Academy Trainer/assessor

**Salary: Between £34,373 to £42,966, dependent on experience + pension + 25 days holiday + Company Van (Electric)**

**Location: Esholt Academy, BD17 7QU**

**This role requires travel across the whole of the Yorkshire Water estate**

**Purpose of the role**

As our **Academy Trainer/Assessor**, you will be responsible for the delivery of training and/or assessment of Yorkshire Water Colleagues and commercial customers in Health & Safety and Plant, Tools and Equipment-related qualifications. You will deliver consistently high levels of teaching, learning and assessment standards and motivate delegates to raise their ambitions and realise their full potential.

**Key responsibilities**

Our **Academy Trainer/Assessor** will ensure that all work functions are undertaken in accordance with health and safety legislation and Yorkshire Water codes of practice and will also:

- Design, develop and deliver Health and Safety (H&S), Plant, Tools, and Equipment training products, falling into own area of expertise
- Coach individuals/small groups about H&S principles in line with products and industry-standard policies and procedures
- Ensure delegates receive and complete all required documentation to satisfy Yorkshire Water and Awarding Body requirements
- Monitor current legislation and internal processes related to areas of the training catalogue and update as required
- Maintain the assessment system from planning through to final decision-making and recording process as required by Yorkshire Water and our awarding bodies
- Assess evidence of delegate competence against the national standards of occupational competence, relevant to the qualification and ensure the validity, authenticity of supporting documentation provided by delegates
- Maintain accurate and verifiable delegate assessment and achievement records as required by the awarding body
- Adopt a holistic approach to assessment process as required by the awarding body
- Provide feedback to delegates on assessment decisions
- Contribute to our internal quality assurance process and attend moderation / standardisation meetings where required
- Deliver other vocationally relevant training as directed by the Curriculum Delivery Lead/Academy Manager
- Support and fully endorse the policy and practice of Yorkshire water with regard to Equal Opportunities for all, promoting non-discriminatory practices at all times in all aspects of work undertaken
- Undertake other relevant duties that may be determined by Yorkshire water, including the submission of relevant reports as required by the Academy Manager.

**Knowledge and Skills Required**

**Essential**:
Our
**Academy Trainer/Assessor** will hold the following qualifications as a minimum; Qualification in Plant Operations and/or RTITB, CPCS, NPORS, PLUS; Assessor Award (D32, D33, A1 Assessor Award, TAQA or Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement); Level 3 Award in Education & Training, Ptlls, Ctlls, Dtlls, Cert Ed or equivalent. You will also:

- Have previous experience of delivering Health & Safety, Plant, Tools, and Equipment related teaching, learning and assessment activities, including legislative health and safety requirements
- Be a strong communicator, able to articulate their knowledge and course/assessment material to delegates
- Experience of teaching/assessing delegates in the workplace, demonstrating flexibility and tailoring communication styles for the audience where required
- Liaise effectively with relevant stakeholders in delegate work areas and be able to work both independently and as part of a team

Have sufficient occupational competence in Plant including:

- A09 (CSCS) - Forward Tipping Dumper
- A14 (CSCS) - Masted Rough Terrain Forklift
- A16 (CSCS) - Industrial Forklift Truck
- A17 (CSCS) - Telescopic Handler
- A21 (CSCS) - Wheeled Loading Shovel
- A23 (CSCS) - Skid Steer Loader
- A33 (CSCS) - Agricultural Tractor
- A36 (CSCS) - Lorry Loader
- A58 (CSCS) - Excavator below 10 tonnes
- A59 (CSCS) - Excavator above 10 tonnes
- A64 (CSCS) - Overhead Travelling Crane
- A73 (CSCS) - Plant and Vehicle Marshaller
- IOSH Managing Safely

**Desirable**:

- L4 Certificate in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (IQA)
- Experience of working in the highways Industry NRSWA 1991, Highways Act 1980, TMA 2004
- Understanding of construction operations & Civil engineering including, Kerbs & Channels, Drainage, Modular Paving, Concreting, Excavation & Reinstatement and General Construction work
- CPCS/NPORS/RTITB/ALLMI Instructor/Examiner

**A Full UK Driving Licence is essential as travel will be required to sites across the Yorkshire Water Network.**

**Closing Date: Tuesday 16 February 2023**

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the s