Job Purpose
To plan and deliver effective teaching and learning against engineering-based apprenticeship standards, to a range of employed, individual or groups of apprentices, through live online tutor led delivery.
Key Accountabilities:
· Plan and deliver learning in line with stipulated knowledge modules, units and qualifications.
· Make lessons adhering to qualification standards and schemes of work.
· High quality communication both to customers and internally to team members.
· Be adept at developing, producing, and sharing teaching resources.
· Utilising expertise to contribute towards curriculum development to enable acquisition of knowledge, skills, behaviours and embedding maths and English.
· Maintain existing resources and explore opportunities to develop new resources.
· Utilise Cogent’s LMS to create an effective and stimulating environment for teaching and learning.
· Promotion of engineering throughout our apprenticeship delivery and standalone programmes.
· Play an active role as part of the delivery team, including contributing to off-timetable workshops, extension programmes, competitions, residentials etc.
· To play a part in the broader curriculum for life and industrial science provision, sharing in the diverse delivery mechanisms of the tutoring team.
· To be prepared to contribute in standardisation events and support the tutor teams in 1:1, group, online and face-to-face sessions with learners.
· To encourage retention and timely achievement, this includes developing schemes of work, lesson plans, coursework and individual learning plans taking account of individual requirements to ensure differentiation of learning.
· Have highly effective communication skills for dealing with learners who may have been out of education for some time.
· Carry out invigilation and testing with candidates within the guidelines of the team / awarding body requirements.
· Support learners with special education needs or additional learning requirements to achieve their apprenticeship.
· Work within the guidance of the ESFA and to the requirements of Ofsted to ensure high standards of practice are always maintained.
· Be capable of delivering dynamic and effective lessons to engage learners at all age ranges both in a face-to-face environment and with the use of digital platforms remotely.
· Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding (including Prevent) the welfare of all learners for whom you have responsibility for or with whom you meet and adhere to Cogent’s Safeguarding policy to create and maintain a safe working environment for yourself and others.
Key Performance Indicators
· To be an inspirational teacher of engineering based content leading to high results for learners in external examinations.
· To evaluate teaching, learning and assessment and respond to learner and employer feedback to continuously improve the learning experience for individuals and groups.
· Be an innovative teacher developing and maintaining curriculum & teaching support materials to meet awarding body standards and differentiate learning.
· Mark/assess learners’ work, provide structured feedback and set developmental objectives to improve work submissions and timeliness.
· To moderate tutor assessment practices to ensure fair and consistent practice in line with guidance and code of conduct.
· Support with the implementation of Exxon maintenance delivery plan.
· Design and development of modules of for engineering based delivery.
· Online delivery of engineering based units.
· Design, development and online delivery of modules of BTEC for online programmes.
· Design, development and online delivery of modules of Battery Manufacturing Technician and Compressed Air and Vacuum Technician apprenticeships
· Development of an online/distance learning HNC commercial programme.
· IV/IQA and part of internal assessment board.
Knowledge Skills and Qualifications
Essential
· Significant industry experience with in mechanical engineering.
· A teaching qualification at level 3 or higher (or willing to work towards).
· A proven record of preparing learners for external examinations, working with awarding bodies (BTEC/HNC) and a record of achieving high pass rates / grades for learners.
· Inspirational teaching and learning practitioner with vast experience of teaching engineering particularly in the fields of electrical and instrumentation/control.
· Able to develop a strong positive rapport with learners and actively engage them in both classroom and online environments.
· A confident user of IT for administration and lesson delivery (including a high level of expertise in the use of Microsoft Teams).
· A high-level communicator with the skills and ability to work with colleagues as part of a team and to liaise with learners, employers, other tutors, and support staff.
· Well-organised and self-motivated.
· GSCE’s or Functional skills level 2 English and Maths.
· DBS Check.
Desirable
· A level-5 or above subject related qualification and a degree
· Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
· Understanding of Apprenticeship Standards and Quality Standards (e.g. Ofsted, ESFA, ISO).
· Experience of electronic learner tracking and monitoring systems e.g., OneFile, Smart Assessor.
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Financial planning services
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- Do you have significant industry experience with in mechanical engineering?
- Do you have a teaching qualification at level 3 or higher (or willing to work towards) ?
- Do you have a proven record of preparing learners for external examinations, working with awarding bodies (BTEC/HNC) and a record of achieving high pass rates / grades for learners?
- Are you a inspirational teaching and learning practitioner with vast experience of teaching engineering particularly in the fields of electrical and instrumentation/control?
- Are you able to develop a strong positive rapport with learners and actively engage them in both classroom and online environments ?
Work Location: Remote
