We are seeking an experienced and learner‑focused Rural Skills Apprenticeship Assessor to assess and support apprentices across land‑based and rural apprenticeship standards. The role is central to ensuring apprentices make substantial and sustained progress in developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) required to successfully complete their apprenticeship, achieve well at end-point assessment and progress to sustained employment.
The successful candidate will contribute directly to the quality of curriculum, teaching and training, ensuring apprenticeship delivery reflects clearly defined curriculum intent, is consistently and effectively implemented, and results in strong apprentice outcomes and destinations.
The role will require you to work closely with employers, such as The National Trust, to harness excellent employer relations. The assessor role supports the whole apprenticeship journey from identifying apprenticeship vacancies, the sign up process, ongoing apprenticeship reviews and monitoring of apprentices and completion of healthy and safety documents.
A comprehensive package of employee benefits is in place including a competitive salary, above average holiday entitlement, eligibility to join a defined benefit pension scheme with excellent financial contributions of 18.10% by the College and a pension death in service grant of 3 x salary, generous occupational sickness, maternity, paternity and shared parental leave pay schemes, a high number of free on-site parking bays, access to a wide range of free CPD events and professional qualifications, flexible working policy, on-site gym, eye care voucher scheme, cycle to work scheme, wellbeing support, reduced fees for the on-site children’s nursery, access to competitively priced food outlets, an on-site training restaurant and occasional free hairdressing and beauty treatments.
We offer a friendly, honest and respectful working environment and actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion. We take a supportive approach to staff development, both personally and professionally.
HLNSC is committed to equality of opportunity, safeguarding including the Prevent Duty, and promoting the welfare of all learners. All staff are expected to share this commitment.
Visit our website at www.hlnsc.ac.uk, email HR at [email protected], or telephone 01691 688012 for job descriptions and application forms.
For further information about this vacancy, please contact Andrew Brown at [email protected].
Closing date- 15th May 2026 12:00pm.
Interviews- W/C 18th May 2026.