Apprentice Assessor

**We are growing and have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and committed Development Coach to provide high-quality Early Years Training across our L2, L3, and L5 Apprenticeships.**

**LOCATION(S)**:Hertfordshire and Midlands

**JOB PURPOSE**:
The Development Coach will deliver a high-quality curriculum & learning journey to both the learner and employer, ensuring an outstanding training experience is met, and that it develops the learner’s skills, knowledge, behaviour.

You will promote Montessori Apprentice Academy as a leading training provider and meet the company policies and procedures, Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) rules, Ofsted Common Inspection Framework, Awarding Organisation standards and any other compliancy requirements.

This is a dual role of remote learning and out in the field working with our learners & employers, and you will be responsible for supporting a caseload of learners in their places of work, through their qualifications.
- Build and manage a caseload of learners across various sites.
- Support the development of learners Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours in line with the assessment plan.
- Assess and support learners working towards Apprenticeships in Early Years up to Level 5.
- Deliver training and support learners with Functional Skills Maths and English up to Level 2.
- To regularly oversee each of your learners development on a weekly basis and escalating any learner concerns to a team leader.
- To pre-plan and confirm that teaching sessions and observation visits are planned in advance, agreed with both the learner and employer.
- To research and be aware of the Awarding Organisations delivery specification and any ongoing changes within the industry. Implementing any feedback from our Internal Quality Assurance team to maintain the company’s direct claim status.
- Being responsible and accountable for the delivery of a positive learning journey to all your assigned learners, by supporting, stimulating and encouraging the learner to excel whilst on their apprenticeship programme.
- Demonstrating commitment to equality of opportunity and any other anti-discriminatory practice.
- Overcome barriers to learning and adapt delivery to meet learner’s needs.
- Meet Assessor KPI’s in terms of timely assessments / contact, quality paperwork and general administration.
- Being accountable for your learner portfolios, ensuring they are compliant and meet the Education and Skill Funding Agency rules at all times. Making sure that their learner portfolios are; available to present at an ESFA audit, achieving a 0% error rating, able to achieve an ‘Good/Outstanding’ outcome within an Ofsted Inspection and able to maintain direct claim status at an Awarding Organisation visit or any other inspection/audit.
- To establish, maintain and build a positive relationship with both the learner and employer in line with our communications policy and impacts on the regeneration of existing and new business.
- To be fully prepared and responsible for each learner at your monthly audit compliance meeting with your training manager or sector head.
- To attend virtual or physical meetings as required, along with compulsory team and standardisation meetings.
- To have full knowledge of the company’s Self-Assessment Review and Quality Improvement Plan. Achieving set SMART targets and Key Performance Indicators for a positive and measured impact on the quality of teaching, learning and assessment delivery that meets an Ofsted ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ grade.
- Managing your diary efficiently to ensure timely assessments and reviews are conducted.
- To assess learners’ work in a prompt, proficient manner (within 5 working days max) and provide positive feedback that meets the level of the qualification being undertaken.
- To be fully aware and up to date on all legislation relating to yourself and all concerns that includes; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, British Values, Safeguarding, Prevent and Health and Safety.

If you would like to join a dynamic and supportive team to help shape the future of early years, we would love to hear from you

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £28,000.00-£31,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free or subsidised travel

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- Do you have assessing qualifications?
- Do you have teaching qualifications?
- Do you have between 2 - 5 years' of experience assessing apprentices?
- Are you able to deliver Early Years Apprenticeship Standard Level 2 - 5?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Watford