Engineering Assessor

National Skills Agency; Wallsend; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A training provider in the UK seeks a qualified individual to support and assess apprentices across the North East. Candidates should possess assessment qualifications or industry experience in engineering, alongside IT literacy. The role involves guidance and administrative duties to aid learners’ success, with the flexibility of a home-based position. The company offers various benefits including a mobile phone, laptop, pension, and vehicle.

Benefits

Company Mobile Phone

Company Pension

Company Laptop

Company Vehicle

Work from home

Qualifications

• Qualified Assessor/Tutor or industry qualified engineer.
• Willingness to travel nationally.
• Demonstrated high-quality professional practice.

Responsibilities

• Support and assess apprentices throughout their training.
• Provide guidance to learners.
• Maintain administrative duties related to teaching.

Skills

IT literacy

Assessment and teaching qualifications

Industry qualifications in engineering

Job description

Home based role with travel across the North East

To demonstrate a high quality of professional practice and provide quality support and assessment at a variety of levels (Levels 2, 3 & 4) in Apprenticeship Standards.

The successful candidate will work with apprentices and employers to support learners to achieve the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours of Apprenticeship Standards.

We welcome applications from both qualified Assessor / Tutors (i.e. those holding assessor and teaching qualifications), and industry qualified engineers seeking a new rewarding career in education and training. Applicants must be IT literate and be willing to travel nationally as part of the role.

MAIN DUTIES:

• To support and assess apprentices, using a blended learning approach, and take responsibility for the development of apprentices throughout their training.
• To provide support and guidance to learners.
• To operate as an effective member of the engineering team and to work closely with other areas of the business.
• To carry out administrative duties associated with teaching, including maintenance of registers, schemes of work, assessments, reports, course records and course evaluations to a satisfactory standard and within established deadlines.
• To ensure safe working practices are observed by yourself and others (including learners) for whom you are responsible.
• To provide such returns or reports as may from time to time as required by the Company Directors or Operations Manager (engineering).
• To assist in the recruitment of learners, including interviewing and enrolments.
• To assist in the development of curriculum support materials.
• To assist with programmes of work experience and/or industrial and commercial liaison, including the organisation and monitoring of work experience placements.
• To ensure the principles of equality and diversity are upheld.
• To maintain plant and machinery where practicable.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES:

• Undertake additional duties as required.
• To ensure Health & Safety and Safeguarding procedures are adhered to and safe working practices are observed by you and others (including learners) for whom they are responsible.
• To promote the company ethos regarding Equality and Diversity and act as a role model.
• You will be required to become qualified as a First Aider.

BENEFITS:

• Company Mobile Phone
• Company Pension
• Company Laptop
• Company Vehicle
• Work from home