Company:
Kirkwood Consulting
Location: Brentwood
Closing Date: 25/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Freelance Level 5 Occupational Competent Health and Social Care Assessor
Kirkwood Consulting is looking for an occupationally competent level 5 health and social care assessor to assesses apprentices across Essex. The successful candidate will be assessing the apprentices against the national framework of Knowledge, Skills and Behaviour (KSBs) which has been learnt throughout the leadership and management adult care apprenticeship.
The end-point assessments will be conducted on site on dates agreed with employers. Independent end-point assessors will record and submit the EPA outcomes, with clear justifications for the grading decisions. EPA activities will be quality assured.
IEAs will meet the occupational profile of the apprentices they are assessing and will be trained, standardised and approved to operate as IEAs. The IEAs will undertake EPAs in line with the associated apprenticeship assessment plan.
Key Accountabilities:
The IEA will:
Take part in regular training and standardisation activities, associated with the role of IEA for this EPA
Maintain and provide evidence of ongoing, relevant Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Assess the performance of candidates in accordance with published assessment and grading criteria and procedures, ensuring overall standards are maintained
Follow the protocols set out in the specifications, assessment materials and quality assurance protocols, relating to the EPAs
Report all risks and issues encountered during the end-point assessment
Ensure all EPA reports and assessment evidence are high quality and recorded accurately
Support the organisation, if necessary, with any appeals from apprentices, regarding assessment decisions
Allow additional time for travel, when making EPA arrangements
Raise any conflicts of interest, including in relation to the independence of assessment
Ensure that any personal actions are completed, as required by the awarding body
Skills & Experience:
Be occupationally competent in the adult social care field
Be a registered healthcare professional or have completed a level 5 apprenticeship or regulated occupational competence qualification at level 5 or above
Hold a formal assessor qualification (e.g. A1, assessor component to TAQA etc)
Have experience of working in a healthcare setting within the last 2 years
Experience of leading meetings/structured interviews/discussions
Experience of complying with quality assurance/regulatory requirements
Evidence of commitment to maintaining CPD, in line with new apprenticeship requirements and the EPA specialism(s), including maintenance of recent occupational experience
Hold current Enhanced DBS Clearance
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