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NVQ Skills for Life Assessor (London)

posted ‎‎May 14, 2008 2:39 AM‎‎ by Michael Arkins   [ updated ‎‎May 19, 2008 3:26 AM‎‎ ]
Latest Update: 14th May 2008
 
NVQ Skills for Life Assessor (NVQS4L) - APPLY HERE >>>

Job Description

Locations: London & Surrounding Areas (Harrow, Watford, Wycombe etc) - [Within M25] UK (Location Update: 14th May 2008)
 
Purpose of the role:
 
The successful candidate will provide professional assessment and support to learners in the Skills for Life sector, enabling them to achieve their NVQ qualification. You will possess excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills and will be able to work independently and with others.
 
Responsibilities:
 
• Assisting, maintaining, and coaching a portfolio of learners to enable them to achieve their NVQ Qualification
• Monitoring Learners
• Liaising with other Assessors and Internal Verifiers
• Assisting in the marketing of the company’s programmes to potential Learners
• Maintaining current occupational records
• Participate in Training programmes
 
Scope:
 
To work as part of the Learning Services Team to achieve department objectives, while giving excellent customer service with specific attention to
  • Quality assurance
  • Integrity
  • Accuracy
  • Coordinating Skills for Life activity as appropriate to Clients.
  • To build regular communication with all customers:  Client site managers, Client trainer/Coach and keep Thirdforce Operational team fully informed.
  • To manage an Area to achieve targets in Skills for life by monitoring learner progress
  • To be the first contact for new clients.
  • Implement further site visits to enroll all eligible learners on to Skills for Life (SFL) & NVQ’s.
  • To support the SFL learners to achieve qualifications within agreed timescales.
  • To ensure learner progress to NVQ programme.

Requirements:

• Mobile - able to drive for work
• Flexibility with respect to travel
• NVQ Assessor Experience
• Experience in Delivery of Literacy and Numeracy Key Skills
• Team work
• Management of work loads to achieve targets
• Analysis of NVQ & SFL activity to prioritise work with Assessors and IV’s

Essential Job Functions:
 
• Computer Literate in Excel, Word, E-mail
• Literacy & Numeracy level 2
• Literacy & Numeracy Adult Support certification, level 3
• Assessor D32 or V1 (optional)
• Competency in at least one sector i.e. Hospitality, Retail or Health Care Sectors
• Practical experience in Skills for Life/ Key skills
• Full working Knowledge of EL-Box
• Understanding of Aims Perform &  other Thirdforce programmes
 
Non-essential Job Functions:
 
• Internal Verification
• Computer Literate in PowerPoint
 
Other Skills/Abilities:
 
• Communication skills
• Continual professional development
 
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