relevant programmes, ensuring compliance with qualification frameworks and supporting learners to achieve.

Monitor learner progress against agreed targets, providing timely interventions to maintain retention, achievement, and progression.

Complete accurate and timely learner documentation, including ILPs, progress reviews, attendance, certification, and health & safety checks.

Maintain learner data and reporting systems (CRM) to meet funder and contractual requirements.

Work with the Training Team Lead on curriculum development and continuous improvement.

Integrate inclusive and human rights-informed practice into all quality and assessment processes.

Be mindful of safeguarding responsibilities and carry out safeguarding procedures where necessary.

Participate in appropriate team and standardisation meetings to ensure continuous improvement and successful learner experiences.

Partnerships and Progression

Develop and maintain constructive relationships with families, carers, schools, colleges, employers, and other partners to support holistic learner progression.

Collaborate with the wider team to secure high-quality placements and job opportunities aligned with learner aspirations and local skills needs.

Ensure employer opportunities are safe, inclusive, and meaningful, reflecting learners' individual strengths and development goals.

Represent The Larder positively with nomination agencies, funders, and stakeholders, advocating for the rights and potential of learners.

Leadership and Self-Management

Act as a positive role model, demonstrating professionalism, reliability, respect, and a commitment to human rights in all interactions.

Manage workload effectively, balancing caseloads, delivery, and reporting responsibilities.

Take responsibility for personal CPD, engaging with ongoing training and professional development to strengthen practice.

Share best practice and support team development, embedding trauma-informed, solution-focused, and rights-based approaches across all delivery.

Promote equality, diversity, safeguarding, and wellbeing in all aspects of work.

Support occasional evening and weekend activities and work flexibly across delivery locations as required.

Job Type: Temporary
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 30,944.12 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Sick pay
Work Location: In person