Independent End Point Assessor

Overview:
**Contract**:Fixed-term Contract - 12 months**

**Location: Home based **with regional travel when required**

**Hours per week: 37**

**Salary: Up to £32,000 per annum, depending on experience**

**Shape real change with an NCFE career**

Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered. NCFE is a place where employees not only make a positive social impact - influencing the lives of thousands of learners - but where you will have the opportunity to influence the way we work and directly shape our future direction.

With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation - to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society. We have built a high-performance workplace culture, backed by a strong set of values and behaviours, to ensure we’re working together as one organisation to make sure no learner is left behind.

**About the role**

We’re seeking an
**Independent End Point Assessor within Business Services for Associate Project Manager, Operational Departmental Manager and Business Administration standards** to join our End Point Assessment Team. This will see you working as part of a dedicated, flexible team, where you can use your professional skills and knowledge whilst developing others. Added to this, you will be working at the forefront of End Point Assessment, as NCFE work with Independent Training Providers, Further Education Colleges and Employment Providers to drive valuable partnerships across the developing world of Apprenticeships and EPA.

As an IEPA, you will play an integral part in the success of apprentices by supporting them in taking the assessments for their apprenticeship and grading their assessment(s).

Some of your responsibilities will include:

- Delivering EPA in line with the standard(s)
- Utilising NCFE Apprenticeship Services EPA platform to record EPAs and interact with apprentices
- Attending standardisation events to ensure quality, compliance and consistency
- Communicating with apprenticeships, ITP’s and employers on EPA and grading

We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:

- Are a qualified Assessor or prepared to complete this
- ** Excellent knowledge and understanding of the** **apprenticeship standards - Associate Project Manager (APM), Operational Departmental Manager (ODM) and Business Administration (BA) standards**:

- Current, relevant occupational knowledge and expertise, at the relevant level of the occupational area(s) they are assessing - level 3, level 4 and level 5 or above, which has been gained through “hands on” experience in the profession within the last 5 years for Business Admin, APM and ODM
- Must hold a formal assessor qualification at, or equivalent to, Regulated Qualification Framework level 3
- Have experience of producing clear and accurate reports

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**job description.**

**What will we offer you in return?**

One of the biggest rewards of a career with NCFE is contributing to our promise to support the delivery of the highest possible quality learning experiences for our learners and for them to achieve the best possible outcomes as a result.

You will also have access to a fantastic range of employee benefits and support for your personal and professional development. Benefits include:

- Company Pension, employer’s contribution up to 9% when you contribute 3%
- Life Assurance (4 x basic salary)
- £200 personal development allowance per year
- £400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications per year
- Two hours a month to spend on personal development
- Free learning resources on our in-house 'Learning to Grow' platform

We also support your health and wellbeing by giving all colleagues access to:

- A minimum of 25 days holiday per year, plus 8 bank holidays
- An additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure
- A flexible and hybrid approach to working to support a work-life balance
- Westfield Health Cash Plan worth up to the value of £635
- Fika - a mental fitness app
- Employee Assistance Programme - including a 24/7 confidential help line and counselling sessions
- Doctor Line - same day appointments

**Want to know more about NCFE?**

**Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement**

Creating a fairer and more inclusive society is at the core of who we are at NCFE. We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.

We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.

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