Essential Skills Assessor (North Wales)

Educators Wales; Remote; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization in North Wales is seeking an Essential Skills Assessor to support apprenticeship learners in literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy qualifications. The role includes delivering training, managing assessments, and ensuring compliance with awarding body standards. A full driving license is required. Benefits include 30 days annual leave and a health care scheme.

Benefits

30 days of annual leave

Health care scheme

Profit-sharing scheme

Employee of the month awards

Qualifications

• Experience with Work Based Learning and understanding of Award Body practices.
• Commitment to undergo a DBS check and EWC registration.

Responsibilities

• Deliver literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy support to learners.
• Conduct and invigilate controlled tasks as per awarding body requirements.
• Engage learners and employers in qualification attainment.

Skills

Experience of Work Based Learning and Award Body practices

Experience of delivering Essential Skills Qualifications

Full driving license and access to a vehicle

Welsh speaking

Education

Recognised teaching or assessing qualification (e.g., A1 Assessor Award, TAQA, CAVA, or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Essential Skills Assessor

Salary banding: £24,720 - £27,800

Location: North Wales (Home-based)

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 16:30

About Us

At Itec, we put our employees at the heart of everything we do. As an employee-owned organisation, every team member plays a crucial role in shaping the future of our business. We foster a culture where each voice is heard, and every contribution is valued. We take pride in empowering individuals and businesses to thrive. Join us and become part of a company that is dedicated to your growth, well-being, and success.

About the role

Our Assessors provide comprehensive support to apprenticeship learners throughout their programme, ensuring they develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed. The successful candidate will be responsible for training and assessing learners against the criteria set by the relevant awarding body for Essential Skills Wales in Literacy, Numeracy, and Digital Literacy.

Your impact

• Deliver literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy support through workshops and one-to-one sessions, ensuring learners achieve Essential Skills qualifications and meet Framework requirements.
• Register, conduct, and invigilate controlled tasks in line with awarding body requirements.
• Manage teaching and assessment tasks, including preparation, marking, and participation in standardisation events.
• Engage learners and employers in qualification attainment and skills development.
• Maintain quality standards set by internal and external quality assurers.
• Keep accurate records of assessment activities and ensure positive outcomes are documented.
• Monitor and ensure timely completion and accuracy of learner documentation.
• Deliver high-quality training programmes to assigned learners/clients.
• Travel within a regional area to assess learners in their workplaces.
• Support planning, monitoring, and achievement of performance targets.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Experience of Work Based Learning and Award Body practices
• Experience of delivering Essential Skills Qualifications
• Full driving license and access to a vehicle.
• Willingness to undergo a DBS check (cost covered by the company) and EWC registration.

Desirable

• Relevant training experience and a recognised teaching or assessing qualification (e.g., A1 Assessor Award, TAQA, CAVA, or equivalent).
• Welsh speaking.

What’s in it for you?

At Itec, our employees have access to several great benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (rising with length of service), a health care scheme, 35 hours of working week, discounts for retail and gym membership, a Profit-sharing scheme, life insurance, employee of the month awards, length of service recognition, and much more.

Itec operates as an equal opportunity’s employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and ensure equal opportunities inclusive of gender, ethnicity, disability, or other protected characteristics.

Apply early, as we may close the vacancy once we have enough suitable applicants. We encourage applicants to disclose any needs for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in their role to help create an inclusive workplace.

Should you not hear from us 2 weeks after application, please assume that your application was not successful on this occasion.

If you\'re passionate about developing others and making a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

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