Social Work Trainer

Role Overview

This role combines technical or vocational instruction with hands-on workshop supervision and student mentoring. You will plan and deliver training, track learners’ progress, prepare them for assessments and help them apply their skills in client work and future employment or enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and update course content, learning materials, course outlines, schemes of work, lesson plans and teaching records.
• Deliver practical and classroom instruction, assess student learning regularly, provide feedback, set progress targets and prepare learners for internal and final examinations.
• Support student recruitment and maintain accurate records, including learner details, attendance, examination results and monitoring and evaluation information.
• Guide students on conduct, resolve conflicts where possible, and communicate the organisation’s values, rules and activities.
• Mentor learners in service quality, client relations, meeting deadlines, pricing their work and marketing their skills and services.
• Help students access suitable industrial attachments and supervise their work when they provide services to clients.
• Plan equipment maintenance, manage classroom tools and supplies, report faults or damage, and help protect workshop assets.
• Submit activity reports on time, maintain follow-up processes and support the timely collection of student fees.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, Higher National Diploma or diploma in a relevant technical or vocational field.
• Diploma in Technical Education or a pedagogy certificate from Kenya School of TVET (KSTVET/KTTC).
• At least one year of teaching or relevant industry experience.
• Current registration and licensing with the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA).
• Knowledge of examination procedures for KNEC, NITA or CDACC competency-based education and training programmes.