Qualifications Assessor Level 5 in Cornwall

We have an opportunity for a Qualifications Assessor based in Cornwall to join our team of 14 across England and Scotland, supporting care staff and managers to achieve their qualifications within Health and Social Care (Levels 3‑5), delivering a quality RQF Assessment service in accordance with relevant internal and external standards up to and including Level 5 Diploma in Adult Social Care.

The role of Qualifications Assessor Level 5 will include:

• Delivering RQF Assessment services by operating within appropriate policies, procedures and external standards, including participating in standardisation events and providing support for external verification visits up to level 5.
• Assisting with the coordination, communication and maintenance of relationships with internal and external customers, identifying any shortfalls in service delivery and ensuring they are dealt with appropriately, escalating issues where appropriate.
• Supporting the development of quality staff by coaching and mentoring others to ensure required skilled staff available to meet awarding body requirements and business needs for delivering RQF qualifications up to and including Level 5 Diploma in Adult Social Care.
• Assisting RQF candidates in collating their portfolios for Assessment and Internal Verification, ensuring accurate records are maintained on progress and completions.

Skills and experiences:

• NVQ/QCF/RQF or equivalent in relevant discipline at Level 5.
• Vocational Assessors award (A1) TAQA or equivalent.
• Able to demonstrate maintenance of Continuous Professional Development.
• Intermediate Microsoft 365 (including use of PowerPoint).
• Some experience working with RQF quality assurance systems.
• Professional experience in disciplines relevant to the RQF's being delivered.
• Recent experience of undertaking a similar role undertaking Assessments of RQF programmes.
• Travel is a requirement of the role, therefore a full valid driving licence is essential.

Why work for us? We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent. As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays.
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary.
• Life Assurance.
• Employee Advice Service including counselling.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Voluntary health plans.
• Wellbeing support and tools.
• Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues.

Inclusion and Equality: Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.