Tutor Assessor in Scientific Technologies

About us:

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

Gower College Swansea is looking for an enthusiastic and motivational individual to support and assess apprentices on Life Sciences and Laboratory and Science Technician pathways. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an award-winning programme and join a highly successful department. Qualifications delivered within this sector include Level 3 Diploma in Applied Science, HNC Applied Chemistry and Level 3/4 NVQ Diploma in Laboratory and Associated Technical Activities (Industrial Science and Education pathways).

• Part-time (15 hours per week)
• Permanent
• £10,648.40 - £11,718.80 per annum
• Gorseinon campus

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for assessing Technical Apprentices in the workplace at levels 3 and 4
• Support learners to achieve the timely completion of their qualifications

About you:

• Able to demonstrate evidence of assessing learners on a similar pathway
• Recent working knowledge and experience in an education or industrial laboratory setting
• Ideally hold an Assessor Award (CAVA, TAQA, A1, D32 / D33 or Training Assessment qualification)
• Educated to Level 2 in English and Maths (GCSE or equivalent)
• Possess enthusiasm, a self-sufficient attitude
• Highly knowledgeable, have a strong science background and be able to demonstrate evidence of assessing learners on a similar pathway

Benefits for you:

• 28 days (pro-rata) annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
• A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
• Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
• 2 staff well-being days
• View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/benefits-and-wellbeing

We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).