Learning Coach and Assessor - Abattoir (Variable Hours) in Leeds

Job Reference: LUM36257/2818

Number of Positions Requested: 1

Contract Type: 52 weeks

Commencing at £18.07 per hour with progression to £20.95 per hour, plus a market supplement of £3,000 per annum pro rata.

Working Hours: Variable hours

City/Town: Leeds

Closing Date: 03/09/2026

Job Category: Group Member: Leeds City College

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

• Annual leave: Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
• Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
• Pension schemes with generous employer contributions: Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, People’s Pension Scheme
• CPD opportunities: Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days. Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
• Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About the Role

Leeds City College are recruiting for a Lead Apprenticeship Assessor Coach - Abattoir to join our team. This role is variable hours, the full time equivalent salary commences at £34,869 with progression to £40,410 per annum pro rata plus £3,000 market supplement per annum pro rata.

As a Lead Apprenticeship Assessor Coach you will be responsible for leading the delivery, assessment and quality assurance of abattoir and supporting associated butchery apprenticeship programmes. You will manage apprentices throughout their learning journey, providing expert coaching, workplace assessment, progress reviews and individual support to achieve timely, high-quality outcomes. You will work closely with employers, workplace mentors, awarding bodies and apprenticeship assessment organisations to ensure programmes meet industry standards, Skills England reforms, DfE funding rules and end-point assessment requirements. You will support learner recruitment, initial assessment, individual learning plans, off-the-job training and progression while maintaining accurate compliance and performance records. As a departmental specialist, you will contribute to curriculum development, assessment resources, staff and employer CPD, internal quality assurance and standardisation. The role will also strengthen industry partnerships, support programme growth and promote apprentice participation in relevant competitions and events at local, national and international levels.

What You Will Do

• Manage a caseload of learners, organise workplace assessment visits and meetings with employers.
• Deliver high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment within the Butchery department, ensuring excellent apprentice engagement, attendance and achievement through embedding and tracking of key milestones.
• Strengthen internal and external stakeholder relationships to support growth, progression and commercial opportunities.
• Provide current professional and academic expertise to enhance learner progression and promote involvement in relevant competitions and events at local, national, and international levels.
• Support the development of new curriculum content, delivery methods, and CPD in line with Skills England apprenticeship reforms and Department for Education (DfE) funding rule updates, ensuring quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Share specialist expertise to deliver high-quality CPD, industry updates, and academic development for both internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Maintain and develop strong links with Apprenticeship Assessment Organisations and awarding bodies to ensure departmental excellence, rigorous apprenticeship assessment, and successful learner outcomes.
• Contribute to Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) duties, ensuring robust quality standards, compliance, standardisation, and continuous improvement across apprenticeship delivery and assessment practices in the Butchery department.

About You

You will be an experienced apprenticeship assessor and coach with strong occupational knowledge of the abattoir and associated butchery sectors. You will have a proven ability to support apprentices throughout their learning journey through effective coaching, workplace assessment, progress reviews and tailored individual support. With a thorough understanding of apprenticeship standards, funding requirements, quality assurance and apprenticeship assessment. You will be confident working collaboratively with employers, workplace mentors, awarding bodies and assessment organisations. You will be highly organised, able to maintain accurate compliance and performance records, and committed to achieving timely, high-quality learner outcomes. As a departmental specialist, you will also bring the passion and enthusiasm for curriculum development, staff and employer training, industry engagement and programme growth.

About Us

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally. We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does. We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress. Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.