Sessional Assessor

Early Years Alliance; Tonbridge; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization is looking for enthusiastic and experienced freelance assessors to deliver high-quality early years training and assessments across the UK. This role involves virtual and face-to-face sessions, with a commitment to supporting learners and ensuring excellence in early years education. As part of the supportive workplace, the Alliance offers a range of benefits to its team members, enhancing their development and welfare.

Benefits

28 pro-rata days annual leave

Employer and employee contribution pension scheme

Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Hold an accepted vocational assessor qualification, e.g., A1 or Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.
• Hold a teaching qualification, e.g., Cert Ed, L3 AET, L4 CET, L5 DET.

Responsibilities

• Deliver virtual classroom sessions and assess learner work.
• Travel for workplace assessments and support endpoint assessment process.
• Plan and teach effective learning in diverse environments.

Skills

Teaching

Assessment

Support for English and Maths

ICT Proficiency

Education

Vocational Assessor Qualification (A1 or Level 3 Certificate)

Teaching Qualification (e.g., Cert Ed, L3 AET)

Job description

About The Role

Early Years Assessors -Nationwide

The Early Years Alliance is the largest early years membership organisation and voluntary sector provider of quality affordable childcare and education in England. An educational charity, the Alliance represents the interests of over 14,000 member settings who deliver care and learning to over 800,000 families every year.

The Alliance provides early years qualifications and apprenticeships across England, and we are looking for freelance assessors to support us in delivering our training programmes.

We are seeking enthusiastic and passionate assessors to deliver our high-quality early years training, including Apprenticeships, standalone qualifications, and professional development programmes.

We are looking for experienced assessors with up-to-date knowledge of the National Occupational Standards in Child Care and the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, who are keen to ensure our teaching programme remains of the highest quality and continues to produce excellent early years educators.

The Alliance prides itself on being a supportive workplace, and as part of the organisation, we are pleased to offer a range of support and benefits for our team members including:

• 28 pro-rata days annual leave
• Employer and employee contribution pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes 24/7 helpline access
• Regular access to internal and external learning and development opportunities

Main duties:

Successful candidates will be responsible for delivering virtual classroom sessions, assessing learner work, and providing constructive feedback. Travelling to complete workplace assessments, employer/learner 12-week reviews, and supporting the endpoint assessment process for apprentice learners will also form part of this role. Other duties include:

• Delivering training that inspires and motivates learners to achieve their personal and career objectives and qualifications.
• Planning and teaching effective learning for diverse groups or individuals in a safe and inclusive environment, including virtual classrooms, face-to-face, and in workplaces.
• Assessing with fairness and integrity, ensuring learners receive constructive and timely feedback to understand their achievements and areas for improvement.
• Maintaining own occupational CPD annually.
• Attending update meetings, standardisation, and CPD as needed.

Essential criteria:

• Hold an accepted vocational assessor qualification, e.g., A1 or Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.
• Hold a teaching qualification, e.g., Cert Ed, L3 AET, L4 CET, L5 DET.
• Support learners in developing their English and maths skills, including functional skills.
• Own transport and willingness to travel.
• Confidence in supporting teaching, learning, and assessment using ICT, Teams, and Microsoft.
• Ability to maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills in the subject/vocational area and to undertake workplace assessments and monitoring visits within reasonable distances.
• Flexibility and ability to work as part of a team.

Hours per week: As and when required

Location: Nationwide - Homebased

Interview date: To be confirmed

About The Service

The Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and promoting equal opportunities in employment. It is a requirement for all staff to share this commitment and follow prescribed policies and procedures to promote a culture of safeguarding across the organisation.