Assessor in Health and Social Care - Newcastle Based

Within this role you will be responsible for coordinating work based learning on L1-L3 Health and Social Care. You will also have responsibility for the recruitment of new learners and driving new business links in the Newcastle area., As a member of teaching / curriculum staff, your role will engage with children on a regular basis for teaching, instructing, caring, or supervising. Therefore, this role is defined as being within 'regulated activity'. At Middlesbrough College, we pride ourselves on our dedication to safeguarding all students, to do so we follow a strict vetting process whereby any offer of employment will be subject to the appropriate checks, including an Enhanced DBS Check.

• Minimum Level 3 professional Health & Social Care (Adults) qualification.
• Assessor awards or equivalent (or to be willing to work towards)
• Grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent).
• Verifier awards or equivalent (or to be willing to work towards).
  
  Middlesbrough College is the largest General Further Education College in the Tees Valley with a £120million campus in the heart of Middlehaven. Within the campus there is a main building for full and part-time vocational study, a dedicated Sixth Form, a STEM Centre, a Higher Education Centre, a Digital Centre and the new £14million TTE Technical Training Centre opens in September 2024. Additionally, there is an Adult and Community Learning Centre close by which provides training to hundreds of adults and ESOL students each year with a new purpose-built Centre opening in the Centre of Middlesbrough in the next few years.
• We support the training of over 2000 apprentices across a 75-mile-wide area of the North East from Newcastle down to York working across a range of sectors partnering with over 1000 employers.
• The College provides excellent facilities for approximately 13,000 students from across the region and whilst we are very proud of our campus and the equipment our students have access to, we are clear that it is the experience and dedication of our staff that make a positive difference to the lives of our students, helping them to achieve their educational goals and progress into work, higher education, or apprenticeships after they complete their programmes.
• The College was Ofsted inspected in February 2024 and was rated Good with Strong Skills and six Outstanding features. The College also won the Careers & Enterprise Company Award for Excellence in Careers and Enterprise at the Association of College's Beacon Awards in March 2024.
• In 2022/23, 96% of learners following a study programme attained a positive destination into further training, apprenticeship, or employment. In the 2024 in-year student exit survey, 95% of students said the teaching on their course was good, and 98% of students said their teachers knew the subjects they taught well.
• We employ over 1000 staff and are committed to our staff's development using an interactive online system called Thrive. We have a wide range of continuous professional development opportunities including a bespoke Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) programme for our aspiring and existing leaders. Opportunities to achieve Assessor and Teaching Qualifications as well as role specific Professional Qualifications and training opportunities for Business Support staff linked to their role.
• Our teaching staff are supported through our Taking Teaching Higher strategy that focuses on ensuring practitioners have the skill set to utilise up to date evidence-based practice, innovate through technology enhanced learning and have access to relevant continuous professional development opportunities.
• The College offers free membership to its gym for all staff as well as discounted rates in the Hair and Beauty salons, and staff sports sessions such as five aside football, Pilates, and badminton. The College has an employee assistance programme that provides support to both staff and their families and a wellbeing group that meets regularly to champion wellbeing activities for all staff., At Middlesbrough College, our focus is to equip people with the skills and training to progress into their chosen careers. That's why, 96% of full-time students that study with us, secure employment, an apprenticeship, or access to further study at College or university.
It's a fantastic time to join Middlesbrough College. We boast excellent achievement rates for vocational courses and for apprenticeships. We're a College that is unique to the region, delivering courses in every occupational sector area and at every level, from entry-level all the way through to level 7 postgraduate qualifications. Core Values These values have been developed in consultation with staff and students and represent both who we are and how we aim to be perceived by others. We will nurture and develop these values across our wider College community and aspire for all staff and students to display these core values at all times