Assessor: Education and Early Years

Job title

Assessor: Education and Early Years

Job reference

REQ0001243

Date posted

23/07/2026

Application closing date

06/08/2026

Location

Mansfield

Salary

The salary will be based on a full-time equivalent of £30,717 per annum, VBSS Trainer Assessor spot salary (pro rata for term time only). The term time only salary will be £27,520.21 per annum (including holiday pay).

Contractual hours

Basis

Term Time

Job category/type

Support Vacancies

REQ0001243 Assessor Education and Early Years.pdf

Job Summary

This is a great opportunity for a dynamic, professional individual qualified in an appropriate discipline to join the college to assess and facilitate learning on Education and Early Years courses within the Directorate of Health, Education and Service Industries. The primary focus will be facilitating learning and assessing on early years and teaching assistant programmes, up to level 3 for both college-based learners and apprenticeships within the sector.

The ideal candidate will be required to co-ordinate learning and assessment activities in groups and one to one and to plan and deliver learning and assessment on college and school/nursery premises to exceptionally high standards. You will also assess learner’s portfolios and internally verify early years and/or teaching assistant programmes.

• Appropriate vocational experience and hold a minimum qualification of Level 3 in Early Years
• Experience of working in the Education and Early Years sector
• D32, D33/A1/TAQA Vocational Assessor and D34/V1/TAQA Internal Verifier qualifications
• Have the ability to work with learners of all ages in various learning environments
• Be flexible, innovative and possess excellent communication skills
• Sufficient ICT skills to use an electronic portfolio to track and monitor the learners assessment and progress

You will be a highly self-motivated, energetic and driven individual, encompassing a strong sense of autonomy. You will possess strong presentation and communication skills and be able to demonstrate achievement of targets.

You will be a role model for college learners and will work to the classroom professional standards.

There will be the opportunity to contribute pro-actively to the Directorate in promoting a positive learning experience for all our learners.

Successful candidates may be required to deliver a taught session in the evening (term time). Access to transport to assess learners within work placements or employer premises, on different days/times of the week, to meet the needs of learners, is essential.

The role will require you to embed the college’s values; Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Compassion and Ambition.