Description

An exciting opportunity has come up for a permanent full time position as a Childcare Assessor with one of our clients with an office based in Liverpool City Centre.

 • Hours: Full time 37.5 hours
• Pay: £19,000- £21,000 depending on experience.
• Travel: 0.45p per mile, you will be a car owner driver and prepared to travel around Cheshire and Lancashire
• Experience: Hold a minimum of a Level 5 in Management

 Roles & Responsibilities

 To ensure thorough and timely assessment and achievement of all candidates undertaking QCF, in sector specific programmes.

• To liaise closely with all staff members and work-place providers/employers, regarding candidate requirements.
• To market the Training Provider in relation to; work placements, employment, promotion of programmes and courses offered by the company.
• To ensure that the Training Provider is viewed as a professional company by ensuring; good personal appearance, positive attitude, reliability and honesty.
• To ensure that all administrative functions that relate to; initial/continual contact, assessment, candidate progress and employer liaison, are completed on time and carried out to a high standard.
• To work closely with the Administrator, ensuring that information relating to unit achievement dates are provided on a monthly basis.
• To be fully aware of changes to sector requirements, by up dating knowledge and understanding of subject area through; attending internal and external standardisation meetings, attend training sessions/courses as recommended by Internal Verifier or Manager. Research current thinking and legislation and continue professional expertise by attending a work-placement annually for 1 week. Ensure that CPD is recorded in own CPD file and with the IfL (if required).
• To support all candidates, ensuring that; individual needs are identified and met, and recorded as acknowledgement of support given.
• To attend all staff meetings and candidate progress meetings, providing relevant information regarding candidate progress. Liaise with the Childcare Tutor regarding progress of UPK.
• To fully co-operate with Head of Training regarding, unit sampling and final portfolio submission. Work to set targets and report concerns about candidates or placements/employers that may slow progression.
• Ensure that you are fully aware of all documentation used for the assessment process and how it should be completed.Visit candidates in the workplace within 6 weeks of their programme commencing and every 4-6 weeks thereafter.
• To ensure that the candidate "12 weeks reviews" are carried out on-time and in the setting. Ensuring that feedback to the candidate is sourced from the manager or equivalent.
• To encourage employers to offer paid employment/training allowance every 12 weeks to those on EMA/equivalent. Record outcomes on the Training Providers documentation.
• To record employer evaluations on the Training Providers documentation, when asked by Administrator.
• To ensure that employers/placement providers are aware of the importance of the Induction Standards and that they are achieved in a timely and professional manner within the setting.
• To work effectively within the team and if necessary work in a cross functional capacity.
• This list is not exhaustive and at times there will be other duties the company will require you to undertake. This will be discussed before-hand.

Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and be able to supply the names of both employment and character references

If you would like to know more about this position/ be put forward for this position, please give the office a call on 0151 924 2073. Alternatively you could email an expression of interest to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.