Trainer Assessor in Plumbing - CS

Warwickshire College has an excellent reputation for vocational education & training. This, coupled with the continued success of industrial partnerships with national and local construction companies, has led us to seek an enthusiastic individual to work closely with the work based team to develop industrial links, provide pastoral support and workplace assessment within Construction Work Based Learning. The role will be based at Royal Leamington Spa College.

• To help, guide and support students, following their initial enquiry and interview, to choose the right course of study.
• To work with the Course Managers and Training agencies, to help co‑ordinate the placing and visiting of students in work placement, or employment positions with companies.
• To work with managing agents to ensure that students are placed in a safe and suitable work situation where work based training can be clearly identified.
• To attend careers events, liaise with schools and work with managing agents, to promote recruitment for all automotive courses.
• Work with the Marketing teams and the Work Based Learning Management team to ensure that all existing and new courses are marketed and promoted in the best interests of the college.
• To represent the Work Based Learning Team in promotional activities.
• To support industry by setting up and promoting bespoke training to meet industry needs, when required.
• To mentor individual candidates and monitor their academic and vocational progress.
• To liaise with company and other assessors to ensure that each candidate has the range of opportunities required for their competence assessment.
• To carry out formal NVQ assessments.
• To monitor the quality of training delivered by all training sub‑contractors.
• To carry out formal progress reviews with individuals and their employers.
• To attend college delivered "Teaching Essentials" training.

For the successful candidate a conditional offer of work will be made. The offer will be contingent upon mandatory pre‑employment checks, including DBS, Barred List check, right to work check, internet search, TRA check (for academic posts).

• NVQ Level 3 within Plumbing or equivalent Apprenticeship route within this discipline.
• Assessor's Award (preferably A1) or equivalent; applicants willing to achieve within the first 12 months will be considered.
• Grade A-C/4‑9 in GCSE English and Maths or equivalent; applicants willing to achieve within the first 12 months will be considered.
• Evidence of formal structured training in a relevant vocation.
• Recent extensive industrial experience.
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety in the appropriate vocation.
• Wide technical knowledge in the vocation.
• Experience of liaising and negotiating with industrial partners.
• A UK driving licence free of major endorsements.
• Administrative skills, including IT skills.

• Generous leave entitlement plus up to 4 free College Closure days a year.
• Comprehensive training programme.
• Leadership & Management training programme to develop our next generation of managers.
• Superb health and wellbeing support with Wellbeing@WCG.
• Opportunity to join our voluntary health cash plan run by Health Shield.
• Free on‑site gym.
• Discounted full cost recovery courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted hair & beauty treatments in our college salons.
• Pension schemes.
• Free will writing service.
• Free car parking on‑site.
• WCG offers all employees who are carers the option to request a period of Carer's Leave that is equal to their usual working week, paid at their normal pay.