Associate End Point Assessor - Engineering

South Devon College; Paignton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Teacher's Pension Scheme

On Site Nursery

Employee Assistance Programmes

Blue Light Card membership

Subsidised fitness suite

Discounted travel schemes

Job summary

South Devon College is seeking an Independent End Point Assessor to join our End Point Assessment team in Paignton. You will assess Level 6 engineering standards for apprentices, including Product Design and Development Engineer and Manufacturing Engineer, using online and face-to-face methods to ensure occupational competence.

You will bring at least five years’ industry experience and a solid understanding of EPA requirements, with proficiency in Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive.

Qualifications

• You’ll have at least five years’ recent industry experience in engineering or a closely related field.
• You’ll be able to assess Level 6 Product Design and Development Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, and Electrical/Electronic Technical Support Engineer standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct rigorous and impartial EPA assessments across online and face-to-face environments.
• Support quality assurance, safeguarding and continuous improvement of the assessment process.

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Please do NOT send a CV, we only accept application forms. Please use the \"Apply online\" button at the bottom of the advert.

Job details

Job title Associate End Point Assessor - Engineering Job reference REQ003318 Date posted 28/09/2026 Application closing date 15/11/2026 Location Paignton Salary £33.67 per hour Package plus excellent benefits Contractual hours 0 Basis Hourly Paid Job category/type Academic Attachments Blank Job description

Salary: Hourly paid, £33.67 per hour, plus excellent benefits

Contract Type: Zero hours, hourly paid

Location: Paignton, Devon

Are you an experienced engineering professional looking to use your expertise to make a lasting impact on the next generation of engineers? South Devon College is seeking an Independent End Point Assessor to join our dedicated End Point Assessment team. In this rewarding role, you will work with apprentices undertaking Level 6 engineering standards, including Product Design and Development Engineer and Manufacturing Engineer, conducting rigorous and impartial assessments that confirm occupational competence and readiness for industry. Your knowledge, judgement and professional credibility will help maintain the highest standards of engineering excellence while supporting apprentices at the final and most important stage of their apprenticeship journey. Working flexibly across online and face-to-face assessments, you will play a vital role in quality assurance, continuous improvement and safeguarding, helping South Devon College deliver an outstanding assessment experience for learners and employers alike.

You’ll hold the relevant qualifications and occupational competence to assess Level 6 Product Design and Development Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, and Electrical/Electronic Technical Support Engineer standards, together with at least five years' recent industry experience. You’ll have a strong understanding of apprenticeships and EPA requirements, be confident using Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive, and possess excellent communication, organisational and time-management skills. A commitment to quality, professionalism, safeguarding and fair assessment is essential, alongside the flexibility to travel and work around assessment schedules as required.

At South Devon College we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success.

In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the success of our learners and uphold the integrity of our assessment processes within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities.

We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.

Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:

• Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
• Teacher's Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%;
• Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;
• Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);
• On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
• Employee Assistance Programmes
• Access to Blue Light Card membership;
• Discounted travel schemes.

Closing Date:Midnight, Sunday 15 November 2026

Interview Date: TBC

For a full Job Description and Person Specification please click here .

Having read the job description, should you have any questions relating to the role prior to applying, please contact Matt Prowse via email at [e-mail]

To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website www.southdevon.ac.uk/jobs . Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.

Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.

This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.

Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).