Learning & Development Qualifications Assessor
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Do you want to work for a progressive children’s service with ambitious plans for the future? If so, we want to hear from you!
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate qualifications assessor to join our learning and development training team that is reflective and creative in practice. Working collaboratively with all stakeholders, you will strive to ensure that the children, young people in our care and employees reach their full potential by supporting and assessing adult learners to complete relevant Children’s service qualifications such as the CACHE Level 3 and Level 5.
Duties
We are looking for a committed assessor who would like to work within a children’s service to provide support and guidance to learners while assessing the quality of their qualification work. Key duties will include:
* Maintaining and promoting Compass and awarding body standards, ensuring quality of provision.
* Plan assessment visits with candidates from enrolment to completion, setting clear milestones.
* Plan Mentor meetings with candidates from enrolment to completion.
* Be responsible for the timely and effective assessment of candidates in the workplace, ensuring necessary planning and feedback is negotiated and recorded to meet awarding body standards.
* Plan targets and action plans with candidates to ensure progress through the NVQ and/or competency qualifications.
* Provide guidance to enable candidates in portfolio building and updating them, informing the IQA and Head of Centre (HoC) if there are any problems.
* Assist candidates in mapping evidence for the competency and knowledge components, ensuring advice on validity, authenticity, and how their evidence can be integrated into their portfolio.
* Monitor and complete accurate documentation on candidates' progress through Compass tracking systems and individual action/assessment plans, submitting these on a weekly and monthly basis to the HoC.
* Provide timely progression and achievement of candidates and discuss progression opportunities.
* Carry out a review for each candidate in line with Compass procedures and ensure completed units are signed off and submitted for internal verification regularly.
* Attend regular assessor/internal verification meetings and other team meetings to discuss candidates' performance and progress, national standards, and issues in their implementation.
* Work with the Internal and External Verifier to ensure candidate portfolios satisfy awarding body criteria.
* Effectively manage administration, travel, quality assurance, standardisation, assessment, and training support to meet the needs of all candidates within an agreed timetable, which may include occasional evening work if required.
* Report back to the Head of Centre any problems related to candidates' work placements and documentation.
* Represent Compass Community’s Vision and Values while embracing a comprehensive learning ethos.
* Be a strong team player and demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Attend meetings as required.
Assessor Awards / IQA status would be advantageous for this role. Experience of working within a Residential or Fostering Children’s Service is required for this role.
The perks of joining Compass
* Cashback for various medical appointments & treatments including optical and dental with MediCash.
* Win up to £150 per month in our REACH awards.
* Receive £200 (2 years), £400 (5 years), and £600 (10 years) service awards, plus up to £500 special recognition award for outstanding practice.
* 25 days annual leave, rising to 28 days within 4 years, plus all bank holidays.
* Team days.
* Additional 2.5 days each year for your birthday, a health and wellbeing day, and a half day festive shopping day.
* Life Assurance Scheme.
* Salary sacrifice schemes, including childcare vouchers, technology, and cycle to work.
* Clear progression pathways with our Management Training programme.
The recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicants will be appointed subject to satisfactory references.
Compass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.
About You
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Human Resources
* Individual and Family Services
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