Health and Social Care Assessor

Salary: £33,600 per year

Job Summary (Purpose)

Working in both a classroom environment and through online remote delivery, you will be expected to facilitate the effective and efficient learning and assessment of unemployed learners undergoing Generic courses (Health & Social Care, Maths, English, Business Administration, Customer Service etc).

i. To teach on VSS courses as agreed with your Line Manager.

ii. To contribute to curriculum development in your subject.

iii. To be responsible for improvement Quality Assurance actions of your teaching and delivery, as identified in OTLA observations and 1-2-1 discussion.

Key responsibilities:

• Act as a personal tutor/mentor to groups of learners in order to train, review, monitor and assess learners. Provide prompt and constructive feedback to learners as soon as possible after any assessment.
• To plan, prepare, deliver, and evaluate a course(s) of learning for learners as set out in the contract of employment to the agreed number of hours and weeks.
• To understand and interpret detailed syllabus/course outline information and an initial scheme of work for each course before commencement and update/maintain them as part of the course documentation files.
• Work alongside curriculum to prepare appropriate plans and learning materials for each session, to make them for monitoring or lesson observation visits and to maintain them as part of the course documentation files. Support the development of this area of curriculum provision. Make sure that assessment strategies used are inclusive (regardless of gender, age, origin, etc.) and are fair, reliable, current, valid maintaining consistency in assessment decisions. Promote British Values and Prevent to service users.
• To give subject specialist information, advice, and support to learners as part of teaching duties, including providing learners with advice on progression.
• To monitor, mark and assess learners’ work and progress and maintain such records as appropriate and to prepare learners for exams and accreditation. To aim to return work within 10 working days as appropriate.
• To mark the register accurately at the start of each session and use the register in the event of a fire or other emergency.
• To ensure that learners complete all the relevant administrative documentation, including Learning Programme Agreements, payment of fees, etc.
• To keep learners’ records as required by VSS (Ltd), including initial assessment and Learning Agreements records; Individual Learning Plans and progress records; exit info for learners leaving a course, wherever possible.
• To monitor and evaluate courses and to provide feedback to the Centre Head and/or Curriculum department as requested, thus taking responsibility for the quality of your teaching.
• To ensure that all equipment and facilities are used appropriately and safely.
• To ensure that the post holder pays due regard to and fully support VSS policies, including, Safeguarding Equality & Diversity, Health & Safety, DDA, Quality Assurance, etc, and carry out the duties required.
• To attend and contribute to at least two staff and/or curriculum meetings per academic year and a minimum of one staff training day per academic year.
• To assist with enrolment and recruitment procedures as appropriate.
• To ensure continuing professional/curriculum development and to participate in training where appropriate, keeping up to date with your own subject(s) as well as national and local developments in adult learning.
• To contribute to the VSS marketing, promotions, and customer standards whenever possible and providing feedback to the College.
• To support the Curriculum Manager in the successful operational management of the curriculum area.
• To carry out other such duties as may be required from time to time by the Managing Director and Senior Management Team.

Essential Requirements

Qualifications in the subject specialism (to at least Level 3 equivalence), or in-depth knowledge and substantial experience in the subject area as specified in the job description.

Teaching qualification* appropriate for working in Post 16 Sector, and/or willingness to undergo further training. (A minimum of a level 3 teaching qualification / 7307 / PTTLS)

Preferably hold a recognised Assessor Award (D32, D33, A1, TAQA)

Ability to work and communicate at the highest level, to think strategically and to meet KPIs

Literacy & Numeracy qualifications at Level 1 or above

A good knowledge of IT based systems

Experience of coaching/mentoring people with mixed abilities

Experience of teaching/training or working with groups of adults in appropriate field.

An understanding of the principles underpinning teaching adults, i.e. planning, delivery, assessment, and evaluation of learning.

An awareness of different learning strategies and teaching methods suitable for teaching a diverse range of abilities.

Effective oral and written communication, numeracy, and interpersonal qualifications & skills to communicate effectively with staff and learners alike (to at least Level 2 and/or willingness to acquire appropriate equivalent qualification).

A commitment and ability to comply with safeguarding, Equality & Diversity, Health & Safety policies, etc.

PTTLS would be considered an advantage for an applicant without a formal qualification, but all staff who are not formally qualified in teacher training will be required to undertake at least DTTLS within the first 2 years of appointment.

Maintaining a positive attitude that inspires co-workers and clients to grow the business

Adheres to the organisation’s code of conduct and contributes to team cohesion and productivity – representing the positive aspects of team culture and respectfully challenging inappropriate prevailing cultures.

Full UK driving licence and use of own vehicle