Childcare Assessor

West London College; London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A further education institution in London is seeking a committed Assessor/Lecturer in CSPS. The role involves promoting and delivering training, mentoring learners, and ensuring quality assessments in line with standards. The ideal candidate should possess strong organizational skills, a passion for teaching, and the ability to engage effectively with employers. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits including generous holiday allowance and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

40 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays

Eye care vouchers

Cycle to Work scheme

Interest-free loans for season tickets

Access to Perkbox rewards platform

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Ability to assess and deliver training in line with NCFE standards.
• Experience in tutoring and mentoring learners.
• Strong organizational skills to manage learner records.

Responsibilities

• Promote, teach, and assess standards in the workplace.
• Guide learners to complete their work-based portfolios.
• Monitor learner progress and maintain strong relationships with employers.

Skills

Teaching skills

Organizational skills

Mentoring

Assessment planning

Communication with employers

Education

Relevant teaching qualification

Job description

Hours: 36

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £31,882- £33,564 (depending on experience)

Closing Date: 27th August 2025, 23:59pm

Interview Date: w/c 8th September 2025

Location: West London College

About Us

At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who can share our values of Excellence, Ambition, Focus, Accountability, Inclusion and Integrity. We have three college sites across West London: Ealing, Hammersmith, and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College, you will have a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in our students’ education and future.

As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative and stimulating work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities and a culture focused on Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement.

For further information about the College, please visit our website.

About The Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Assessor/Lecturer in CSPS to join our team. You will be responsible for promoting, teaching, delivering and assessing standards in the workplace in line with NCFE standards.

Your role will involve carrying out regular planned assessments both at employer premises and within the College, ensuring the integrity of the assessment process. You will guide learners to produce work-based evidence for their portfolios, ensure timely completion of qualifications, and maintain accurate learner records.

In addition to assessing, you will tutor and mentor learners, adapting your teaching and assessment methods to meet individual needs, arranging and conducting meetings with other staff teaching on the same programmes, and ensuring a high standard of learner support.

You will also monitor learner progress, conduct review meetings, and work closely with employers to maintain strong relationships. This will include learner recruitment, ensuring candidates and employers understand qualification requirements, and supporting learners to achieve their goals.

As part of the role, you will uphold quality assurance standards, attend team and standardisation meetings, liaise with the Internal Verifier, participate in EQA visits, and keep your CPD updated. You will also play a role in promoting equality, diversity, safeguarding, and the College’s values in all aspects of your work.

If you have a passion for supporting learners to achieve, strong organisational skills, and the ability to engage with employers effectively, we would love to hear from you.

What We Offer

• 40 days Holiday Allowance, plus bank holidays (8) and College closure days at Christmas (3)
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Interest-free loans for Season tickets; Computers
• Contributory average salary with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Continuous Professional Development Events (CPD)
• Access to Perkbox, our rewards and discount platform
• Access to the College’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Discount at the College's on-site hair and beauty salon
  
  

Important Information

The safety and welfare of our learners and staff are extremely important to us, and this is why we pride ourselves on our safeguarding procedures. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities relevant to children.

For further information about our Safeguarding and Prevent policy, please view the documents attached.

We encourage and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership.

To apply, please complete an application form before the closing date specified, as CVs will not be accepted. Please ensure you also include a supporting statement as part of your application, where you need to address how you meet the Person Specification detailed in the Job Description to be considered for the position.

In submitting your application for this position, you are strictly prohibited from using any form of AI (artificial intelligence) tools or automation. By applying, you confirm that all content is your own and not generated or assisted by AI.

We reserve the right to close the submission deadline earlier than expected, so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.

Safeguarding Statement

West London College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.