Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor

Babcock

  • Darlington, County Durham
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 28 days ago
Job Title: Motor Vehicle Skills AssessorLocation: Catterick + Fully Remote + Frequent Travel to SitesCompensation: Competitive Salary + BenefitsRole Type: Full time / PermanentRole ID: SF66671At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor, supporting learners across key sites in North Yorkshire and the North East including, Catterick Garrison, Newcastle upon Tyne, York, Ripon and Thirsk.The roleAs an Apprenticeship Support Coach, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be a vital part of maintaining learner progression, engagement, and achievement especially during times of staff absence or when additional support is needed across the programme. Acting as a rapid response resource, you'll help reduce learner drop-off, accelerate completions, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.Day-to-day, you will play a critical role in coaching and motivating learners who are off-track or temporarily without an assigned coach. You will also:
  • Act as a flexible resource to ensure continuity of delivery during periods of absence or increased demand.
  • Provide surge support to drive forward learner progression and completions
  • Support, motivate and coach learners who are off track through their apprenticeship programme ensuring all components of the apprenticeship programme are completed whilst meeting awarding organisation, ESFA and Ofsted requirements
  • Schedule and attend learner progress reviews for learners who have no allocated coach and / or require additional targeted support and complete all required documentation
  • Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality learner workshops to support learner progression.
This role is full time working 37 hours per week. The Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor role is fully remote and requires the successful candidate to deliver support across a range of sites in North Yorkshire and the North East, including but not limited to Catterick, Newcastle upon Tyne, York, Ripon and Thirsk.Essential experience of the Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor:
  • Considerable experience as a qualified assessor
  • Considerable experience in an appropriate industry environment
  • Good understanding of work-based learning programmes
Qualifications for the Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor:
  • Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or equivalent)
  • Maths and English - GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent)
  • Vehicle Mechanic Level 3 Qualification - (minimum of level 3)
Security ClearanceThe successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (EDBS) security clearance for this role.Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at .What we offer
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
  • Employee share scheme
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Payment of Professional Fees
  • Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
  • Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
  • 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
  • Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Babcock InternationalFor over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.Closing date: 20/08/2025#LI-SJ1

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