Professional Practice Assessor (term time only)

Cambridge Regional College have an exciting opportunity for a Professional Practice Assessor to join our team. You will join us on a full time (37 hours), term time basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of between £26,825 to £31,732 per annum (actual salary of £22,886 - £27,072 per annum), 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

• Exclusive discounts for high street and online stores with Rewards@CRC

• 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 and monitor work experience placements for students on full time Health and Social Care 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 Health and Social Care programmes to support students’ timely achievement.

Key responsibilities of the Professional Practice Assessor role

Overall responsibility for sourcing and organising work experience placements in health and social care settings to support learners to develop sector related skills in preparation for further study or employment.

Support students’ timely completion of DBS applications and to act as an approved signatory

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.

Visit a cohort of students in the workplace to gather feedback on student progress and performance from employers

Plan, deliver and assess the BTEC L3 health and social care mandatory work experience unit and record achievement with guidance from the Lead Internal Quality Assurer

Report 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 experienced in working in health and social care, 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 health and social care, have good IT skills and current knowledge of the health and social care sector which is essential to this role.

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.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).