Skills Coach/Assessor - Air Conditioning in Bradford

We have an excellent opportunity to join our exceptional Apprenticeships and Business Development department as an Air Conditioning Assessor/Skills Coach. The role of the Skills Coach is to provide support and guidance and to assess the vocational knowledge and competence of their apprentices against the national standards, ensuring the apprentice understands the technical knowledge and skills needed to undertake their job role. This is a great opportunity to share your wealth of knowledge, experience and skills with the next generation of Air Conditioning engineers as they start their journey into the industry. There is the potential for a market supplement/uplift to be added to the salary for this role dependent on experience and skills.

Responsibilities include:

• To undertake timely assessment of apprentices to the national standards and to record all assessment decisions to meet the awarding body/professional body requirements in line with the assessment cycle.
• Manage a caseload of apprentices to include setting SMART targets to ensure timely progress and achievement of all required components of the apprenticeship.
• To undertake timely workplace observations, where appropriate, and upload all related work activities and progress information into the apprentice management system in a timely manner, allowing accurate tracking of apprentice progression.
• Plan and agree OTJ requirements with employer and apprentice, monitor completion and ensure met in full to meet ESFA requirements.
• Plan and complete TLA visits every 4-6 weeks as a minimum to meet ESFA requirements.
• Support and monitor all apprentices who require ALN/ALS for those identified and where required the completion of CognAssist interventions where identified.
• Plan and complete with the apprentice and employer 12 weekly reviews covering progress towards the required knowledge, skills and behaviour and to include personal development behaviours and welfare and functional skills development and achievement.
• To complete all assessment paperwork as required by the organisation and the awarding/professional bodies and other external agencies to a high standard.

The Ideal Candidate:

Our ideal candidate will be learner and quality-focused with a commitment to our vision of working together to transform lives. You should be able to contribute to our journey to Outstanding, creating a positive working and study environment, and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion should be embedded within your core values.

Education & Training:

• GCSE 4 – 9 or equivalent level 2 qualification in Maths or be prepared to pass a test before the interview to demonstrate level 2 ability and then if appointed achieve within an agreed timescale.
• GCSE 4 - 9 or equivalent level 2 qualification in English or be prepared to pass a test before the interview to demonstrate level 2 ability and then if appointed achieve within an agreed timescale.
• Assessor Award or working towards.
• Minimum Level 3 qualification in related discipline.

Experience:

• Current knowledge and relevant occupational experience in the assessment area – Air Conditioning.
• Proven experience of accurately and timely assessing in the workplace/classroom.
• Experience of working within a customer-focused environment.
• Experience of working with candidates with a wide range of abilities.

Bradford College is committed to supporting and promoting diversity and inclusion amongst our staff and student body. We promote applications across all sections of the community, recognising the benefits a diverse workforce can bring and therefore particularly encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented in our workforce. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In line with our statutory safeguarding requirements detailed in Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation, this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check, employment references, health screening and social media search.