Apprenticeship Assessor / Tutor

Job Title: Apprenticeship Assessor / Tutor
( Bus Admin, Cust Serv, Retail, ICT & Functional Skills)

Based: Derby
Salary: £26,400per annum + mileage + phone + laptop

OVERVIEW

– Our client is an East Midlands based Training Provider Organisation who help people change their lives, by helping them achieve qualifications and gain new skills.
– They are currently recruiting for an experienced NVQ (Apprenticeship) Tutor/Assessor, to be based in either Derby or Nottinghamn, assessing in the East Midlands
– The successful candidate will ideally be able to assess most of the following Apprenticeship qualifications: Business Administration, Customer Service, ICT, Retail – along with Functional Skills.
– The role will involve travelling across the Derby and Notts region to visit learners in their place of work so access to your own transport is essential.

DUTIES

– Agree and complete Apprenticeship Plans and Apprenticeship Learning Agreements, and in line with Vocational Training processes;
– To support learners with Functional Skills, this includes: Literacy / Numeracy and ICT
– Management of assessments for candidates, from assessment planning to making and recording assessment decisions as required by the awarding body;
– Undertaking work-based assessments to provide evidence of candidate competence against National Occupational Standards (NOS) and utilising the full range of assessment methods.
– Ensuring the validity, authenticity currency, reliability and sufficiency of evidence produced by candidates and ensure Apprentices keep up to date with their programme of learning;
– Maintaining accurate and verifiable candidate assessment and achievement records as required by the awarding body;
– Management of a personal caseload of candidates using spread sheet, paper based and e learning portfolio systems, including pastoral support in liaison with employers, and provision of Information, Advice and Guidance as required;
– Ensuring assessment opportunities in the workplace are available to candidates in liaison with the Lead IQA (IV);
– Establishing and maintain links with employers in order to negotiate opportunities for learning, employment and work experience;
– Provide support and guidance for site mentors / supervisors / expert witnesses and trainee assessors at sites;

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

– Experience of assessing vocational qualifications
– Experience of working with external employers and contacts in the area of assessment and delivery.
– Knowledge / experience of apprenticeships and QCF frameworks;
– TAQA Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (preferred), A1/A2 Assessor Award (or equivalent);
– Knowledge and experience of working with e-portfolios (desirable);
– PTTLS (or equivalent) (desirable).

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

– IT literate
– Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal,
– The ability to use own initiative and work independently

ABILITY TO:

– Collaborate with others
– Follow procedures accurately
– Present a professional approach
– Maintain high-quality standards and confidentiality
– Reflect on and evaluate own work