Health & Social Care Assessor

KW Publishers Pvt Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in health and social care is seeking passionate assessors to join their team. This role involves guiding learners through their qualifications in a supportive and motivating environment. You'll engage with apprentices, conduct assessments, and ensure they achieve their goals while adhering to high standards of education. With a commitment to fostering growth and development in the health sector, this role offers the chance to make a real difference. If you're driven by standards and have a wealth of experience in health and social care, this is an exciting opportunity to further your career while supporting others in achieving their potential.

Benefits

Laptop provided

Mobile phone provided

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Employee referral bonus

Enhanced sick pay

Employee wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in adult health & social care sector.
• Assessor qualification and teaching qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engaging with learners and employers to ensure commitment to the program.
• Delivering effective teaching and learning sessions as per curriculum.

Skills

Vocational experience in health & social care

Teaching qualification

Assessor qualification

Communication skills

IT Skills

Time management

Maths and English skills

Education

Health and social care qualification at Level 3 or 5

GCSE level English and Maths

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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!

Salary and benefits

Level 5 - £30,000

Level 3 - £27,000

Plus bonus opportunity OTE £5,000 PA

Home based with travel

Laptop and mobile phone provided

25 Days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)

Christmas and New Year shutdown period

Pension scheme

Specsavers scheme

NUS Discount Card eligibility

£500 Employee referral bonus scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Maternity reward vouchers

Employee wellbeing and assistance programme

The Role

As a Personal Development Manager, 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 do this through conducting 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 have a clear set of KPI’s and will manage your own diary to ensure you achieve these.

Your key responsibilities will include:

1. Engaging with learners and employers monthly to gain commitment to programme
2. Delivering effective teaching and learning sessions in line with the curriculum approach to develop knowledge, skills and behaviours as defined in the apprenticeship standards - adhering to Ofsted and Awarding Organisation requirements and best practice for teaching, learning and assessment
3. Ensure submission and assessment of learner evidence in a timely manner to show learner progression
4. Carrying out observations of learner practice in the workplace
5. Supporting learners to achieve their maths and English Functional Skills
6. Supporting learners to successfully pass End Point Assessment
7. Promoting and safeguarding learner health and wellbeing
8. Recognising and report any safeguarding concerns relating to staff, learners, adults at risk or children.

Requirements

1. 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
2. Health and social care qualification at Level 3 or Level 5
3. Experience of working within work-based learning/educational settings and hold an Assessor qualification
4. Ideally you will hold a teaching qualification at Level 3 or above
5. Good English and maths skills, preferably to GCSE level or equivalent (C or above)
6. Experience of working in high demand environments, to targets and tight deadlines
7. Experience of working autonomously, having excellent time management, organisation and planning skills
8. Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships with key stakeholders
9. Excellent IT Skills – ability to navigate internal applications and use Microsoft packages

Additional Information

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

T2 is committed to providing a safe environment for all learner’s and employees. To find out more about our commitment to safeguarding please go to our website t2group.co.uk

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