Qualification Assessor (Internal Applicants Only) – East Midlands

We are committed to empowering our staff as experts in their fields and have innovative plans to offer qualification and development opportunities for our dedicated team members. To deliver these exciting plans we are expanding our L&D team with two new Internal Qualification Assessor roles.

Assessors play a vital role in shaping learners’ journeys to achieve their qualifications. Through a combination of some home working to review written assignments and spending time in services assessing colleagues, you will observe, support, and guide students throughout their vocational training. It will be a vital part of the role to apply all your knowledge of a support worker role to review abilities and provide constructive feedback to help learners grow and achieve their goals.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced support worker, ideally with some supervisory or leadership skills, ready to take the next step in their career.

We are an exceptional and passionate Learning & Development team. As part of our team, you’ll be well supported and have opportunities to collaborate with experts who are committed to creating impactful learning experiences and shaping the future of our workforce.

The role is offered on 20 hours per week, worked across a minimum of 2.5 days per week. This may be an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to continue working in their service whilst progressing their career.

The Qualification Assessor role is needed to support and assess our new Level 2 Adult Care Certificate and also the Level 3 Diploma Lead in Adult Care as part of FitzRoy’s strategic goal to provide meaningful and relevant qualifications to our support teams.

Full training and an Assessor qualification will be provided and must be completed by the successful applicant. Therefore, you must have the academic ability and commitment to study and achieve the Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) for 1 day per week (paid time off rota) between December 2024 and April 2025 whilst still in service.

The contract start date will be from 1st April 2025, on the understanding that by this date the Assessors qualification will either have been successfully completed or very nearly be completed.

The person right person for the role will have:

• Significant experience as a support worker as a minimum.
• Proven track record of delivering exceptional standards of support in service.
• Ideal candidates may have some supervisory experience as a Senior, Deputy or Manager.
• Minimum Level 2 (or equivalent) in English.
• Preferably a Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care or higher.
• A driving licence and car and be willing to travel for business use.
• Good administration and IT skills as assignments to mark are online and assessments of competence will need to be uploaded using the Care Academy qualifications portal.

Key skills:

• People skills – able to engage easily with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Communication skills – able to put across ideas, explain things clearly and listen to and answer questions in a way that can be understood easily.
• Energy – able to drive to other services in the Region and have the energy to be positive and engaging with delegates.
• Accuracy for recording and assessment of assignments and answers.
• Reliability and accountability to turn up when appointments have been made.
• Personal Confidence
• Patience

In return, we will invest in an accredited qualification, support and development for your new role and the opportunity to do something completely different whilst still working for our great charity.

£16,000 per annum, working 20 hours per week. Based on £30,000 FTE.

Holders of the A1 or D1 assessors award, would be welcomed to apply for this role.

For more information, please contact Heidi Waight.

We welcome applications from all current FitzRoy employees and agency workers.