Assessor (for vocational courses) in Kingston upon Thames

About The Borough

Found in zone 6 with good transport links in and out of London, Kingston is a vibrant and diverse university town which creates the rich sense of community shared across the borough and its residents. Kingston boasts an idyllic riverside location, good shopping and great restaurants, as well as a mix of modern and historic town centre. Kingston has lots of open parklands and cycle routes that help connect the district town centres into an enjoyable place to live and work. We are passionate about working closely with our residents and vulnerable groups to help them maintain their independence and create a balance between support and independent living.

About The Role And Our Ideal Candidate

• Holds regular meetings with learners for training, guidance, mentoring, planning, coaching, progress and portfolio building purposes and assesses learners’ progress and evidence.
• Records learner progress using KAE paperwork and e-portfolio paperwork and makes the Internal Quality Assurer / Verifier and Partnership and Operations Manager aware of progress and problems if they arise.
• Liaises and meets with employers over learners’ progress and needs.
• Completes course documentation with learners according to KAE and Awarding Body policies and ensures learner portfolios are completed to the desired standard and completed on time.
• Maintains regular contact with learners in person, via email, e-portfolio and telephone.
• Uses agreed assessment techniques such as tasks, written statements, observation, projects, questions, professional discussions, video or sound recording, photographing or other assessment techniques agreed by the Internal Quality Assurer / Verifier.
• Provides constructive developmental feedback on work including spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPAG).
• Attends assessor meetings, standardisation, team meetings as required and attends the annual staff conference and appraisal meeting.
• Completes relevant CPD and maintains occupational competency.
• Implements changes resulting from Internal Quality Assurance/Verification and/or External Quality Assurance/Verification processes as necessary and complies with KAE and contractual quality assurance and audit procedures.
• Commits to the wellbeing of staff, actively promotes RBK’s policies and reports any safeguarding or Prevent concerns in line with the Safeguarding and Prevent policies.
• Undertakes any other duties as required which are commensurate with the grade and the purpose of the post.

About You

• Vocational qualification at a minimum of Level 2 in early years and childcare.
• Assessor's qualification: The standard qualification is the Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA). This replaced older qualifications like the A1 or D32/D33 units.
• Hold a relevant Assessor's qualification.
• Have experience/occupational competence in the field you are due to assess.
• Be able to include digital skills within your delivery of your course.
• Question and challenge ways of working, with an understanding of the bigger picture in terms of the corporate context and external environment.
• Demonstrate agility and adaptability in mindset and ways of working.
• Work successfully with key stakeholders within and outside of the Council.
• Demonstrate commitment to own personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the role.
• Demonstrate innovation and creativity.
• Actively engage in positive cross-organisational communications and team working.
• Communicate clearly, confidently and appropriately with colleagues using the best methods of communication for the task.

About Us

Kingston Adult Education is rated by Ofsted as a ‘good’ adult education provider for over 3,500 learners and is on an exciting journey towards outstanding provision. Our mission is to offer high quality learning and training opportunities to meet the needs of individuals and employers in Kingston and surrounding areas and to work alongside community partners to achieve this.

Our Offer To You

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

Benefits

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave.
• Three volunteering days per year in Kingston.
• Hybrid working (dependent on the role).
• Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks.
• Learning and development portal offering a range of courses.
• Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres.
• Interest free season ticket loans.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme.
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme.
• Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support.

Equal Opportunities

We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough and we strive to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and instil a sense of belonging in our staff. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome applications from under-represented groups. We offer family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda. We are also proud to be a disability confident employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. As an accredited London Living Wage Employer all our employees are guaranteed the London Living Wage regardless of their length or type of contract. We comply with the UK points-based immigration system and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.