Vocational Skills Assessor - Health

Here at Kingston College are now seeking a Vocational Skills Assessor to facilitate the effective and efficient practical and theoretical assessment of learners, as well as the development of their commercial, employability and enterprise skills.

Supporting students to find appropriate placements, you will assess and monitor learners on the T Level programmes, as well as on Level 1, 2 and Level 3 programmes across the School (including Health & Social Care, Health & Wellbeing). You will support students with a portfolio of evidence and liaise with Tutors to support students’ success. You will also ensure the practical rooms are kept stocked, maintained and the safe storage of equipment is completed on a daily basis.

We’re looking for someone who holds relevant Health qualifications and who has recent experience within the Health industry. You will have excellent communication skills, strong literacy and numeracy skills and hold a professional qualification with a reputed awarding body, recognised TDLB Assessor Award or TDLB new A1 Award for Assessors. You will also have recent assessing experience and have e-portfolio assessment skills.

Please note that this post is funded for the 2024/25 academic year so the successful candidate would not be expected to commence in post prior to August 2024.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 15th May 2024

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 27 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.

When you click on 'Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process.