Job Description

About us:

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over 50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.


At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

Motor Vehicle Assessor

Full-Time (37 hours per week) Fixed Term until August 2026 29,910 - 32,918 per annum Tycoch Campus

Key Responsibilities:

Plan, prepare and deliver assessments across a range of courses ensuring schemes/records of work, assignment schedules, are appropriate to the syllabus content and awarding body standards Plan and deliver up to 12 hours per week of classroom training to learners as required Ensure training and assessment strategies and materials are planned and accessible to meet the varied needs of all learners

About you:

Level 3 qualification or equivalent in relevant sector TAQA Assessor Award or willing to work towards*
Commercial knowledge, experience and understanding of industry, including training needs Able to work on own initiative

Benefits for you:

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2024) A Teacher's Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.68% (2024) 2 staff well-being days Discounted study opportunities on College programmes View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/staff-benefits-wellbeing

Need help with your application?

Please click here to read our guidance.

If you do not hold an assessing qualification, Gower College Swansea are proud to offer support and guidance to successful candidates to achieve their award / certificate in assessing under the TAQA qualifications framework. This is achieved via the college's in house continuous professional development facility. More information: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/courses


If you hold a D32/D33/A1 Assessor award qualification, we would love to hear from you! These are still valid and recognised qualifications. Gower College Swansea are able to offer update training to successful candidates to refresh your assessor qualification

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We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.


If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.


Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.