Title:  Qualifications Assessor

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Qualifications Assessor

Homeworking

£28,715 - £29,271 per year

35 hours per week

We have an opportunity for a Qualifications Assessor to join our Qualifications Care team that sits within our Learning and Development team which is part of our wider HR Department. The team has 13 members in various parts of the country including Scotland and is dedicated to supporting our care / support staff to achieve their health and social care qualifications from level 2 – 5. The job holder will be responsible for undertaking assessments for Qualification programmes ensuring the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective services in line with business requirements. 

The role of Qualifications Assessor will include:

• Support a caseload of 40 learners to gather evidence for their Health and Social care Diploma Qualifications. These are Sanctuary staff who are based in various locations throughout the southeast of England who you will be visiting on a regular basis
• Support learners to use our electronic portfolio system OneFile and working from home judge evidence to be at the correct qualification level to meet the unit criteria
• Attend standardisation meetings monthly either via teams or in Worcester at our Head office
• Complete CPD activities to retain occupational competency to assess Health and Social care qualifications

Skills and experiences:

• D32/33 or TAQA L3 or equivalent
• Health and social care qualifications to a minimum of level 3 as a minimum
• Recent experience of undertaking a similar role undertaking assessments of Health and Social care  programmes
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation and good practice principles
• Some experience working with qualification quality assurance systems
• Professional experience in disciplines relevant to the qualifications being delivered
• Experience in planning your own diary and building relationships with learners, staff, managers of services
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams
• Travel is a requirement of the role, therefore a full valid driving licence is essential

Why work for us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.  

Our Benefits    

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools

• Role salary is £23,270 with an additional policy allowance of £5,445 per annum (rising to £24,495 with an additional policy allowance of £4,776 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

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Closing Date: 12 May 2024

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

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Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.