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Learning Assessor 

Location: Home based – Based in the North of England with travel to our Northern sites as required 

Salary: Â£26,000 - £32,000 dependant on qualifications and experience

Hours: 40 hours per week 

Contract: Permanent

The Aurora Group

We’re one of the largest providers of SEND educational and care services in the country, supporting over 1,200 children, young people and adults, and employing over 1,500 staff spread across 27 services around England. 

As an educational organisation Aurora is growing both in the number of Schools we run and staff we employ. Due to this growth, we are looking for a new team member to join our internal training team to support the development of our workforce which is predominately Teaching Assistants.

The potential candidate must have had experience working in an Education setting (School/College) as a Teaching Assistants or Teacher and already hold a national recognised Assessor qualification (A1/TAQA).

This is a hybrid role you will be based in the North of England so you can support our Northern Schools, with approximately 2 days in a School and 3 days based at home.

We are happy to support an inexperienced assessor and help them develop their Quality Assurance skills and qualification.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual, that is passionate about education and developing the workforce within a work based educational environment, to achieve Nationally Recognised qualifications.

The main purpose of the role:

• To support our teams to fulfil their potential throughs supporting with high quality learning activities and interventions.
• Work with the wider team to build and deliver a range of development programmes. This includes creating resources and delivery of Workshops via Teams, Face to Face and Online content.
• To provide Learning Support by assessing candidates’ performance and/or related knowledge in a range of tasks. Ensure that the competence and/or knowledge demonstrated meet the requirements of internal and external Standards. 

Key duties:

General

• To support and build programmes in line with awarding body standards and Aurora’s central values
• Where required to deliver programs in which you have the qualifications and occupational competence to deliver
• Internal verification of programs you hold qualifications for and have occupational competency within
• Provide general support for educational/care professional development
• To work within a team, and individually being accountable for your own work diary
• To have good communication skills
• Good record keeping in line with legislation

Specifics

• Delivering a range of learning solutions including workshops that cover both internal and external outcomes
• Examining and assessing candidates' portfolios of evidence
• Providing feedback and offering advice and support if the standards are not met
• Signing off external qualifications when all the requirements have been met
• Keeping records of candidates' progress in line with local and national policies and legislation
• Attending standardisation meetings with other assessors/manager. To lead standardisation on programmes you are specialising within.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders
• To deliver workshops either face to face or remotely (nationally)
• To record and report on learners progress and liaise with line manager regularly

Please use the following link to view the full job description and breakdown of duties: 

Successful candidate qualities:

• Must have experience working in and hold a base qualification in Education (Equivalent to a level 3 or higher).
• Assessor qualification A1/TAQA (or equivalent).
• To have a teaching Qualification PTTLS or equivalent or willing to work towards
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Good level of literacy and numeracy (at least 5 GCSEs above 4 or equivalent, to include English and Maths) or to have an equivalent.
• Computer literacy – Excel, Word, Outlook with the ability and willingness to learn to use of a range IT systems
• Organised, good time management.
• Able to Prioritise workload
• High levels of interpersonal ability with excellent written and verbal communication.
• Able to work as part of a team and individually as some work will be lone working.
• Work collaboratively with other staff and professionals with good interpersonal skills.
• Confidential and reliable.

Benefits and Additional Information

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

• Life assurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Enhanced Annual Leave
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts, access to car lease scheme and bike to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

How to apply:

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information, please contact Liz in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment 51ºÚÁÏ checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to 51ºÚÁÏ and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.