Craven College is an aspirational College set in friendly and inclusive rural campuses in Skipton within the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, at The Aviation Academy based airside at Leeds Bradford Airport and at Evolve in the heart of Ripon. Craven College offers full-time courses for 16–18-year-olds, apprenticeships, courses for young people with special educational needs, part-time courses and degree level courses with a mission statement of ‘enriching lives through learning’. Tyro Training is our commercial training division which offers a wide range of training courses for both individuals and businesses in Skipton.
We continuously invest in our excellent, industry standard facilities with a new £1.6m purpose-built Animal Management Centre on our Aireville Campus followed in 2022 by the construction of new equestrian facilities including an international sized arena and outdoor warm up area.
We are currently seeking to employ a committed and motivated Adult Care Assessor, to assess learners across a range of health and social care work-based qualifications to meet curriculum requirements and quality assurance procedures. The ideal candidate will manage a caseload of learners as determined by the Head of Department. The ideal candidate will also support and formally assess learners undertaking vocational qualifications, in a range of external settings.
Essential requirements:
• Subject qualifications to minimum level 4 or equivalent and relevant vocational experience in the subject specialist area.
• Assessor and IQA qualifications.
• Teaching/training qualifications or willingness to work towards.
• Level 2 or equivalent qualification in Maths and English.
• An excellent current working knowledge of the subject area.
• Excellent current knowledge and experience of assessor and IQA practices
• Ability to work flexibly and on own initiative to meet the needs of the College.
• Ability to maintain relevant records and documentation accurately.
• Willingness and ability to undertake further professional development.
• Ability to achieve high standards working under pressure and with minimum supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly college in North Yorkshire with fantastic facilities, excellent CPD opportunities and a great working and learning environment.
Craven College is committed to equal opportunity in the provision of services, employment, and educational opportunities. Applications are considered on merit and are welcomed from all suitably qualified applicants.
Where specific qualifications are required for the position for which you have applied, it will be necessary for you to produce certificates for verification. You should give full details of all examination results and grades. If you are unsure about your results or grades you should indicate this. You should also include any qualifications which you are currently working towards and any non-examined, but relevant, training and development. Teachers are required to complete details of teaching qualifications.
A disclosure check with the Disclosure & Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
For further information including a full job description and to apply, please visit our website www.craven-college.ac.uk/jobs
If you have not heard from us within 28 days of the closing date on this occasion you have not been shortlisted. However please feel free to apply for futures roles as appropriate.