Professional Practice Assessor

**Cambridge Regional College **have an exciting opportunity for a Professional Practice Assessor to join our team. You will join us on a full time, term time basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary £25,918 - £27,661 (pro rata salary £22,112.35 - £23,599.42),** plus staff benefits.**

**Cambridge Regional College** is a large and inspirational centre of learning with Campuses in Cambridge and Huntingdon. We have outstanding teaching and leisure facilities and a reputation for excellence in a number of fields. Our campus facilities are among the best in the country, and you’ll find a modern teaching environment with lots of energy and interaction. CRC is a college to be proud of and to be in.

In addition, we value our staff as we understand they make the difference in transforming lives, our investment in our staff has been formally recognised in being accredited with Investors in People Gold status.

**Just some of the rewards you can benefit from joining our staff, include**:

- Generous holiday leave entitlement plus bank holidays
- Generous pension scheme
- Discounted rates on Apple products
- Free gym membership option and discounted classes
- Discounted rates on college courses
- BUPA Health Expenses cash plan and Occupational Health services
- Free on-site car parking
- On site restaurants, retail and coffee outlets (Costa Coffee at Cambridge Campus and Starbucks at Huntingdon Campus)
- Free independent telephone counselling service with our Employee Assistant Programme
- Staff Development opportunities.

**About the role**:
You will organise, support, monitor and assess professional practice in work experience training placements for specified groups of students on full time study programmes within the Care, Health and Early Years Department.

You will have designated classroom time and responsibility to deliver and assess aspects of the early years programmes to support students’ timely achievement**.**

**Key responsibilities of the Professional Practice Assessor role**

Overall responsibility for an agreed caseload of learners to provide high quality training and assessment to support learners to achieve their qualification in a timely manner.

Liaise with course leaders and students within the Department to identify a suitable range of placements.

Contact training placements promoting the courses and the needs of the students for experience in the workplace, acting as an ‘Ambassador’ for Cambridge Regional College.

Act as main point of contact for employers and learners, creating positive relationships with employers to support in the training and development of learners and provide feedback on progress as required.

Carry out assessment activities in the required locations. Plan, record and schedule assessments and ensure fair access to equality of opportunity in assessment for all learners and provide feedback to the students on progress against the skills criteria of their qualification and/or related aspects of their programme

Reporting to the Head of Department

**Agile working**

We do offer agile working on a case by case bases depending on personal circumstances and business need.

**What we are looking for in our role**:
A self-motivated, creative and flexible individual with good interpersonal, administrative and communication skills

The ideal applicant will be an experienced and competent early years practitioner, organised and able to meet deadlines showing attention to detail and have the ability to cultivate good working relationships with colleagues, students and employers

Applicants should hold a L3 qualification in Early Years, have good IT skills and current occupational competency which is essential to this role. An Assessor qualification is preferred but not essential as full training can be given.

**Safeguarding statement**

Cambridge Regional College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, we expect all workers and employees to share this commitment.