Assessor/Tutor–Animal Faculty - Remote in Bournemouth

Salary: £10,400 - £104,001 per annum

Contract type: Part-time, Permanent

Location: Remote work

A little bit about Us at learndirect: Through education, people can transform their lives and reach career goals. learndirect has been empowering individuals to reach the height of their potential for many years, with a forward-thinking digital approach. As the UK’s leading online learning provider, we have helped millions of learners gain qualifications that have led to exciting careers. Our work is to empower, inspire, and transform lives through flexible education made accessible to all.

As part of our continued development, we are looking for an experienced and qualified Assessor/Tutor and IQA to support the delivery of canine qualifications in line with the awarding body requirements.

Job Purpose:

To work within the online learning portals to assess learners’ work in line with qualification specifications and awarding body requirements to maximise opportunities for learners enrolled onto our Animal Faculty courses. You will support the faculty management and wider team to achieve the required targets and contribute to the academic and operational effectiveness of delivery. You will play a vital part of our learner journey and success by being responsive to learner queries to ensure their timely progress and achievement. You will be assessing canine qualifications from L2 to L6.

• Level 3 Diploma in Canine Care, Behaviour and Welfare (RQF)
• Level 3 Award in Canine Care, Behaviour and Welfare
• Level 4 Diploma in Canine Training and Behaviour Management
• Level 2 Award in Canine Care and Welfare
• Level 5 Diploma for the Canine Behaviour Practitioner
• Level 3 Award in Canine Care and Welfare
• Level 3 Diploma in Canine Care, Behaviour and Welfare
• Level 6 Diploma in Applied Canine Behaviour Management
• Canine Nutrition (RQF) Level 3 Diploma

We’re looking for an applicant with qualifications in the relevant subject specialism along with a recognised teaching or assessment qualification and experience in tutoring/assessing adult learners. In addition, we are seeking applicants who can also undertake IQA duties.

We operate a remote working model. The role involves assessing learners' work remotely via our online learning portal, responding to learner queries on Hubspot and working with other team members to support moderation windows. You will be responsible for organising and managing your own workload whilst maintaining the highest level of standards. This position is for a part-time working arrangement, covering a total of 15 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Co-ordinate with other teaching staff, tutors, and assessors in your area to maintain a high quality of assessment leading to high student success rates.
• Undertake quality assurance of assessment and support consistent assessment decision across the team.
• Manage and track learner outcomes that are relevant to the faculty including success rates, pass rates and onward destination, ensuring your faculty achieves sector-leading outcomes.
• Organise external assessment requirements, based upon the requirements of individual awarding organisations and professional bodies.
• Ensure that all awarding organisation and professional body requirements in areas such as membership needs, delivery updates and assessment calendars are kept up to date.
• Manage the logistical requirements of assessment submissions, internal quality assurance, and moderation of learner portfolios, assessment papers, and examinations.
• Liaise with a range of internal professionals on a day-to-day basis, including the Assistant Director of Learning and Content Delivery, Faculty Director, Registration and Certification Team, and Quality Manager to ensure sharing of information and updates regarding the faculty and the professional bodies it works with.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with the most important stakeholders of all, our students, by teaching and managing teaching and learning processes for the full learner journey.
• Direct involvement in the teaching, learning, assessment, and quality assurance processes, ensuring they support both Awarding Organisation requirements and a ‘best in class’ learner experience.
• Provide support to learners by answering their queries, e.g. HubSpot tickets with 3 working days.
• Ensure that the faculty adheres to and maintains the standards of the Learndirect learner journey, taking every opportunity to digitise the experience so learners self-serve by design.
• Represent the Faculty at internal and External Quality Assurance meetings with awarding organisations, for example, Curriculum Area Moderator Reviews, Centre Review meetings and External Quality Assurance meetings.
• Ensure learning content is correct and up to date.

What we are looking for in you:

• Canine/Animal related degree level qualification
• Have an excellent level of written English
• Experience assessing
• Broad subject knowledge of animal science/welfare
• Canine degree level qualification - essential
• Assessor or teaching qualification - essential
• Have the ability to problem solve using own initiative
• Be able to research supportive answers to student questions
• Be able to provide high-quality assessment decisions
• Be digitally skilled in Microsoft Office, email and other commonly used platforms
• Be proactive, self-motivated and autonomous in managing workload
• Have excellent written communication skills
• Be able to work as a part of a wider team
• Be able to work within existing processes and procedures
• Flexible and responsive

Why work with Us?

• Complete a funded course of your choice after your probation period
• Excellent holiday allowance plus bank holidays – to include one extra day’s holiday for your birthday / appreciation day
• £50 Amazon thank you Voucher for your birthday
• Company pension scheme
• Refer a friend scheme
• Inclusive culture and positive working environment
• Staff social events

We are an equal opportunity employer, always looking for the right talent based on merit for every position. learndirect believes passionately in including all employees equally in the learndirect culture and mission. We actively encourage diversity of thought and champion our talented individuals.