Join us in inspiring success in our remarkable period of expansion by registering your interest to be part of our growing talent pool.
Paragon Skills are an Ofsted Grade 2 “Good” provider following our summer 2023 inspection, and the UK’s Number 1 provider as voted by Rate Your Apprenticeship for 2 consecutive years, with a true dedication to the Care and Education Sector.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do and we proud to be a gold standard for Investors in People, Investors in Young People, and Leaders in Safeguarding and be a disability confident employer. We are passionate, determined and inspiring individuals who support over 6000 learners and 2000 businesses nationally and we are committed to our pledge and living by our core values of Energy, Energise, Execute, Experience and Edge.
We hand-pick talented and experienced professionals to provide a quality service to our internal stakeholders, learners and employers nationally, and always have numerous opportunities available thanks to our continued growth and success.
Opportunities are a mixture of remote and location based with requirements to travel occasionally for meetings, 1:1s and visits depending on role e.g. learner observations or client meetings. Vacancies are across a variety of departments including; Operations, Commercial Sales, Business Development and Central Services (People, Administration, Compliance and Onboarding) in sectors such as; Health and Social Care, Childcare, Residential Childcare and Professional Services.
We are looking for colleagues to join us who share the same energy, passion, drive and enthusiasm to deliver award winning service and be a specialist in their field.
If there are no suitable live roles for you at this time and you want to be part of the UK's Number 1 training provider and live and breathe our 5 E's please click 'Apply now' to register your interest and join our talent bank, or contact a member of the Talent Team to discuss future opportunities and how you can be part of our journey at Talent@pgon.co.uk
We are an inclusive, welcoming and supportive place to work with a fantastic culture which supports each employees learning, development and career growth. We are proud to offer a suite of Paragon Choices which are optional benefits including life assurance and income protection and core benefits below;
. 20 days annual leave - increasing with length of service and a holiday purchase scheme
. 3 Paragon Days for our Operational December Closure and 8 Public Bank Holidays
. Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives
. Perkbox – a suite of lifestyle benefits and wellness tools
. Uncapped Commission for BDM roles
. Going for Gold incentive scheme for Personal Tutors
. Recognition and long service awards to celebrate our colleagues’ achievements
. Colleague referral bonus payments
. Remote Roles
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. To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.
We are Leaders in Safeguarding Gold and committed to the safeguarding, welfare and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and 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 proud to inspire success and we can only do this by recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that is representative of the learners and clients we support, and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and actively promote equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.