Role: Industry Placement Assessor in Health and Childcare

Location: Tresham College - All Campus Sites

Salary/Benefits: Salary from £27,500 (pro rata) DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays (pro rata), Teacher's pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Working Pattern: 37 hrs

Contract Type: Fixed Term 20.06.25 - Full Time

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Industry Placement Assessor to join our Childcare and Counselling department at Tresham College.

As an Assessor, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Overseeing the implementation of The Bedford College Group Work Experience policy and ensure high-quality industry placements for students in the Health, Care, and Early Years Department.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with industry providers, employers, stakeholders, and awarding body moderators to facilitate effective placements and observations.
• Collaborating with the Business Development, Careers teams, and curriculum to ensure the successful delivery of the careers plan, logging of placement details, and coordination of Employer Advisory Boards.
• Organising and Conducting visits to employers for student observation and assessment, ensuring all visits are well-documented and communicated with relevant parties.
• Providing support and guidance to students in their placements and assessments, helping them achieve their full potential and ensuring all activities are completed efficiently and in line with college policies.

About you:

• Level 3 relevant qualification in Health/Early Years or equivalent
• Assessors' qualification or willingness to work towards
• GSCE Maths and English (grades A - C) or equivalentSuccessful experience of providing training, assessing and/or education to young people and/or adults
• Up to date knowledge of the current developments in own specialist area
• Experience of using Microsoft Office applications
• Experience of working effectively with people from diverse backgrounds
• Evidence of understanding how to promote equality and diversity within the job role
• Understands how to implement effective strategies to develop and increase partnership opportunities for working with employers and community stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, compassionate, and have strong interpersonal skills which encourages participation, innovation and confidence.
• Current driving license and access to a vehicle

Interviews to be held on 6th September.

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire:"Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and"Tresham"College"in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough;"Shuttleworth"College,"a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport"alongside"Silverstone"race circuit."To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.