Assessor

Assessor – Retail

Reporting to Retail National Business Manager

Base: Home based – Working in the field in Leeds/West Yorkshire

Hours: 37 hours 52 weeks (or pro rata as appropriate)

Contract Type: Support/Delivery

Holidays: 20 per year subject to service increases

Salary: Fixed Point 25 (APT&C) £22,274 per annum

Job Purpose

To deliver national qualifications and other learning programmes within a variety of settings, ensuring achievement of agreed performance and quality targets.

Key Responsibilities

• To carry out recruitment activities, including information/advice/guidance (IAG), enrolment, induction, initial
  assessment (to include skills scans, basic skills, initial assessment, health and safety pre-vet checks and diagnostic testing for key skills when required) and individual learning plans (ILP) in negotiation with learners (groups/1-1).  
• Identify potential learners and progression opportunities.
• To perform role of assessor in accordance with awarding body guidelines and occupational assessment strategy, and comply with quality standards and procedures and relevant funding organisation guidance. 
• To deliver training (1-1/group) as and when required, and evaluate the effectiveness of all training.
• To motivate learners and provide regular support and guidance to learners and record as appropriate. 
• To carry out regular progress reviews with employer/learner where required.
• To complete and maintain all required administration weekly/monthly and submit to appropriate person by agreed timescales. 
• To ensure external organisations/employers have up to date liability insurance
• To ensure contact for each learner is recorded and evidenced in conjunction with funding requirements.
• To manage retention and achievement of learners allocated to your caseload.  Ensure that individual targets are achieved.
• To efficiently and effectively co-ordinate appointments, working flexibly (weekends and evenings) when required.
• To travel and stay in accommodation provided as and when required in line with the requirements of the programme.
• To attend team meetings as and when required to do so, and represent Derby College at internal/external meetings or conferences if required.
• Take responsibility for ensuring that you have a supply of learning resources and associated documentation.
• To provide regular written, electronic and verbal reports to line manager.
• Effective use of College systems and technology including proactively embracing use of IT and digital technology.
• To assist with marketing activities to promote the full range of products offered by the College.
• To put forward constructive proposals to increase business, improve quality procedures and improve efficiency relating to any area of Business Unit activities.
• To ensure that quality standards are adhered to, monitored and reviewed in line with SAR.
• To provide a professional customer service to both internal and external customers.
• To demonstrate flexibility in responding to changing demands in personal, sectional or the College’s workload.
• To contribute to the areas’ Business Plan and College Strategic Plan.
• To take responsibility for your own professional development and continually update as necessary.
• To comply with Equal Opportunities policies and to assist in the development of Equal Opportunities.
• To comply with all Health and Safety policy, Child Protection and Risk Assessment policy and legislation in the performance of the duties of the post.
• To take reasonable care of your own health, safety and welfare and that of any other person who may be affected by your actions or omissions whilst at work.  You are also required to co-operate with the College to enable it to fulfil its legal obligations.  Appropriate information, instruction, training and supervision will be provided to enable you to perform your duties in a manner that is deemed safe and without risk to health.
• To comply with all aspects of the Data Protection Act.
• To adhere to the College’s Computer Network Acceptable Use Policy.
• To undertake risk assessments for any new activity and to ensure risk assessments are carried out for any ongoing activity.
• To carry out any other reasonable duties within the overall function, commensurate with the grading and level of responsibility of the job and support the area in the absence of other staff

Competencies

• Must have basic IT user/computer skills
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Excellent organisational skills
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Able to work as an effective team member
• To prioritise and make decisions
• To use initiative and be highly flexible/adaptable
• Highly self motivated and able to motivate/inspire confidence in others

Knowledge

Essential

• Health and Safety
• Equal Opportunities
• Key/Functional Skills or equivalent

Desirable

• Thorough and proven knowledge of occupational standards/assessment strategy in the relevant sector

Qualifications

Essential

• A1 awards (or TDLB units D32 and D33) within 6 months of start date
• Vocational qualification at Level 3 or above
• Full driving licence and transport
• Level 2 English
• Level 2 Maths

Desirable

• V1 Award (D34)
• Key skills at Level 2 or above – IT or equivalent
• Health and Safety/First Aid

Experience

Desirable

• Recent experience/occupational competence in area

• Training experience

Assessment in the workplace