Apprenticeship Assessor/Teacher - Carpentry and Joinery

Benefits

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

Keighley College are looking for a motivated and industry-experienced colleague to join our Apprenticeship Team as an Apprenticeship Assessor/Teacher of Joinery & Carpentry. This role is ideal for someone looking to move from industry into education. Full training and support can be provided to help you develop your teaching and assessing skills.

In this role, you will support apprentices through their learning journey by delivering training, conducting workplace assessments, managing learner progress, and working closely with employers to ensure successful apprenticeship outcomes.

This is a full-time, permanent position. Depending on their start date, the successful candidate will either undertake a Level 3 Learning and Skills Assessor Apprenticeship or work towards a Level 3 Assessor qualification. This forms part of their professional development and will be completed alongside their role.

What You Will Do

• Deliver engaging training and assessment to apprentices both in the workplace and online/in college.
• Coach and support learners to develop their skills, knowledge and behaviours throughout their apprenticeship journey.
• Build strong relationships with employers to ensure apprentices receive the support they need to succeed.
• Carry out regular progress reviews, set targets and help learners stay on track to achieve their qualifications.
• Monitor learner progress and maintain accurate records using our apprenticeship systems.
• Share your industry expertise and inspire the next generation entering your profession.
• Contribute to a high-quality apprenticeship experience that delivers excellent outcomes for both learners and employers.

About You

We're looking for someone with strong industry experience who is passionate about developing others and sharing their knowledge with the next generation of professionals.

You may already have experience in training, assessing or mentoring, but if you're looking to take your first step into education, we'd love to hear from you. Full support and development will be provided to help you build your teaching and assessment skills.

You'll be:

• Experienced and knowledgeable in your vocational area.
• An effective communicator who can build positive relationships with learners and employers.
• Organised, self-motivated and able to manage your own workload.
• Passionate about helping others succeed and achieve their potential.
• Committed to maintaining high professional standards and delivering an exceptional learner experience.

Keighley College has excellent modern facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. Our core purpose is to improve the life chances of our learners. We are passionate about helping our students to achieve their goals. We have state-of-the-art facilities in a central location, close to public transport links and great industry connections.

Choosing to work for Keighley College means that you will be part of an enterprising, inclusive, inspiring, collaborative, empowering, and dynamic environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Keighley College.

SAFEGUARDING

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. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

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.