About the Role The School of Engineering is looking for a Lead Assessor to join the team to inspire the next generation of young people into industry. Working at our Printworks Campus, you will be in a state of the art environment supporting students to complete their apprenticeship and ensure they are ready to take that step into employment at the end of their course.
At Leeds City College, we value ourselves by being able to offer a fantastic work life balance, offering up to 37 days holiday per year and regular working hours. We offer regular professional development training with all staff within the department spending at least one day a year out in industry. If you are either working in industry and are looking for something different, or have a passion for developing others, the School of Engineering is the place for you.
See what our students and staff have to say below;
What You Will Do
- Lead and supervise a team of assessors, including all duties normally associated with the management of staff such as appraisals, mentoring and performance management.
- To manage a caseload of learners, organise workplace assessment visits and meetings with employers
- To produce and monitor individual learning plans for learners and contribute to their updating (including Functional Skills and 20% of the job training)
- Lead , contribute and participate in the assessment and quality assurance procedures for all programmes/ training provision, including Internal Verification to the prescribed standards. Contribute to the review and evaluation process in order to ensure year on year improvements.
About You
- Experience of teaching, training peers or transferring skills to others.
- Level 3 teaching qualification or willingness to complete within a set timeframe.
- Substantial industry experience in a relevant occupational area
- Understanding and experience of current working practices within the occupational area
- Match learner skills, knowledge and aspirations with appropriate qualification
- Experience of giving clear and constructive feedback to students to guide learning.
Benefits
There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:
- Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
- Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
- Academic 37 days
- Senior Management 37 days
- Generous Pension schemes
- Teachers' Pension Scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
- Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
- Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements