Job Description

Job title
Assessor: Education and Early Years 0.5
Job reference
REQ0001000
Date posted
15/09/2025
Application closing date
28/09/2025
Location
Mansfield
Salary
The salary will be based on a full-time equivalent of 29,968 per annum, VBSS Trainer Assessor spot salary (pro rata for term time only). The pro rata term time salary will be 13,424.58 per annum inclusive of holiday pay.
Contractual hours
18.5
Basis
Term Time
Job category/type
Support Vacancies

REQ0001000 Assessor Education & Early Years.pdf
Job Summary
18.5 hours per week, Term time only - over 39.6 weeks per academic year.



This is a great opportunity for a dynamic, professional individual qualified in an appropriate discipline to join the college to assess and facilitate learning on Education and Early Years courses within the Directorate of Health, Education and Service Industries. The primary focus will be facilitating learning and assessing on early years and teaching assistant programmes, up to level 3 for both college-based learners and apprenticeships within the sector.





The ideal candidate will be required to co-ordinate learning and assessment activities in groups and one to one and to plan and deliver learning and assessment on college and school/nursery premises to exceptionally high standards. You will also assess learner's portfolios and internally verify early years and/or teaching assistant programmes.




Appropriate vocational experience and hold a minimum qualification of Level 3 in Early Years Experience of working in the Education and Early Years sector D32, D33/A1/TAQA Vocational Assessor and D34/V1/TAQA Internal Verifier qualifications Have the ability to work with learners of all ages in various learning environments Be flexible, innovative and possess excellent communication skills Sufficient ICT skills to use an electronic portfolio to track and monitor the learners assessment and progress




You will be a highly self-motivated, energetic and driven individual, encompassing a strong sense of autonomy. You will possess strong presentation and communication skills and be able to demonstrate achievement of targets.





You will be a role model for college learners and will work to the classroom professional standards.





There will be the opportunity to contribute pro-actively to the Directorate in promoting a positive learning experience for all our learners.





Successful candidates may be required to deliver a taught session in the evening (term time). Access to transport to assess learners within work placements or employer premises, on different days/times of the week, to meet the needs of learners, is essential.





The role will require you to embed the college's values;

Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Ambition and Compassion.