Gas Assessor

The Growth Company’s (GC) Education and Skills team have an exciting new opportunity for a Gas Assessor who will develop and deliver continually improved training to multiple funding streams to achieve outcomes for customers through the development of their knowledge, skills, behaviours & attitudes. 

This is an office-based role working out of our GM Skills Centre in Trafford Park, Manchester. 

As one of the largest providers of skills and training in the UK, we are dedicated to supporting businesses and individuals with apprenticeships, higher education, and commercial training. We help people to develop their skills across a diverse range of sectors and levels, with our work with leading businesses to ensure our curriculum boosts the career prospects of individuals and productivity of businesses. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Participate in open evenings, taster days, effective IAG and employer engagement activities to achieve personal targets and replenish individual and departmental study programme, adult, SSW and apprenticeship caseloads as applicable.
• Account manage the client caseload to ensure we retain business, facilitate progression and secure new business.
• Mark/assess students’ work, provide structured feedback and set and agree development objectives with all key stakeholders (learners, employers, parents etc) in line with company learning policies.
• Use accurate vocational and personal developmental starting points of learners to set meaningful and collaborative targets ensuring that all stakeholders have committed to the learner journey and support learner progress. 
• Ensure that you regularly review learner progress and achievement with the engagement of key stakeholders (learner/employers/parents) and set meaningful and stretching learning targets and ensuring personal KPI’s are achieved.   
• Support/Drive the periodical review of stakeholder feedback impact tools to amplify the learner and employer voice to facilitate learner and employer led curriculum improvements.
• Ensure that you are fully acquainted with the requirements/content of learner commitment statements, initial diagnostics and end point assessment processes to safeguard learner achievement and ensure all stakeholders are engaged in the learner journey, attainment of  KSB and take ownership of any EPA gateway sign off (latter apps only).
• Actively engage and take ownership of assigned self-assessment cycle and improvement responsibilities, supporting the attainment of key performance indicators such as retention, attendance, achievement, stakeholder satisfaction and positive destination outcomes.
• Support the team’s continual professional attainment and development through leading on and participating in a range of internal quality assurance activities such as observations, sampling, scrutiny of marked work, enhanced wider reviews and EQA activities. 

About you: 

• At least 5 years vocational industry experience in specialist subject area.
• Experience of teaching and learning quality standards especially OFSTED.
• At least 1-2 years within teaching, learning and assessment.
• Up to date knowledge of specialist subject area/professional qualifications as appropriate.
• Have or are working towards a Diploma in Education and Training or equivalent qualification.
• Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and procedures, including emergency evacuation.
• Motivating and inspiring, supportive and has a flexible approach. 

Skills Required: 

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to plan and organise workload effectively and effective coaching.
• Able to create and conceptualise innovate and engaging learning materials.
• Ability to use Microsoft office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and outlook to a competent level to enhance the learner journey.
• Able to use a variety of digital systems and eLearning platforms to direct and support.