10 Craft jobs in the United Kingdom

81253 - Craft Attendant Jointer

This Craft Attendant Jointer will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Covent Garden office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team.

You will attract a salary of 38,434 + benefits and a bonus of 3%.

If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check

Close Date: .15/09/2025

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.

• Reservist Leave - Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid

• Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)

• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan

• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes

• Occupational Health support

• Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products

• Discounted gym membership

• Employee Assistance Programme

Job Purpose

To work as part of a team to deliver the enhanced fault response performance within the London area. This includes liaison with customers, network operations and control management of contractors. This will involve working with the full-time dedicated customer champions within the team.

The post holder is required to assist the craftsperson in their role in terms of network maintenance, reinforcement, alterations and fault repairs on the LV/HV distribution network involving switching and jointing work on the LV/HV distribution network. This will also include assisting in the restoration of LV supplies as part of fault working and system emergencies. This will be done by observing the work in progress to ensure correct procedures are being followed with particular regard to PPE and safe working practices for the task in hand.

Duties:

• Observe all work being carried out on: live LV apparatus with exposed conductors.

• Ensure safe use of equipment following health & safety procedures and network standards specifically that colleagues on site are also wearing the relevant PPE. (This forms part of the duty of care of all operational staff under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974).

• To deter members of the public distracting staff while working on live equipment, and ensure 'Do Not Disturb' signs are prominently displayed and whilst live electrical work is in progress.

• Set equipment up for the Fitter/Jointer including preparation of work, laying out tools and equipment for a task and equipping the vehicle to enable jobs to be carried out.

• Assists the Fitter/Jointer when he/she carries out work on live 240/415v apparatus, conductors or equipment following appropriate safety procedures.

• Use appropriate IT equipment such as Toughpads, SAP data collection devices- an electronic job issuing system.

• Assist the Fitter/Jointer with all aspects of maintaining and inspecting the LV and HV network.

• Support the Fitter/Jointer regarding uses own judgement to undertake risk assessment of a job regarding feasibility, safety, knowledge of tools and equipment and communicate with Field Engineers

• The post holder undertakes a system emergency storm role where he/she carries out following network standards and safety requirements.

Qualifications:

• Educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent.

• An understanding of the Electricity at Work Act including understanding electrical diagrams and maps i.e. points of isolation/earthing

• New Roads & Streetworks Act (NRSWA) - Units 1, 2 and 3 achieved.

• Training would initially be at a training centre for a basic grasp of policy and health & safety. Craft Attendants would learn on the job.

• Trained in First Aid

• Awareness of policies relating to network standards and Health & Safety. Leading to a sound knowledge of electrical distribution. The Craft Attendant has to be aware of such policies but only enough so as to escalate to the craftsperson if he/she felt there was a failure to follow a policy.

• Full UK driving licence required.

81349 - Craft Attendant Jointer

This craft attendant jointer will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Borehamwood office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team.

You will attract a salary of 35,158 and a bonus of 3%.

If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check

Close Date: . 21/09/2025

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Reservist Leave - Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

UK Power Networks

UK Power Networks is the country's biggest electricity distributor, making sure the lights stay on for more than eight million homes and businesses across London, the South East and the East of England.

We invest more than 600 million in its electricity networks every year, offers extra help to vulnerable customers of need, and is undertaking trials to ensure that electricity networks support the transition to a low carbon future. It also moves cables and connects new electricity supplies.

Job Purpose:

You will assist the Jointer in their role in excavating and completing faults repairs, network alterations and new connection work which involves Excavating and jointing work on the LV/HV distribution network. This will also include assisting in the restoration of LV supplies as part of fault working and system emergencies. This will be done by observing the work in progress to ensure correct procedures are being followed with regard to PPE and safe working practices for the task in hand.

Please note that a vehicle is not supplied with this role .

Principal Accountabilities:

• Observe all work being carried out on:
• live LV apparatus with exposed conductors.
• Ensure safe use of equipment following health & safety procedures and network standards specifically that colleagues on site are also wearing the relevant PPE. (This forms part of the responsibility of care of all operational staff under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974)
• To deter members of the public distracting staff while working on live equipment, and ensure 'Do Not Disturb' signs are prominently displayed and whilst live electrical work is in progress.
• Set equipment up for the Jointer including preparation of work, laying out tools and equipment for a task and providing the vehicle to allow jobs to be carried out.
• Assist the Jointer when you perform work on live 240/415v apparatus, conductors or equipment following appropriate safety procedures.
• Use appropriate IT equipment such as Field Force Enablement (FFE) - an electronic job issuing system.
• Dig and help excavate holes safely and in doing so partner with external contractors.
• Support the Jointer using your own judgement to undertake risk assessment of a job regarding feasibility, safety, knowledge of tools and equipment and liaise with Field Engineer.
• You may also undertake standby duties and a system emergency storm role where you carry out following network standards and safety requirements.

Qualifications:

• Educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent.
• Have or be prepared to work towards a City & Guilds 2339 (formally 232) certificate in Electrical Power Distribution (or similar)
• Show experience of working on regional electricity networks and therefore have knowledge of the electrical distribution network would be an advantage but is not essential
• Training would initially be at a training centre for a basic grasp of policy and health & safety. Craft Attendants would learn on the job.
• Full UK driving licence required

81253 - Craft Attendant Jointer

This Craft Attendant Jointer will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Covent Garden office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team.

You will attract a salary of 38,434 + benefits and a bonus of 3%.

If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check

Close Date: .15/09/2025

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.

• Reservist Leave - Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid

• Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)

• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan

• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes

• Occupational Health support

• Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products

• Discounted gym membership

• Employee Assistance Programme

Job Purpose

To work as part of a team to deliver the enhanced fault response performance within the London area. This includes liaison with customers, network operations and control management of contractors. This will involve working with the full-time dedicated customer champions within the team.

The post holder is required to assist the craftsperson in their role in terms of network maintenance, reinforcement, alterations and fault repairs on the LV/HV distribution network involving switching and jointing work on the LV/HV distribution network. This will also include assisting in the restoration of LV supplies as part of fault working and system emergencies. This will be done by observing the work in progress to ensure correct procedures are being followed with particular regard to PPE and safe working practices for the task in hand.

Duties:

• Observe all work being carried out on: live LV apparatus with exposed conductors.

• Ensure safe use of equipment following health & safety procedures and network standards specifically that colleagues on site are also wearing the relevant PPE. (This forms part of the duty of care of all operational staff under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974).

• To deter members of the public distracting staff while working on live equipment, and ensure 'Do Not Disturb' signs are prominently displayed and whilst live electrical work is in progress.

• Set equipment up for the Fitter/Jointer including preparation of work, laying out tools and equipment for a task and equipping the vehicle to enable jobs to be carried out.

• Assists the Fitter/Jointer when he/she carries out work on live 240/415v apparatus, conductors or equipment following appropriate safety procedures.

• Use appropriate IT equipment such as Toughpads, SAP data collection devices- an electronic job issuing system.

• Assist the Fitter/Jointer with all aspects of maintaining and inspecting the LV and HV network.

• Support the Fitter/Jointer regarding uses own judgement to undertake risk assessment of a job regarding feasibility, safety, knowledge of tools and equipment and communicate with Field Engineers

• The post holder undertakes a system emergency storm role where he/she carries out following network standards and safety requirements.

Qualifications:

• Educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent.

• An understanding of the Electricity at Work Act including understanding electrical diagrams and maps i.e. points of isolation/earthing

• New Roads & Streetworks Act (NRSWA) - Units 1, 2 and 3 achieved.

• Training would initially be at a training centre for a basic grasp of policy and health & safety. Craft Attendants would learn on the job.

• Trained in First Aid

• Awareness of policies relating to network standards and Health & Safety. Leading to a sound knowledge of electrical distribution. The Craft Attendant has to be aware of such policies but only enough so as to escalate to the craftsperson if he/she felt there was a failure to follow a policy.

• Full UK driving licence required.

Wolviston Management Services are proud to be supporting a major client in the recruitment of an experienced Electrical Craftsperson to join their established Engineering team at a large-scale, heavy industrial facility in Teesside.
 
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity for an Electrical Craft Team Member to work in a highly automated and mechanically advanced environment. You’ll be responsible for delivering safe, efficient electrical maintenance across a range of plant and machinery – ensuring asset reliability and operational effectiveness.
Working as part of a collaborative engineering team, you’ll report directly to the Shift Engineering Team Leader and support both proactive maintenance activities and reactive response to breakdowns.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Carry out routine and reactive electrical maintenance tasks to support operational uptime.
• Assist with breakdown recovery, inspections, and repair works.
• Ensure compliance with all site safety requirements and statutory regulations.
• Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with Day Engineering and Manufacturing teams to deliver planned maintenance programmes.
• Use modern maintenance systems and digital tools (e.g., SAP) to log and track tasks.

What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking a highly motivated and qualified Electrical Craftsperson who can demonstrate:

• A recognised apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering (essential).
• Relevant qualifications – City & Guilds, BTEC, ONC/HNC, or NVQ Level 3 (certificate evidence required).
• Strong hands-on experience in heavy industrial electrical systems and maintenance.
• Familiarity with permit systems, isolation procedures, and safety legislation.
• A team-oriented approach, with flexibility and strong communication skills.
• Good timekeeping and a proactive attitude to work.

What’s In It for You

• 27 days personal annual leave + statutory bank holidays
• Defined contribution company pension scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Life assurance cover
• Health Cash Plan with Simply Health
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Standby and call-out payments
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits (maternity/paternity/adoption)
• Ongoing training and development support

Wolviston Management Services are proud to be supporting a major client in the recruitment of an experienced Electrical Craftsperson to join their established Engineering team at a large-scale, heavy industrial facility in Teesside.
 
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity for an Electrical Craft Team Member to work in a highly automated and mechanically advanced environment. You’ll be responsible for delivering safe, efficient electrical maintenance across a range of plant and machinery – ensuring asset reliability and operational effectiveness.
Working as part of a collaborative engineering team, you’ll report directly to the Shift Engineering Team Leader and support both proactive maintenance activities and reactive response to breakdowns.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Carry out routine and reactive electrical maintenance tasks to support operational uptime.
• Assist with breakdown recovery, inspections, and repair works.
• Ensure compliance with all site safety requirements and statutory regulations.
• Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with Day Engineering and Manufacturing teams to deliver planned maintenance programmes.
• Use modern maintenance systems and digital tools (e.g., SAP) to log and track tasks.

What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking a highly motivated and qualified Electrical Craftsperson who can demonstrate:

• A recognised apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering (essential).
• Relevant qualifications – City & Guilds, BTEC, ONC/HNC, or NVQ Level 3 (certificate evidence required).
• Strong hands-on experience in heavy industrial electrical systems and maintenance.
• Familiarity with permit systems, isolation procedures, and safety legislation.
• A team-oriented approach, with flexibility and strong communication skills.
• Good timekeeping and a proactive attitude to work.

What’s In It for You

• 27 days personal annual leave + statutory bank holidays
• Defined contribution company pension scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Life assurance cover
• Health Cash Plan with Simply Health
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Standby and call-out payments
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits (maternity/paternity/adoption)
• Ongoing training and development support

Global Craft Leader - Sales Management
Job Description:
We're seeking a Global Craft Leader for Sales Management to drive sales excellence across Sage. In this role, you will build and lead a global community of sales managers, equipping colleagues with the clarity, skills, and resources they need to succeed, deliver results, and grow their careers. You'll foster collaboration, alignment, and communication across GTM strategies, ensuring sales managers operate with clarity and confidence. This includes coordinating initiatives, facilitating cross-functional teamwork, and championing a culture of support and open communication.
What Success Looks Like:
- A thriving global sales management community with clear standards, aligned roles, and measurable performance.
- Optimized sales management processes and tools that improve predictability and productivity.
- Career pathways and development programs that empower managers to grow and excel.
If you're passionate about building global communities, driving sales excellence, and shaping careers, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact at Sage.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and evolve the sales management craft, including role design, accountabilities, KPIs, and measures of success.
- Own functional blueprints and guide process design, technology adoption, and tools implementation in partnership with Sales Enablement and L&D.
- Develop and deliver training and coaching to optimize productivity, predictability, and effectiveness of the sales management craft.
- Collaborate with HR to create compelling job descriptions, career pathways, and competency frameworks that drive high performance and self-development.
- Build champions and advocates across regions, segments, and product lines to scale your impact globally.
- Maintain strong stakeholder relationships across HR, Reward, RTR, Enablement, L&D, GTM, and Commercial Leadership teams.
What We're Looking For:
- Recent and relevant experience delivering the sales management craft at a software company (SaaS company experience strongly preferred.)
- A skilled coach with mature coaching capabilities who can inspire and develop others.
- Exceptional communicator, with strong verbal and written skills, and an ability to actively listen.
- Forward-looking and holistic thinker, comfortable innovating, challenging the status quo, and experimenting with new ways of working.
- Confident presence, able to clearly articulate messages to diverse audiences.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across functions and geographies.
- Proven ability to influence others and drive alignment toward common goals.
- Strong commercial and business acumen, with a solid understanding of organizational challenges.
- Ability to lead initiatives independently, delivering results with limited oversight, and recognized as an expert in your field.
- Demonstrated experience in hiring, developing, and mentoring sales talent.
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Function:
Routes to Revenue
Country:
United Kingdom
Office Location:
Winnersh
Work Place type:
Hybrid
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**Craft and Design T Level Examiner Job Role:**
**What are T Levels?**
T Levels follow GCSEs and will be equivalent to three A levels. These two-year courses have been developed in collaboration with employers and businesses, so that the content meets the needs of industry and prepares students for work. T Levels offer students a mixture of classroom learning and 'on-the-job' experience during an industry placement of at least 45 days. They provide the knowledge and experience needed to open the door into skilled employment, further study or a higher apprenticeship.
**The Role**
The T Level Examiner role is an excellent opportunity to earn some extra money in a part-time role, alongside any full-time commitments you may have, whilst also developing your career in education. T-Level Examiners mark candidate responses in accordance with a pre-defined mark scheme, whilst adhering to the Code of Practice and published examination procedures. Assessments will be marked either onscreen using ePEN, which can be completed from home, or by the traditional method, using paper scripts sent through the post. A high level of contemporary subject knowledge is necessary in order to apply the mark scheme. Each examiner will receive an agreed allocation of scripts. We have opportunities available to mark Core Examination and Employer Set Project.
We offer following
Core Exam
Employer Set Project- Textiles & Fashion maker
Employer Set Project- Furniture maker
Employer Set Project- Ceramics maker
Employer Set Project- Jewellery maker
Occupational Specialism- Textiles & Fashion maker
Occupational Specialism- Ceramics maker
Occupational Specialism- Jewellery maker
Occupational Specialism- Furniture maker (maker)
Occupational Specialism- Furniture maker (upholsterer)
**Responsibilities**
·To mark accurately and consistently to ensure overall standards are maintained.
·To submit samples to your Team Leader at designated times.
·To ensure milestones for marking are adhered to.
·To ensure all administration is completed as specified.
·To attend standardisation
·To regularly mark scripts during the Summer Series and/or Autumn Series
**Qualifications**
**Experience Required**
You will have a degree or equivalent work-based qualification such as a Level 4/5/6/7 NVQ in a relevant subject or full membership of a relevant professional body.
OR
You will have recent occupational experience in one of the following areas: Ceramics maker, Textiles and Fashion Maker, Jewellery Maker, Furniture Maker or Upholsterer.
**Competencies Required**
·You will have the ability to work well under pressure
·You will have the ability to meet deadlines
·You will have a high level of subject knowledge in order to apply the mark scheme
**Additional information**
If you do have teaching experience within the last 8 years, please ensure you list this under 'Occupational Experience'
**About Pearson**
Welcome to Pearson, the world's leading learning company. We have a simple mission: to help people make more of their lives through learning. We are the UK's largest awarding body and offer qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked, with educational excellence rooted in names like Edexcel, BTEC, EDI and LCCI.
We value the power of inclusive culture and embed diversity and inclusion in everything we do. Pearson promotes a company culture where differences are embraced as strengths, opportunities are equal and accessible, consideration and respect are the norm. Through our talent, we believe that diversity and inclusion make us a more innovative and vibrant company. People are at the centre of our company. We are committed to a sustainable environment and workplace ecosystem where talent can learn, grow, and thrive.
**Application Information**
We have a number of opportunities available for teaching professionals to join our growing teams of examiners, moderators and verifiers.
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As we continue to transition to a digital environment, we know that it's essential to revisit and update our approaches to assessment delivery. Our aim is to create a more modern assessment delivery system that sets us up for the future, supports our Senior Associates better in their role by building associate capacity across the system, further supports our customers, and delivers the best outcomes for learners.
As part of a programme of modernisation, we are taking the opportunity to update our senior associate roles and responsibilities, across our qualifications.
We would like to offer you the opportunity to apply for one of these roles.
**Content Author**
+ **Craft (Occupational Specialism) (Upholstery Maker)**
**About Pearson**
At Pearson we're committed to a world that's always learning. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology, and each other to surpass these boundaries, we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's innovations, personal and global. We are the UK's largest awarding body and offer qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked, with educational excellence rooted in a range of General and Vocational courses.
**Purpose**
The **Content Author** is there to produce error-free, factually accurate assessments that align with the subject specification.
**Core Services and Expectations**
When carrying out your role, please be mindful that you represent Pearson and that you should always maintain your professional integrity. Therefore, it is essential that you:
* Act at all times in a way which will not bring Pearson, its employees, and its representatives into disrepute.
* Read all Pearson policies and guidance prior to undertaking contracted activities.
* Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners.
* Attend any and all meetings or training sessions provided, relevant to your role, where requested by Pearson.
* Adhere to deadlines given by Pearson and ensure that all work is carried out to the best of an individual's ability.
* Remain respectful and advocate for others to ensure and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in a professional manner when carrying out services on behalf of Pearson.
* Have personal IT equipment capable of running Pearson software, relevant malware, appropriate virus protection software, a suitable internet connection, and a personal, secure email account.
* Communicate with Pearson and its centres in a timely manner when carrying out all designated responsibilities.
* Raise any concerns if you suspect or are made aware of any malpractice, maladministration, and/or safeguarding issues.
**Role Specific Services and Expectations**
As well as Pearson's core services expectations, there are also role-specific services and expectations that you must consider and be able to provide. These include:
* Ensuring assessment materials comply with the Global Content Policy, fully support accessibility, diversity, equality, and inclusion, and sensitivity guidelines.
* Ensuring all applicable assessment materials produced are of high quality and show sufficient coverage of the assessment criteria as set out in the applicable assessment guidelines.
* Ensuring all materials are appropriate to the specific range of ability and will result in good discrimination and differentiation at all levels that it is designed to test.
* Advising on subject specialist matters throughout the production process and providing feedback where necessary.
* Adhering to the production schedules and turnaround requests, keeping Pearson informed of your availability which could affect deadlines.
* Ensuring that, where candidates may choose between questions, it can be demonstrated that any permitted combination of questions provides for the coverage of a similar balance of content and assessment criteria, where required.
* Producing assessment materials to ensure they meet the level of demand, and the questions are clear, fit for purpose, and error-free.
* Providing accurate sources used and, where applicable, so that Pearson can request copyright permission to use the material.
* Ensuring that appropriate graphics, photographs, diagrams, or images (where required) are from reputable sources and free from error.
* Ensuring that the nature and range of responses required by the mark scheme are appropriate and correct.
* Complying with the demands of the current specification as far as duration of the paper, reading/preparation time, number of questions/items, and all other aspects are concerned, and that the rubric is clear and reflects these requirements.
* Ensuring that materials do not contain unnecessary repetition of questions and that distractors do not inform the answer to other questions.
* Reviewing, reporting, and clearly marking up comments and producing revised assessment materials, as and when required, throughout the production process.
* Providing feedback on drafts at each stage and attending sign-off meeting(s) where required.
* Ensuring all associated materials are updated throughout the production process.
* Signing off the final assessment materials.
* Supporting, reviewing, and agreeing on modified paper amendments, where requested by Pearson.
**Experience and Qualifications required:**
**Experience:**
As a representative of the company, you will be expected to have experience in, or be able to demonstrate the ability of the following:
* Excellent communication skills.
* In-depth knowledge and understanding of the specific content area (e.g., assessments and curriculum development).
* Proven ability to provide and co-ordinate training.
* Proven track record of leading quality assurance activities.
**Qualifications:**
Qualifications required to apply for your chosen role at Pearson will depend on the qualification you are delivering. Please contact Pearson ahead of your application if the requirements are not clear.
**Vocational Qualifications (e.g., BTEC/FS)**
* A minimum of one full academic year of teaching experience in the relevant subject area/sector within the last 8 years and/or extensive knowledge and experience in Pearson assessment, quality, and processes and national standards within the last 5 years.
* A UK recognised teaching qualification.
Please note upon successful application Pearson may ask you to provide proof of the qualifications required.
**Application Information**
We have a number of opportunities available for teaching professionals to join our growing teams of examiners, moderators and verifiers.
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As we continue to transition to a digital environment, we know that it's essential to revisit and update our approaches to assessment delivery. Our aim is to create a more modern assessment delivery system that sets us up for the future, supports our Senior Associates better in their role by building associate capacity across the system, further supports our customers, and delivers the best outcomes for learners.
As part of a programme of modernisation, we are taking the opportunity to update our senior associate roles and responsibilities, across our qualifications.
We would like to offer you the opportunity to apply for one of these roles.
**Principal Examiner (OnDemand)**
+ **Craft (Occupational Specialism) (Furniture Maker)**
+ **Craft (Occupational Specialism) (Upholstery Maker)**
**About Pearson**
At Pearson we're committed to a world that's always learning. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology, and each other to surpass these boundaries, we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's innovations, personal and global. We are the UK's largest awarding body and offer qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked, with educational excellence rooted in a range of General and Vocational courses.
**Purpose**
The Principal Examiner is there to ensure that the standards of an externally assessed unit(s)/module(s)/component(s) are maintained and are consistent with the unit specification and assessment criteria. The Principal Examiner should oversee the standardisation of Examiners.
**Core Services and Expectations**
When carrying out your role, please be mindful that you represent Pearson and that you should always maintain your professional integrity. Therefore, it is essential that you:
* Act at all times in a way which will not bring Pearson, its employees, and its representatives into disrepute.
* Read all Pearson policies and guidance prior to undertaking contracted activities.
* Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners.
* Attend any and all meetings or training sessions provided, relevant to your role, where requested by Pearson.
* Adhere to deadlines given by Pearson and ensure that all work is carried out to the best of an individual's ability.
* Remain respectful and advocate for others to ensure and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in a professional manner when carrying out services on behalf of Pearson.
* Have personal IT equipment capable of running Pearson software, relevant malware, appropriate virus protection software, a suitable internet connection, and a personal, secure email account.
* Communicate with Pearson and its centres in a timely manner when carrying out all designated responsibilities.
* Raise any concerns if you suspect or are made aware of any malpractice, maladministration, and/or Safeguarding issues.
**Role Specific Services and Expectations**
As well as Pearson's core services expectations, there are also role-specific services and expectations that you must consider and be able to provide. These include:
* Ensuring the timely delivery of your contracted unit(s)/module(s)/component(s).
* Updating the mark scheme/guidance before the pre-standardisation meeting, taking into account actual candidates' responses and feedback from supervisors/Examiners.
* Leading meetings such as pre-standardisation and standardisation and participating in others such as appeals against results and post-series reviews. You may also be asked to represent Pearson at board hearings for examination appeals.
* Selecting and marking items for validity as agreed at the pre-standardisation meeting.
* Marking an allocation of live candidates' responses, to quality assure as part of a supervisory role, where required.
* Preparing and collating materials for standardisation.
* Supporting supervisors and Examiners.
* Sampling supervisors/Examiners' initial marking and backreading responses, as directed, using the appropriate Pearson marking system to target backreading and correct specific problems.
* Monitoring the progress of supervisors/Examiners.
* Reviewing responses for clarification.
* Acting as a senior point of escalation across the quality assurance process.
* Providing support across several versions of the paper, including all those introduced previously, and any versions introduced during the contractual period.
* Monitoring and reporting to the Assessment team after standardisation and completion of marking, submitting a completed feedback form for each supervisor/Examiner as directed.
* Supporting in awarding activities by writing reports to the Awarding Committee, recommending grade boundaries, participating in the awarding activities, and other areas where required.
* Completing the Senior Assessment Associate review process reflecting on your own challenges and successes and attending a follow-up meeting with the assessment team where required.
* Submitting reports on the series/candidate performance.
* Providing support and written responses to complaints where required.
**Skills and Competencies**
As the Principal Examiner, you will be expected to demonstrate the following skills and competencies:
**Required**
* Experience and knowledge of quality assurance and assessment practice.
* History of moderation and/or marking a regulated qualification.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Proven ability to provide and co-ordinate training such as standardisation and other standards-related activities.
* A comprehensive knowledge of the specification for your specialist sector, including internal and external requirements.
* Provide examples of when you were asked to lead/support essential quality assurance activities.
**Desirable**
* High level of IT proficiency.
* Leadership experience in delivering qualifications.
* Knowledge of regulatory compliance and requirements.
* Report writing within a regulated industry.
**Experience and Qualifications**
Qualifications required to apply for your chosen role at Pearson will depend on the qualification you are delivering. Please contact Pearson ahead of your application if the requirements are not clear.
**Vocational Qualifications (e.g. BTEC/FS)**
* A minimum of one full academic year of teaching experience in the relevant subject area/sector within the last 8 years and/or extensive knowledge and experience in Pearson assessment, quality and processes and national standards within the last 5 years.
* Relevant CPD evidence in the subject area/sector within the last 12 months.
* A UK recognised teaching qualification
Please note upon successful application Pearson may ask you to provide proof of the qualifications required.
**Application Information**
We have a number of opportunities available for teaching professionals to join our growing teams of examiners, moderators and verifiers.
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