Trainer/Assessor - Footwear

Trainer/Assessor - Footwear

Ref: ME2324041

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: In the range of £26,511 - £31,668 per annum (Dependent on skills, experience and qualifications)

Reporting to: Apprenticeship Delivery Manager

Primary Location: Northampton, Booth Lane Campus

Closing Date: Wednesday 4th December 2024

Interview Date: Wednesday 18th December 2024

About Northampton College

Northampton College is proud to be the leading provider of further education in the South East Midlands region. As a College, who have been rated by Ofsted as ‘good’ with outstanding features, we are committed to developing the professional and technical skills of our students, who are the workforce and leaders of the future.

The Team

The Business Centre consists of teams of Trainer/Assessors, Business Development & Administration support teams. The teams manage all Apprenticeship activity for the College and liaise with Employers, Curriculum, and other support teams across the college.

The Role

The Trainer/Assessors work with the Employers and the Apprentices to guide them through their Apprenticeship journey, from going out to company and signing the Apprentices on to the programme, guiding them through the creation of their portfolios, marking and feeding back on their submitted work, right through to helping them prepare for their End Point Assessments to gain their Apprenticeship certificates.

Working with our Employers, Trainer/Assessors are the first point of contact for our Apprentices. Trainer/Assessors are required to visit their Apprentices at their place of work at regular intervals to ensure that we comply with Government funding regulations. This requires careful planning and coordinating with the Employers and Apprentices to allow for their busy work schedules. During these visits, the Trainer/Assessors discuss a range of topics and review set targets from the last visit to ensure that sufficient progress is being made with their Apprenticeship.

It is also the responsibility of the Trainer/Assessors to prepare the Apprentices for their End Point Assessment, ensuring that all the required documentation, planning & booking of the assessments with the End Point Assessment Organisation to ensure that all Apprentices complete on time.

The postholder will carry a case load of students weighted according to the duties of this role. This will include training, assessing and where appropriate internal quality assuring.

It is expected that wherever a Trainer/Assessor starts on the spectrum of skills, all will work towards an Assessor Award and will have the capability of delivering advice and guidance, supporting functional skills, NVQ/Diploma assessment, underpinning knowledge and, where appropriate, Technical Certificate. Staff development is extremely important and there is an expectation that most will gain the Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualification.

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, abilities and qualities will include:

• Experience of Footwear production in workplace settings.
• Knowledge of Apprenticeships and how they are delivered.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to give constructive feedback.
• Highly motivated and able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to multitask.
• Outstanding customer service skills and ability to deal directly with our employers.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organised.

Rewards and Benefits include

• 35 days annual leave, comprising 24 personal days, pro rata (1 September – 31 August), including 8 bank holidays and 3 closure days. The College reserves the right to designate up to 3 closure days per holiday year
• Discounts through membership of the NUS, ranging from Student Prime (Amazon), to eating out, fashion, beauty, entertainment, technology and travel
• Eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit scheme including an employer contribution rate of 25.40%)
• Access to continued professional development
• Free car parking and electric car charging facilities
• Gym facilities
• 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Support Helpline
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental and paternity schemes
• Paid Compassionate Leave - up to five working days paid absence (in a rolling twelve-month period) on compassionate grounds in the event of bereavement or serious illness of a close relative)

If you would like to be a part of our successful team please go to https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/working-for-us.html for further details on how to apply.

This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check