Rail Tutor/Assessor

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Job Overview

We are seeking a motivated and knowledgeable Rail Engineering Tutor/Assessor to deliver high-quality education and assessment for students pursuing Level 2 and potentially L3 qualifications in Rail Engineering Track.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in Rail, with experience in teaching, mentoring, and assessing students in a further education or vocational training environment.

Overall Job Purpose:

To deliver the training, skills & knowledge development and assessment of learners including:

· Plan and deliver effective learning programmes for diverse groups or individuals in a safe and inclusive environment both in the organisation usually on a college premise.

· Motivate and inspire learners to promote achievement and develop their skills to enable progression;

· Apply appropriate and fair methods of assessment and provide constructive and timely feedback to apprentices on progression and achievement

Key Responsibilities:

Working with Learners

· Inspire, motivate and raise aspirations of learners through your enthusiasm and knowledge

· Deliver training sessions to develop technical skills and knowledge being creative and innovative in selecting and adapting strategies to help learners.

· Ensure individual learners learning needs are met through the provision, and monitoring of, agreed additional learning support

· Assess learners performance in a timely manner using a range of methods that challenge and motivate students to achieve

· Provide timely, constructive, verbal and written reviews and feedback

· Manage and promote positive learner behaviours

Personal Organisation

· Maintain accurate records of learner progress and achievements

· Prepare and review lesson plans, schemes of work and teaching and learning materials using initial assessments and marked work to take into account the learners individual needs

· Maintain accurate paper and electronic records of learning, assessment, employer and learner contact.

Professional Skills, Knowledge and Understanding

· Value and promote social and cultural diversity, equality of opportunity and inclusion

· Maintain and update knowledge of your industry subject and sector specific practices

· Promote provision to a range of stakeholders, coordinate and participate in promotional events, advertising programmes and services to generate new income

· Carry out duties at all times in accordance with the organisations equal opportunities, health and safety, safeguarding, prevent and risk management policies and procedures

· Promote by consistent example internally and externally the philosophy and responsibility for promoting equality and diversity.

· Embed equality, diversity, safeguarding, prevent, British values into the curriculum

· Undertake any other reasonable duties within the framework of the post.

Essential Requirements

· Minimum 5 years' experience in Sector with a solid understanding of industry standards and practices

· Assessor Qualification or willing to work towards - eg A1, TAQA, CAVA

· Experience in teaching, tutoring at level 3 and 4 or willing to work towards

· Familiarity with the requirements of relevant awarding bodies standards

· Full UK Driving License, own transport and flexibility to travel is essential

· Excellent communication and time management skills

· Ability to prioritise and multi task to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner

Preferred but not essential

· Internal Quality Assurance Qualification, TAQA Level 4, V1, D34, D36

· A teaching qualification (e.g., PGCE, Cert Ed)

• Experience in curriculum development and course design.
• Membership in a relevant professional body

Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check

We reserve the right to research shortlisted candidates on social media platforms and the internet.

Job Type: Freelance

Pay: £300.00 per day

Benefits:

• Flexitime

Work Location: In person