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SalaryContract: Permanent
Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
If you’re looking for a fabulous opportunity to work in a busy setting with a difference, this could be the role for you!
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Staff Development team to join as a qualifications Assessor. As one of their Assessors you’ll be responsible for verifying and assessing your colleagues to help them achieve their Residential Child Care – Level 3 qualification programme within their Children’s Home and Health and Social Care qualifications within their Supported Living service.
This role will be busy and varied and you will be;
- assessing mandatory qualifications under Ofsted and CQC
- delivering teaching and learning workshops
- preparing and maintaining qualification paperwork
- supporting the L&D Manager to ensure qualifications are achieved within 24 months
- advising on completion of qualifications for reports all whilst ensuring targets and deadlines are met.
This is an incredibly rewarding role supporting our staff to reach key milestones in their personal development, so it’s important that you are a real motivator who is able to prioritise a busy work load and remain calm under pressure. The successful candidate should hold or be willing to work towards an A1 qualification (or equivalent). They should also hold a RQF Level 3 in Residential Child Care (or equivalent) and be willing to work towards their Level 5.
They welcome applications from staff without an assessor qualification but reserve the right to offer a salary below the published grade until such time as the qualification is completed.
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 Them
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, they have 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.
Their benefits
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 – 5 service related day’s accrued up to five years
- Eligible for Blue Light card – discounts on big brands!
- Discounted gym membership
- Employee recognition scheme
- Life assurance
- Free on-site parking
- Recommend a friend payment up to £500!*
- Confidential employee assistance programme
- Fully paid for DBS
- Contributory pension scheme - eligible employees are automatically enrolled after 3 months at 5% (3% employer contribution)
- On-site accommodation from £200 per month for allocated roles
- Subsidised staff transport service from Bishops Stortford, Harlow, Sawbridgeworth and Stanstead Abbotts
- *terms and conditions 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 them know as soon as possible.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
They embrace 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 our 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.
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