Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Assessor

**Job Purpose**

This tutor will inspire and ensure that every person that goes through either an apprenticeship with us will have an opportunity to thrive and succeed. They will also be responsible for mentoring the apprentices during their work placements and ensuring they are in a safe environment where they can progress and learn.

**Essential Responsibilities **_[_The below listed tasks/responsibilities are not exhaustive:]_
- Deliver the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship.
- Prepare and produce schemas of work.
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate records (e-portfolio and paper based) for each individual learner according to internal procedures.
- Provide progression, retention and achievement information for the course being taught.
- Deliver inclusive and high-quality courses, materials and opportunities to all learners and to liaison with the Education and Quality Assurance Managers to ensure and address the quality of work offered, and actively seek to eliminate any indirect or direct discriminatory practice or behaviours.
- Undertake appropriate initial assessment of learners to ascertain their starting point on the course.
- Assess learner’s performance in the workplace.
- Work with employers to manage a caseload of learners.
- Carry out regular progress reviews with learners to track progress towards timely completions.
- Provide on-going information, advice, and guidance with learners for them to reach their aspirations.
- Deliver training on 1:1 or group basis - face to face.
- Deliver inclusive and high-quality courses, materials, and opportunities to all learners and to liaison with the Education and Quality Assurance Managers to ensure and address the quality of work offered, and actively seek to eliminate any indirect or direct discriminatory practice or behaviours.
- Comply with the internal quality assurance strategy to ensure that assessments are delivered to a high standard.
- Undertake appropriate training as identified through the classroom observation and line management process.

**Essential Criteria**

Teaching Qualification at Level 3/5 or similar and Qualified Teacher Status.

**Desirable Criteria**

Hold a TAQA Assessors qualification or equivalent i.e. A1/D32/D33

Hold an IQA qualification or equivalent

Ideally, degree educated

**Essential Experience**

Have experience working within the childcare / early years sector.

Experience of working with young people aged 16 plus.

At least five years’ experience working in an education, as a tutor, training, and development environment with a demonstrable track record of successful outcomes.

Proven experience of successfully managing the full learner journey; initial assessment, IAG, diagnostic, teaching-learning-assessment, including classroom and 1:1 delivery.

Experience in using e-portfolio systems e.g. SMART Assessor.

**Desirable Knowledge & Skill**

A strong understanding of functional skills, specifically legacy English, and Maths (Desirable).

**What’s in it for you (remuneration & benefits)?**

£30,000-£32,000 dependent on experience

25 days including bank holidays, with 3 days ‘free’ days given back during December

Additional 1- day annual leave for every year of service, up to 30

‍️ HSF Health Care Plan

HSF Perk box

Pension Scheme

£150 referral scheme & a paid volunteering day

‍️ Wellbeing initiatives

‍️ Volunteering Day

All necessary equipment to get the job done.

Work from home

**Company Profile**:
The LMP Group is made up of 3 separate companies but with a collective mission to inspire ambition. LMP provides opportunities and supports social change across the UK. The focus is on education and social impact; working together to bring about positive and sustainable development.

The companies include **Let Me Play Ltd.** which trades as **LMP Education, Inspire ATA Ltd. **and LMP Action C.I.C. The various departments within these 3 companies serve schools, businesses and individuals across the UK through apprenticeships, traineeships, employability programmes, adult education, alternative education, enrichment and holiday camp programmes. Let Me Play was established in 2004 and employs over 180 people across the UK.

**Confidentiality**

The post holder must maintain the confidentiality of information about clients, staff and other LMP stakeholders. Some work is confidential, and information gained must not be communicated to other persons except in the recognised course of duty. The post holder must always meet the requirements of the General Data Regulation Act.

**Safeguarding, Prevent & Equal Opportunities**

The LMP Group are committed to anti-discrimination and equal opportunities for all. We are equally committed to Safer Recruitment Policies, Safeguarding, Prevent Duty and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust safeguarding processes and procedures that pro