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DIRECTORATECHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE’S DIRECTORATE
DIVISION/SECTIONCHILDREN’S SPECIALIST SERVICES
POST/TITLENVQ ASSESSOR – HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
GRADESUG 4
RESPONSIBLE TO NVQ LEAD CO-ORDINATOR – CHILDREN’S FIELDWORK & FAMILY PLACEMENTS SERVICES
RESPONSIBLE FOR NIL STAFF
HOLIDAY AND NVQ TEAM – CHILDREN’S FIELDWORK & FAMILY PLACEMENTS SERVICES
SICKNESS RELIEF
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
- To provide direct assessment to NVQ candidates as directed by SCSAC.
- To assist in the promotion, development and monitoring of NVQ within the organisations working with as an assessor.
- To comply with QCA and Awarding Body processes and procedure in relation to NVQ Assessment and Verification as implemented by SCSAC.
WORKING FOR SHEFFIELD
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Work within the policies of Sheffield City Council, Children & Young People’s Directorate.
2.To attend and contribute to the standardisation of NVQ assessment for Children’s Specialist Services.
3.Undertake Assessment for ‘Children’s Specialist Services’NVQ Assessment Team.
4.Provide assessment to a number of Children’s Specialist Services, LDD, MAST and Fieldwork & Family Placement candidates to achieve NVQ unit completions and full awards.
5.To undertake assessment in a range of dispersed settings, e.g. clients homes, private residential units, social service settings.
6.To be able to work flexibly with organisations in order to be able to achieve candidate outcomes.
7.To offer appropriate levels of support/contact with candidates in line with service delivery.
8.Contribute to the evaluation of targets and outcomes.
9.Monitor targets and produce regular reports on outcomes for Children’s Specialist Services for the NVQ Co-ordinator.
10.To work within Assessment Centre processes using approved Centre materials at all times.
11.Assist in the Promotion of NVQ process within the Children’s Specialist Services.
12.To comply with QCA NVQ Code of Practice and Awarding Body standards of assessment and verification.
13.To liaise regularly with the Assessment Centre via the Children’s Specialist Service NVQ Co-ordinator, and with the named contacts within the organisations working with, in order to update on progress of candidates, and any issues or barriers to NVQ achievement.
14.To attend any NVQ updates, as required. To ensure that your Continuous Professional Development record is maintained.
15.To work with any Centre developments in relation to new NVQ assessment practices.
16.Any other duties appropriate to the job.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Post Title: NVQ ASSESSOR
MINIMUM ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS / METHOD OF ASSESSMENTQUALFICATION
To hold A1 or D32/33 Assessor Award.
Professional Qualification: e.g. Health & Social Care level 3 or 4 – Children’s Award or equivalent child care qualification.
Extensive experience of working in relevant service area. / Application form
Production of certificates
KNOWLEDGE
Relevant Service Area(s)
Understanding of NVQ national/standards
Assessment and Verification processes
Role of Occupational Standards
Requirement of Awarding Bodies
Compliance requirements for QCA, City and Guilds and SCSAC.
Standardisation Processes / Application
Discussion
Interview/Discussion
SKILLS
Assessment Skills
Ability to relate to managers and practitioners, and service users
Negotiating skills
Co-ordinating and monitoring skills
Effective time management
Set and monitor targets
Problem solving
Able to work at arms length
To manage own time and work load effectively / Application and Interview/
Discussion
MINIMUM ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS / METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
SKILLS (con’t)
Ability to promote the value of Occupational standards for improved service delivery.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to produce coherent reports and reviews of targets to deadlines
Ability to offer practical solutions to assessment issues.
Ability to motivate Candidates, and other managers within the organisations
Ability to work on own initiative
Good Communicator / Application and Interview/
Discussion