Health & Social Care Assessor

t2 group; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the education sector is seeking passionate Health and Social Care Assessors to join their dynamic team. This role involves engaging with learners to ensure they achieve their qualifications in health and social care, providing support through both remote and face-to-face interactions. The organization values its employees and offers an array of benefits, including a laptop, generous annual leave, and a supportive working environment. If you're driven to make a difference in the lives of learners and have the relevant experience, this opportunity is ideal for you!

Benefits

Laptop and mobile phone provided

25 Days annual leave plus bank holidays

Christmas and New Year shutdown period

NUS Discount Card eligibility

£500 Employee referral bonus scheme

Maternity reward vouchers

Employee wellbeing and assistance programme

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in adult/elderly health & social care sector.
• Assessor qualification and Level 3 or 5 health qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct monthly visits to support learners in achieving qualifications.
• Deliver effective teaching sessions aligned with apprenticeship standards.
• Promote and safeguard learner health and wellbeing.

Skills

Vocational experience in health & social care

Communication skills

Time management and organization

IT skills (Microsoft packages)

Teaching skills

Functional Skills support

Education

Health and social care qualification at Level 3 or Level 5

Assessor qualification

Teaching qualification at Level 3 or above

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Health & Social Care Assessor

Company Description

t2 group was formed in 1996 and has grown to become one of the largest providers of apprenticeships in the UK. We are the market-leading specialists delivering high-quality Apprenticeships in:

• Health and Social Care
• Leadership and Management

We aim to reduce unemployment and drive economic prosperity by helping businesses innovate, grow and prosper through our training and coaching solutions.

We are also endorsed by Skills for Care, signifying that t2 group's health and social care apprenticeships align with the highest industry standards.

Working at t2 group

At t2 group, we are passionate about our people and strive for excellence. We offer fantastic benefits:

• Laptop and mobile phone provided
• 25 Days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
• Christmas and New Year shutdown period
• NUS Discount Card eligibility
• £500 Employee referral bonus scheme
• Maternity reward vouchers
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programme

If you want to put your skills and experience to work in a new way, bring passion to work and thrive on a challenge, we might just have the perfect opportunity for you.

Position

Health and Social Care Assessor

We are looking for experienced and qualified health & social care assessors to join our team. If you have a passion for driving standards within the health & social care sector through education and are experienced in the delivery of apprenticeships and diplomas within health & social care, read on as this may be the opportunity for you!

The Role

As a Personal Development Manager (assessor), you will be responsible for ensuring a caseload of apprenticeship & diploma-only learners achieve their health and social care qualifications at Level 2/3 or Levels 4/5 depending on your occupational competence.

You will conduct progressive visits (a mixture of remote video calls and face-to-face meetings at the learners’ workplace) with every learner each month - supporting, motivating, and encouraging them to achieve their qualification within the agreed timeframes. You will manage your own diary to ensure you achieve set KPI’s.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Engaging with learners and employers monthly to gain commitment to programme
• Delivering effective teaching and learning sessions in line with the curriculum approach to develop knowledge, skills and behaviours as defined in the apprenticeship standards
• Ensuring submission and assessment of learner evidence in a timely manner to show learner progression
• Carrying out observations of learner practice in the workplace
• Supporting learners to achieve their maths and English Functional Skills
• Supporting learners to successfully pass End Point Assessment
• Promoting and safeguarding learner health and wellbeing
• Recognising and reporting any safeguarding concerns relating to staff, learners, adults at risk or children.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Current, extensive and relevant vocational experience (min 2 years) in the adult / elderly health & social care sector, including Dementia and Learning Disabilities at a Senior Carer level or above
• Health and social care qualification at Level 3 or Level 5
• Experience of working within work-based learning/educational settings and hold an Assessor qualification
• Ideally you will hold a teaching qualification at Level 3 or above
• Good English and maths skills, preferably to GCSE level or equivalent (C or above)
• Experience of working in high demand environments, to targets and tight deadlines
• Experience of working autonomously, having excellent time management, organisation and planning skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships with key stakeholders
• Excellent IT Skills – ability to navigate internal applications and use Microsoft packages

Other Information

You must have your own transport, a WIFI connection at home and car insurance covered by business use. All business mileage and expenses are covered by the company.

NB. Your employment with the Company will be conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and references.