SVQ Assessor and Internal Verifier

Job Description

EXPERIENCED SVQ / SQA ASSESSOR ?

Community Integrated Care, one of the UK’s largest and most successful social care charities is looking to recruit two talented and ambitious Assessor and Internal Verifiers to join our Scottish Qualifications Authority Centre (SQA Centre) to cover the Aberdeen / Aberdeenshire region or Central belt Scotland on a full or part time basis.

What is the deal for you!

Flexibility!

You can work from home. There will be a requirement to travel to visit candidates and attend team meetings nationally, across Scotland and England as and when required.
Benefits:

Life Assurance benefit, retail discounts, holiday discounts, cycle to work scheme and travel discounts through our benefits app
Best Lives Possible : You'll be working for an award-winning charity who is passionate about ensuring our colleagues and the people we support lead the best lives possible
Development : We'll work with you to develop your career or to learn and experience new things. We're passionate about developing our people!
Support : We've got a great Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing partner and a number of other fantastic wellbeing support initiatives for colleagues.

This role is ideal for someone who can assess and verify candidates working towards SVQ or MA awards, evaluating candidate skills and knowledge as they progress through their learning journey, and determining whether SQA standards have been met. As an internal verifier the role supports other assessors to understand and apply standards, checking assessment approaches prior to verification by SQA.

Day to day (list not exhaustive please see job description)

Review candidate progress, give feedback and provide support to help the learner progress.
Holistically plan assessments in accordance with awarding bodies requirements and procedures
Assess and evaluate candidates to determine competency
Develop programmes of learning
Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders to facilitate an enjoyable and productive working environment.

Our ideal candidate

Based anywhere in Aberdeenshire or the Central Belt
SVQ Vocational Qualification SCQF Level 7 minimum, ideally SCQF 9 or equivalent
SVQ Qualification in Assessment (D23 & D33 or A1 or L&D 9DiLevel 3)
PDA External/Internal Verifier award for SVQ or willingness to work towards
Demonstrable experience in Health and Social Care

Skills and experience

Strong organisational skills to independently manage a portfolio of learners
Creative, with the ability to support candidates to overcome barriers to learning and progress
Confident in the use of online tools including Microsoft Teams, other Microsoft packages and digital systems.
Valid UK driving license and access to your own car.
Must be able to work effectively and support the development of the SQA centre

We welcome applications from candidates who have training in quality improvement methodology or experience using quality improvement tools

Please read the job description carefully to fully understand the role and its requirements.

Please note, if you are interested in this role, we welcome your application as soon as possible! Depending on the volume of applications received, the vacancy may be closed before the expected advertising end date.

Interested and want to know a bit more?
To find out more about our charity check out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z -zYkoj7x8s

We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.

In our 2023 Colleague Engagement Survey, 56% (over 3,300!) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +28. This is a measure of how positively our colleagues talk about us – and 28 is an excellent score compared to other organisations!