Carpentry and Joinery Internal Quality Assurance (LUM10432/2012)

Benefits

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

Annual leave: 
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 37 days plus bank holidays

Pension schemes with generous employer contributions
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme

CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.

Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa     (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).

Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Harrogate College's Apprenticeship Department, we are looking for an Internal Quality Assurance for carpentry and joinery  apprenticeships. This role is pivotal to ensuring the delivery of high quality teaching, learning and assessment of carpentry and joinery apprenticeships. Working with the Deputy Head of Apprenticeships and the departments Quality Lead the role will be responsible for overseeing the development, implementation and continuous improvement of hospitality apprenticeship standards. 

What You Will Do

• Support the Deputy Head of Apprenticeships to drive and enhance the learner experience for apprentices completing a carpentry and joinery apprenticeship. 
• Advise the assessor on quality improvements to ensure consistent standards and compliance. 
• Liaise with other campus' for standardisation and sharing of best practice. 
• The role to work directly with the assessor 1 day per month

About You

• Experience working in carpentry and joinery industry
• Experience delivering and assessing carpentry and joinery apprenticeship standards
• Experience working with EPAOs 
• Skilled in coaching, mentoring and supporting improvements 
•  Demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational abilities and meeting deadlines
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach and the ability to navigate complex issues with a can-do attitude are essential

About Us

Harrogate College has excellent facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. We are working towards becoming a recognised centre of green excellence which is supported through our sustainability pledge to become a net zero college by 2035. 

We have recently been awarded £16m of government funding to transform our campus. The energy-efficient new building will include a workshop unit that provides large scale facilities aligned to industry needs including advanced manufacturing, low carbon construction, retrofit, sustainable energy and bioeconomy, health science and hospitality. This will complement the college’s existing tech centre which is home to its motor vehicle, electrical, joinery and welding workshops.

Choosing to work for Harrogate College means that you will be part of a nurturing, inclusive and progressive learning environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Harrogate College.

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. 

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.