Assessor in Education and Early Years

Role Information:

Reference: REQ001118
Location: Filton Campus
FTE Salary: up to £29,118.00 (Salary will be dependent on qualifications and experience)  
Actual Salary: up to £18,660.36
Contract Type: Permanent, Part-Time, Term Time only
Working Hours: 29.6 hours per week, 36 weeks per year

SGS is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Term-Time Only Contracts will incur a salary adjustment if the start date is after 1^st September.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme- Corporate and support roles have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a flexible and pension accessible from the age of 55, with generous employer contributions of 16%.
• Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays- 25 days corporate and support functions, increasing to 30 days after 5 academic years’ service (Full-Time Equivalent).
• Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.
• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
• Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Annual Eye test
• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card(formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union 
• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Starbucks Coffee

South Gloucestershire & Stroud College has an excellent reputation for delivering further education and work-based programmes in a range of subjects – from business to sport, construction to media, GCSE’s and A Levels to Honour Degree level programmes.

Our experienced and passionate staff work hard to help students and colleagues achieve their personal challenges and career goals. We are proud of SGS and committed to making the College the best it can be. We are currently working hard to achieve “Outstanding” status after being classified as “Good” in our last inspection. For more information, please visit https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/

The successful candidate will assess individual learners in early years and primary settings on the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner and T level in Education and Early Years courses.  To support and document the assessment process.  To liaise with the teaching team and the setting supervisor.

You will be working alongside members of the Education and Early Years Team.  As part of SGS College we are responsible for ensuring that our staff receive high quality of personal and professional development, enabling us to deliver competent and capable workforce providing outstanding education.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• To assess learners on Level 2 and 3 courses on their industry placement in early years and primary settings.
• To provide feedback and support to the learners verbally, using Office 365 Teams and promonitor systems.
• To communicate with the industry placement settings supervisor.
• To maintain accurate records of candidate progress, tracking and
• To record learners progress using the college systems.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Early Years/Childhood Studies/Education.
• Assessing qualification.
• Worked in Early Years for 5 years.

Desirable

• Experience of working with 16 – 19 years of age.
• Knowledge of Level 2 Diploma Early Years Practitioner and T Level in Education and Early Years/Teaching Assistant.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft packages Office 365
  Evidence of continuous professional development

Please apply online by: Tuesday 20th August 2024

Expected Interview Date: To be confirmed 

If you have any queries please contact [email protected]

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and any offer of employment will be subject to a number of conditions including a requirement for providing satisfactory references. In line with KCSIE and having regard to all relevant guidance, a range of checks and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates, and a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure will need to be obtained as a requirement of the job.