Apprentice Skills Coach in Automotive

Assessor in Automotive - (Apprentice Skills Coach in Automotive)

Are you a mechanic who is looking to pass on your skills and experience or currently an Automotive Assessor looking for your next move?

Look no further – we are looking for a full‑time permanent Assessor (Apprentice Skills Coach) in Automotive. You must have an NVQ Level 3 in Automotive and be able to provide the qualifications and skills needed to assessors/verify.

• 41 days inclusive of bank holidays and up to 3 efficiency days at Christmas
• Greater Manchester Pension scheme with a generous employer contribution
• Costa Coffee on site
• Free on‑site Gym at Beaufort Road
• On‑site bakery products at Tameside One
• Dining experiences at our Restaurant at Tameside One
• Retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Cash health care plan via Simply Health
• Savings club via the Manchester Credit Union
• Long‑service awards
• Employee celebrations

• Relevant occupational experience and assessing/ verifying qualifications
• Enthusiastic, resilient and highly motivated individual
• Literacy / Numeracy at least Level 2
• NVQ Level 3 in Automotive
• Assessor qualifications (A1, TAQA, D32)

You will deliver training, assess, and quality‑assure work‑based learning programmes, in line with the college’s Apprenticeship Strategy, working towards the growth of high‑quality, employer‑focused provision that maximises the opportunities for learners to achieve and progress into sustained employment.

As a highly engaged and motivated Assessor (Apprentice Skills Coach), you will have a genuine desire to improve the life chances of our learners whilst being a strong, experienced team player with excellent communication skills.

Tameside College has an excellent reputation backed up with a good Ofsted rating. This is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. Located in Ashton‑Under‑Lyne Greater Manchester, we offer a wide range of courses, including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships, and adult courses up to degree level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience.

Believing in excellence, we back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.

Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service, and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. Tameside College will cover the costs associated with this.

Please note Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview with you. Once short‑listing has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview.

Please note that, due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Unsolicited CVs will be treated as a gift. We will not be subject to or liable under your terms and conditions for agency fees.