Vehicle Mechanic Assessor

First Military Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A defense recruitment company is seeking a Vehicle Mechanic Assessor to ensure learner progression through workshops and assessments. The ideal candidate will have assessing qualifications and industry experience, supporting apprentices in achieving their goals. This role offers competitive salary and generous benefits including a pension scheme and a professional fees payment plan.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Contributory pension scheme with life assurance

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a qualified assessor.
• Minimum 5 years experience in an appropriate industry environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as a flexible resource to ensure continuity during periods of absence.
• Provide rapid response support to learners who have no allocated coach.
• Schedule and attend learner progress reviews.
• Plan, prepare and deliver high quality learner workshops.
• Carry out assessments in line with requirements.
• Support learners to achieve their full potential.

Skills

Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or equivalent)

Award / Certificate in Education & Training (or equivalent)

Experience as a qualified assessor

Experience in an appropriate industry environment

Job description

MB840: Vehicle Mechanic Assessor

Location: North of the UK
Salary: Competitive plus vehicle
Working Hours: Mon to Fri 37 hours per week
Company Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, Contributory pension scheme with life assurance, Employee share scheme, Employee shopping savings portal, Payment of Professional Fees

Overview

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic International Defence business who are looking to recruit a Vehicle Mechanic Assessor on a permanent basis due to growth.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as a flexible resource to ensure continuity of delivery during periods of absence, or increased demand
• Provide rapid response support to learners who have no allocated coach
• Provide surge support to drive forward learner progression and completions
• Schedule and attend learner progress reviews for learners who have no allocated coach and / or require additional targeted support and complete all required documentation
• Contribute to the improvement of learner engagement, progression, and achievement by providing additional coaching interventions where required
• Support, motivate and coach learners who are off track through their apprenticeship programme, ensuring all components of the apprenticeship programme are completed whilst meeting awarding organisation, ESFA and Ofsted requirements
• Ensure all required documentation is completed to the correct standard and within agreed timelines
• Effectively record, plan and track individual learner progress in accordance with agreed paperwork and reporting processes
• Plan, prepare and deliver high quality learner workshops to support learner progression
• Carry out assessments in line with company, awarding organisation, ESFA and Ofsted requirements
• Support learners to achieve their full potential and provide advice and guidance as required
• Provide effective and timely verbal and written feedback and feedforward to all learners, ensuring appropriate stretch and challenge when required
• Support with onboarding and mentoring new / unqualified coaches
• Build effective working relationships with other teams across the contract, including quality, business support and compliance and assurance
• Follow all company policies and processes in relation to quality assurance and compliance
• Achieve key performance indicators
• Maintain a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) record that reflects company and industry requirements
• Provide feedback and insights to the Programme manager and Quality team on emerging trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement
• Ensure Security, Health and Safety, Environmental, Legal, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Welfare & Safeguarding policies and procedures are followed at all times within all areas of responsibility
• Support the contract in line with the corporate governance policies, processes and procedures including those relating to Health and Safety
• Other appropriate tasks that may be required

Skills and Qualifications

• Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or equivalent)
• Award / Certificate in Education & Training (or equivalent)
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a qualified assessor
• Minimum 5 years experience in an appropriate industry environment

Additional

• Good understanding of work-based learning programmes
• Previous experience in the defence sector, ideally within the army arena