Trainer/Assessor (T-Levels) - Early Years in Gateshead

Salary: £21,495 leading to £26,979 per annum

Contractual hours: 29.6

Basis: Part time

Region: North

Package: Fixed term until 16th July 2027

Job category: Non Teaching

Date posted: 06/08/2026

Job reference: VV2120

Job overview: Are you the specialist Assessor we are looking for? We are looking for an experienced assessor to join our early years department to support us in delivering our T Level qualifications and the Level 2 Diploma which offer a license to practice. This is a fixed term post for 1 year with the potential to become permanent.

The early years department are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated assessor, reporting to the Curriculum Leader. You will be responsible for the effective assessment of the license to practice criteria for the early year’s educator specialism, the assisted teaching specialism and the Level 2 Diploma. This includes the grading of T Level observations and the delivery of the professional practice sessions; both complement each other.

The role requires you to work closely with your NCFE external moderator and employers. You must have experience of assessing learners in early years settings, ideally experience of assessing T Level Early Years Educator and Assisting Teaching, and be familiar with the NCFE documentation and moderation processes. A minimum of two years of working within the sector is essential.

The role requires you to work as part of the early year's team to monitor and track the learner journey and to ensure appropriate support is implemented to maximize timely learner achievement. You should be familiar with quality processes such as close monitoring and tracking candidates to ensure timely success and excellent outcomes for all learners.

You are required to have excellent communication and ICT skills, be highly organised with very good time management skills, and be able to work independently as well as part of a team. You must be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, have a strong work ethic, and share best practice with all members of the department. You will be required to be flexible in your approach with a ‘can-do’, ‘will-do’ attitude.

A relevant Level 3 qualification in early years is required, although it would be desirable to be qualified to Level 4 to 5. A TAQA / A1 and ideally V1 awards are also required for this post.

We’d like you to:

• Have experience of delivering and/or assessing early years related courses at Level 2 and Level 3, ideally knowledge of T levels.
• Hold an Assessors Award.
• This role requires travel within Gateshead and Newcastle areas; therefore, a driving license would be highly beneficial.

About Gateshead College: At Gateshead College, we’re famous for education with Employment Edge, industry inspired education that combines high quality learning with real world skills. This means giving our students the knowledge and skills to be successful in work and life and supporting them to be the best they can be.

This means putting everything we’ve got into making sure our students are the most employable, and this is what makes our college such an exciting place to work. From bringing industry expertise into the classroom and working hand in hand with businesses, to delivering the highest quality teaching and learning and supporting students to develop personally as well as professionally, we’re all about creating experiences that will set learners up for life.

If you share our ambition, we’d love to hear from you. In return, we can offer a values-driven organisation and the chance to work with brilliant people who put students first. You’ll be listened to and will have opportunities to make an impact. We prioritise health and wellbeing, and your work-life balance will be respected. Our inclusive culture means you’re valued for being yourself and diversity is celebrated, and our commitment to being a sustainable organisation means we always try to do business the right way to make our community better for everyone.

At Gateshead College, we all have the opportunity to help our learners succeed, and it’s this clear purpose and shared effort that makes us such a great place to work; we hope you think about joining.

Our Benefits:

• Generous holiday allowance of 35 days plus bank holidays.
• Mental health and wellbeing support, with 24/7 access to an employee assistance programme and counselling services.
• Career average pension with the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Travel support including subsidised on-site parking, discounted public transport scheme, and cycle to work scheme.
• Retail and travel discounts.
• Volunteering Days.

Interviews will take place w/c 7th September 2026.