Learning & Development RQF Assessor & IQA

RQF ASSESSOR and IQA

GBP32,318- GBP34,069 PER ANNUM
FULL-TIME, 37.5 HOURS, PERMANENT
MUCH HADHAM, HERTFORDSHIRE

About the role

Our client is looking for an experienced assessor and internal quality assurance professional to join their friendly Learning & Development Team. This is a dual role, working across two departments; you will have responsibility for the Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) process for their School and College assessors, and you will be assessing and quality assuring their internal care staff qualifications, driving forward the quality, performance and improvements across the teaching and learning provisions.

This role will be busy and varied and you will be:

1. assessing and quality assuring mandatory qualifications under Ofsted, CQC and City & Guilds
2. delivering teaching and learning workshops
3. preparing and maintaining qualification paperwork
4. supporting the Lead Assessor to ensure qualifications are achieved within the set time frame
5. advising on completion of qualifications for reports all whilst ensuring targets and deadlines are met

About you

This is an incredibly rewarding role supporting their staff to reach key milestones in their personal and professional development, so it’s important that you are a real motivator who is able to prioritise a busy workload and remain calm under pressure. The successful candidate will have experience in learning and development, care or the education sector and will hold a qualification in Internal Quality Assurance and Assessing. They should also hold a RQF Level 3 in Residential Child Care (or equivalent) and be willing to work towards their Level 5.

Please note, the post holder may need to work flexibly in order to meet with their night and weekend teams. Prior notice will be given when this is required.

Why work for our client

Based across 60 acres of beautiful countryside, our client is a charity supporting children, young people and adult day clients with epilepsy and other complex medical conditions, the severity of which impacts upon their health, social, behaviour, learning and emotional development.

Over the past 120 years, our client has grown and developed to comprise a non-maintained special School for both boarders and day students, a specialist Further Education College, domiciliary care for College learners, Supported Living in the community, a comprehensive Day Opportunities programme for adult day clients and 24-hour health provision provided by specialist nurses and therapists.

In addition to excellent staff training, their employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment:

• 25 days annual leave per annum + Bank holidays
• Eligible for Blue Light card discounts on big brands!
• Discounted gym membership
• Flexi-Time they have a flexi scheme in operation enabling you to fit your start and finish times around your individual needs, as well as using accrued hours to take additional leave.
• Life insurance
• Free on-site parking
• Recommend a friend payment up to GBP500!
• Confidential employee assistance programme
• Fully paid for DBS
• Contributory pension scheme - eligible employees are automatically enrolled after 3 months at 5% (3% employer contribution)
• Terms and conditions apply

How to apply

Please complete an application form and upload an up to date CV on their website. All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note they are not on a public transport route. The salary range advertised is based on full-time equivalent and appointment on the scale is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, they recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. They reserve the right to close an advert if they receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline. If you require reasonable adjustments at application or interview stage, please do let us know as soon as possible.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Our client embraces diversity and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. They are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. They are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community.

Safeguarding

Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of their positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Their vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.