Assessment Co-Ordinator

GUARDIAN SELECTION LIMITED; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

We are recruiting on behalf of a further education setting in Carlisle.

We require a confident and motivated Assessment Co-ordinator to work with construction students. This is an ongoing role - varied and interesting!

Assessment Co-ordinator Responsibilities

• Providing excellent customer service to both the apprentice and employer and dealing with any queries in a timely manner.
• Managing and supporting a cohort of apprentices across multiple curriculum areas to achieve their apprenticeship within planned timescales.
• Contacting apprentices and employers on a four weekly basis to assess progress and provide support where necessary.
• Actively support, mentor, and motivate learners across the learner journey to help them with the timely completion of their learning aims and qualification.
• To co-ordinate the delivery of programmes within the curriculum areas ensuring the successful retention, achievement and progression of all learners.
• To be responsible for ensuring the administration and data monitoring activities for apprenticeships within the curriculum areas are completed timely and accurately.
• Formally review the apprentices' progress and portfolio every eight weeks at a face-to-face meeting with the apprentice and their line manager. Ensure documented evidence of meeting and actions agreed and record on the learner.
• Keep accurate attendance records and email learner and line manager.
• Comply with all internal policies and procedures and use appropriate online systems as required.
• Maintain apprentice records as per national guidelines - ensuring always updated and compliant.
• Manage the learner undertaking functional skills as required and track progress and achievement.
• To monitor attendance of apprentices at college, including attendance at Functional Skills sessions and ensure the absence reporting procedure is followed and information logged on college systems, including employer notifications.
• To assist with recruitment, enrolment and induction of programmes.
• To maintain effective relationships between academic and support staff and provide a communication link between employers and department managers.
• To undertake Health & Safety checks in the workplace and maintain records.

Hours are 8.30-4.30 (to be confirmed) Monday to Friday.

Requirements

• Preferably a construction background, ideally in joinery but any instruction discipline would be fine.
• Experience in a similar role.
• An enhanced DBS on the update service or the willingness to apply for a certificate ASAP.
• A fully checkable work history.

Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks; including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.

As an ethical, inclusive, and independent recruitment agency, GSLEducation is committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools throughout the North East. For more information or to register your interest in this role, or to be considered, please click 'apply now' to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.