Tutor Assessor- Hair and Barbering

Join Our Team at Oldham College!

Are you passionate about shaping the next generation of hairdressing and barbering professionals? Oldham College is seeking a Tutor Assessor – Hairdressing & Barbering to join our vibrant and committed team on a temporary basis for 12 months!

Role Overview: As a Tutor Assessor, you will work closely with learners and employers to deliver exceptional work-based assessment, training, and support services. Your expertise will empower learners to achieve qualifications, build outstanding portfolios, and prepare for End Point Assessments (EPA) while fostering strong professional relationships with industry partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a caseload of work-based learners, conducting initial assessments and tailoring individual learning plans.
• Deliver training and assessment to develop learners' skills, knowledge, and behaviors (SKB) in line with job roles and qualification standards.
• Ensure quality assurance and compliance with awarding organisation and college standards.
• Provide guidance, encouragement, and progress tracking for learners through to successful completion.
• Embed functional skills and personal development within the vocational curriculum.
• Engage with employers to identify training needs and align workforce development with business goals.
• Promote safeguarding, equality, and excellent customer service in all aspects of the role.

Qualifications and Experience:

• NVQ Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant occupational area.
• Assessor qualification (or commitment to achieve within two years).
• Quality assurance and teaching qualifications (achievable within two years if not already obtained).
• At least two years’ post-qualification experience in the hairdressing/barbering industry.
• Knowledge of work-based learning and health & safety best practices.
• Strong organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in IT and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Why Join Oldham College?

• Opportunity to shape the future of the industry and contribute to learners' success.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment with a commitment to professional growth.
• Flexible working arrangements, including potential evening and weekend schedules to support diverse learners' needs.

How to Apply: If you're an enthusiastic professional eager to inspire and support the next generation of hairdressers and barbers, we’d love to hear from you! Submit your application, highlighting your skills, experience, and passion for education.

Oldham College is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to creating a safe and supportive environment for all learners, staff, and the community.

Apply today and help us build brighter futures!

Joining our Journey:

When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities: 

• Generous Pension Scheme  
• Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
• Very generous holiday entitlement
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
• Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
• Free confidential counselling service
• Staff recognition awards
• Car Scheme
• Subsidised car parking
• On-site Day Nursery
• On-site hair and beauty salon 

Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With a “good” Ofsted rating, one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer.

But we want to deliver much more than this.  Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work” and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it.  We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.

We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best.  But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.

The role will require you to embed and work to the college’s values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.

At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.

We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits.

We will do everything we can to support you during your application.  If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List.

Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached Job Description.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.