Tutor/Assessor - Lean Manufacturing in Warrington

Tutor/Assessor – Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement

Cogent have an exciting opportunity for a Tutor/Assessor, to be part of the Apprenticeship Delivery specifically focused around lean manufacturing and continuous improvement on the Process Leader apprenticeship programme. To undertake effective competence assessment in the workplace, supporting learners with gaps in their theoretic knowledge. To enthuse, inspire and motivate apprentices to reach their full potential and maintain high timely progression, achievement, and success rates. To implement quality policies and practices ensuring fair and consistent assessment. To deliver short courses either face‑to‑face or remotely, in‑line with the delivery team’s schedule of training in specialist areas such as continuous improvement.

Package

• Pension – employee contribution 6%
• Opportunity to buy‑back 5 extra days annual leave (FTE)
• Day off for your birthday
• Optional Private Health Care package
• Hybrid role (based either in the NW or NE of England) with National Travel
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Training & Development Opportunities

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure consistency and compliance to internal and external policy, procedure, guidelines, and requirements.
• Carry out effective induction and initial assessments / diagnostics to ensure learners are on the right programme and receiving the right level of support in line with policies and processes accounting for any recognisable prior learning.
• Work with the quality team to ensure that the impact of Cogent’s curriculum on apprentices is highly visible throughout the learning journey.
• Ensure that all learners receive high quality IAG throughout their apprenticeship.
• Actively comply and utilise the learner management and e‑portfolio system to ensure learner progress and employer / learner reviews are undertaken to show impact and quality of learning monthly & quarterly as per Cogent policy.
• Provide timely compliant documentation to meet Department for Education requirements and regularly audit / supervise off‑the‑job recording logs to ensure they are fit for purpose and tracking in‑line with planned progress.
• Work closely with employers and management to plan, design and deliver training which comprises knowledge, skills and behaviours including maths and English development.
• Adopt and implement effective use of new technologies including development of learning materials and use of webinars/remote learning software etc to meet market demands and enhance the learning experience.
• Ensure learners are safe and be responsible for promoting and safeguarding (including Prevent) the welfare of all learners for whom you have responsibility for or with whom you come into contact with and adhere to Cogent’s Safeguarding policy.
• Be capable of delivering dynamic and effective lessons to engage learners at all age ranges both in a face‑to‑face environment and with the use of digital platforms remotely (e.g. Microsoft Teams, Zoom etc.)
• Work with the programme tutors to prepare learners to successfully undertake assignments or sit tests/exams to maintain strong knowledge retention for apprentices.
• Record assessment decisions fully and contemporaneously and ensure the prompt and managed completion of IQA and quality 1:1 actions.
• Prepare learners for end point assessment in line with policies and procedures.
• Participate and implement moderation and standardisation activities with internal and external moderators and IQAs.
• Implement feedback and developmental action points resulting from IQA sampling, observation of practice, quality 1:1’s and standardisation themes to continuously improve quality and assessment.
• Adhere to KPI’s including learner timely achievement and to continuously review and reflect on own practice, development needs and undertake CPD as required.
• Report and provide timely updates and respond to requests for information from the quality team.

Key Performance Indicators

• To evaluate teaching, learning and assessment and respond to learner and employer feedback to continuously improve the learning experience for individuals and groups.
• Mark/assess learners’ work, provide structured feedback and set developmental objectives to improve work submissions and timeliness.
• To regularly participate in standardising assessment practices to ensure fair and consistent practice in line with guidance and code of conduct.
• To ensure formal assessment is conducted in‑line with end‑point‑assessment guidance and all evidence is compliant with Cogent’s Quality and Compliance policies.
• To regularly review off‑the‑job activity and ensure learners are progressing according to their delivery plan, with interventions as required to keep them on‑track.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

• Industry relevant qualification to a minimum of a level 4 (C&G / NVQ or equivalent).
• Assessor qualification (TAQA/A Units or equivalent) or commitment to work towards.
• Significant experience in a lean manufacturing or process role including continuous improvement, problem solving, Lean and project management experience.
• Experience of assessing others work to a measured standard.
• Recent Continuous Professional Development.
• Health & Safety, Safeguarding and E&D practices.
• Internal Quality Assurance qualification.
• Teaching qualification at level‑3 or higher.
• Understanding of Ofsted’s Inspection Framework.
• Experience working with apprenticeships.
• Understanding of Quality Standards i.e., Matrix, ISO9001.
• Experience of electronic learner tracking and monitoring systems e.g., Smart‑assessor, OneFile, BUD.

This role is subject to a full enhanced DBS check.