Job Description

Job title:Rail Signalling & Telecommunications Instructor/Assessor

Reporting to:Course Leader – TUCA Programmes

Location: PROCAT atTUCA

Objective:

To provide outstanding design, planning and delivery of Teaching, Learning and Assessment. Providing this to Apprentices on the New Rail Technician Standards and Commercial bespoke up-skilling programmes to the rail industry. The split of the role is likely to be as follows:

  • 30% Delivery to Apprentices
  • 30% Delivery to Commercial Clients
  • 20% Course / Business Development
  • 20% Workshop Equipment and Infrastructure Development

Key Responsibilities:

  • To deliver high quality teaching and learning by providing students and clients with a planned learning experience, managing the learning process, guiding and supporting learners.
  • Acting as personal tutor to a group of students and provide pastoral care, support, feedback and targets.
  • To evaluate and assess the work of students in relation to the curriculum criteria. Including visiting apprentices and clients in the workplace for workplace competency assessment
  • Reflect critically on teaching practice, materials and strategies used and how performance can be improved.
  • Maintain details of attendance, punctuality and absence and ensure these are accurately recorded in up to date registers.
  • Ensure student information is correctly established including learning aims, achievement and changes to learner information including withdrawal, transfer and programme completion.
  • Be responsible for developing and maintaining the definitive course files linked to programmes and courses they are leading.
  • Working with business development to design, promote and update course file to meet employer needs
  • Support the development of the workshop facilities in conjunction with the needs of employer partners and needs of Apprenticeship Standards.
  • Take part in marketing activities and attend events which may involve some evenings or visiting schools, employers and other organisations.

Role Specific Knowledge and Skills:

  • Understanding and experience of installation and maintenance of rail signalling and telecommunication systems.
  • Experience of rail policies, procedures and safe working practices
  • Specific Rail / Safety, competence and licenses to practice- PTS and IRSE
  • Experience of teaching, learning and assessment would be an advantage, but not essential

Key responsibilities in terms of E&D and Safeguarding

  • Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
  • To be familiar and act in accordance with PROCAT’s safeguarding policies and procedures
  • Ensure that PROCAT provides a safe, fair and respectful work and learning environment
  • Appropriately explore, challenge and address equality, diversity and safeguarding matters ensuring they are incorporated into the course or as they arise in any other way.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential / Desirable
Education & Training
Qualificationand demonstrable Level 3 qualifications and experience to meet the skills and knowledge. / X
Minimum of Level 2 or equivalent qualification(s) in English and Mathematics / X
Assessors award / qualification / X
Professional teaching qualification / X
Experience which demonstrates:
Understanding of the needs of young people / X
Development, planning and delivery of training courses to meet a requirement / need from an employer/sector / X
Knowledge of the Apprenticeship qualifications and frameworks / X
Work with young peopleand adults, preferably within an educational environment / X
An ability to show initiative in developing and maintaining systems / X
Presenting to groups of young people in an engaging and informative manner / X
An ability to provide accurate information – first time, every time / X
An ability to deal with people sensitively and confidentiality within policies and procedures / X
Competent use of database systems to record, analyse data and provide reports / X
Personal Skills & Qualities
Articulate, professional and approachable, good interpersonal skills / X
Able to communicate with students and clients at all levels both verbally and in writing / X
Capable of working independently and able to make decisions which consider the short and longer term implications / X