Programme Leader Vocational and Assessor

Temporary up to 24 months

About the role

At Hammersmith & Fulham, we are ambitious in reforming the council to ensure this is a place for everybody. Within the Economy department, we aim to be efficient in everything that we do. We believe our residents deserve a place that is safe, clean and green, with high quality services they can rely on. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Programme Leader & Assessor for Vocational Learning to lead and develop adult vocational provision within Health & Social Care and Childcare. This is a key leadership role within the Adult Learning & Skills Service (ALSS), combining curriculum leadership, teaching, assessment, quality assurance and staff management. You will play a central role in ensuring high-quality learning experiences that maximise achievement, progression and positive outcomes for adult learners across the borough.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop designated Vocational Learning programmes aligned to service priorities.
• Plan, deliver, assess, evaluate and quality assure Health & Social Care and Childcare programmes.
• Conduct Internal Quality Assurance (IQA), standardisation activities and observations of teaching, learning and assessment.
• Contribute to self-assessment reporting and maintain the Quality Development & Improvement Plan (QDIP).

Teaching, Learning & Assessment

• Teach an agreed programme of vocational learning using inclusive and engaging approaches.
• Negotiate learning outcomes and track learner progress, achievement and destinations.
• Ensure learners receive high-quality advice, guidance and assessment before and during their programme.
• Carry out workplace risk assessments and ensure safeguarding, health & safety and Prevent duties are met.

Our mission is to be the best council. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you’re looking to develop your career in a fast-paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you. Please refer to the Role Profile for more information.

Role Specific Qualifications

• Have a degree or equivalent Level 4 qualification, a generic adult teaching/training qualification at Level 5 (e.g. DET/PGCE or equivalent), or a commitment to gain one within an agreed timescale depending on individual circumstances.
• Hold an Assessor/IQA qualification.

Closing date: 12 July 2026. Interview date: Week Commencing 20 July 2026.

Our commitment to you

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working. We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community – it is about open and transparent decision making co‑produced with staff and residents. It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities. In accordance with our commitment to equality, inclusion and fairness we have no unnecessary conditions or requirements that could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies. We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.