Overview
Job Title: Apprenticeship Assessor/Teacher – Business
Salary: Commencing at £31,916 with progression to £35,912 per annum
About the Role
What You Will Do
- Manage a caseload of Business apprentices across Keighley College and Harrogate College, supporting them from enrolment through to successful completion of their apprenticeship.
- Deliver high-quality coaching, mentoring, assessment and progress reviews that enable apprentices to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required by their apprenticeship standard.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with employers, ensuring apprenticeship programmes meet both learner and business needs.
- Conduct regular workplace reviews, monitoring progress against agreed targets and taking action to support timely achievement.
- Provide constructive feedback and individualised support to help apprentices overcome barriers and reach their full potential.
- Maintain accurate learner records and ensure all documentation and evidence is completed in line with awarding organisation, quality and funding requirements.
- Work collaboratively with curriculum teams and apprenticeship colleagues to deliver an outstanding learner and employer experience.
- Promote safeguarding, Prevent, equality, diversity and inclusion, and health and safety practices at all times.
- Support quality improvement activities and contribute to achieving apprenticeship performance targets, including retention, achievement and learner satisfaction.
- Stay up to date with changes to apprenticeship standards, assessment requirements and business sector developments to ensure delivery remains current and relevant.
About You
We are looking for someone who is passionate about developing others and committed to helping apprentices achieve their full potential.
You may already be working as an Assessor, Skills Coach, Trainer or Teacher, or you may be an experienced Business professional looking to take your first step into education and apprenticeships. If you have current industry experience, excellent communication skills and a genuine desire to support learners, we would love to hear from you.
You will be organised, proactive and able to build positive relationships with both learners and employers. A strong understanding of workplace practices within a business environment, along with the ability to motivate and inspire others, is essential.
We welcome applications from candidates who may not yet hold teaching or assessing qualifications. If you have relevant industry experience and the enthusiasm to develop a career in apprenticeships, we can provide support and development to help you gain the skills, knowledge and qualifications needed to succeed in the role.
We’re Particularly Interested in Hearing From:
- Skills Coaches, Assessors, Trainers and Teachers.
- Business Administration professionals.
- Office and Operations Managers.
- HR and Learning & Development professionals.
- Customer Service and Team Leader professionals.
- Experienced business practitioners looking for a rewarding career change.
Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who shares our commitment to delivering an outstanding experience for learners and employers and who is excited about helping to develop the workforce of the future.
Benefits
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 Us
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 including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. 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
We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
