Work based learning practitioner - Trees and Timber and Environmental Conservation

The successful candidate will work with a caseload of learners and conduct a Training needs analysis. They will enrol the learners on appropriate courses and provide coaching, mentoring and learning opportunities. The Practitioner will also deliver underpinning knowledge sessions to learners either on a 1-1 or workshop basis (recommended maximum group size 8)

The post holder will monitor learners' progress towards qualifications, give them constructive feedback and guide them to prepare an e-portfolio of evidence. Further to this they will assess learner portfolios and present completed portfolios for internal quality assurance.

Be qualified at a minimum to level 3 or above in Arboriculture/ Trees and Timber

Be qualified in chainsaw maintenance & cross cutting, felling & processing up to 380

Be qualified to climb trees and perform aerial rescue

Be qualified in wood chipper

Be qualified or willing to work towards brushcutter, log splitter, and clearing saw

Possess or be willing to work towards an assessors qualification (TAQA)

Possess or be willing to work towards a Quality Assurance qualification (Currently 401 TAQA Unit).

Level 2 English/Welsh and Maths qualifications (or equivalent) at Grade 4 (C) or above

Possess or be willing to work towards a Digital Literacy Level 2 qualification

Experience of liaising and partnering with external managers in industry

Able to demonstrate a commitment to the maintenance and development of quality standards within education