SVQ Assessor

Are you an experienced Health and Social Care SVQ Assessor? Do you want to join an award winning, friendly and experienced team? If so, then we have the perfect role for you! We’ve got a great opportunity for a motivated and experienced SVQ Assessor to join us covering SVQ assessments across Scotland on a full‑time, permanent basis. Our Assessor role can be based in one of our offices across Scotland (Irvine, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Airdrie, Dundee, Aberdeen, Peterhead, Galashiels or Elgin) as part of our hybrid flexible working model.

We will also need you to have flexibility to travel across Scotland when required.

As part of our Training Academy, you’ll play a key role in qualifying our social care workforce and supporting our team of SVQ Assessors in our Qualifications Scotland (formally SQA) Approved Centre which has been in operation since 1998. You will assess portfolios for the Social Services and Healthcare qualifications at SCQF levels 6, 7 and also ideally Core Skills, Business & Administration and PDA in Supervision awards.

You’ll be responsible for prioritising your own workload and planning your week to enable you to assess candidates through technology (eportfolio, MS Teams) as well as providing some face to face support. You will work with candidates from induction to award completion, using your initiative to support them to meet Qualifications Scotland standards, agreed deadlines and organisational KPIs.

You’ll be a key part of our experienced Assessor team helping ensure our excellent reputation of Cornerstone as a Qualifications Scotland provider is maintained for both our internal and external stakeholders.

• An SVQ qualification in assessment i.e. L&D9DI A1 or D33
• An SVQ (or equivalent) qualification in social care at SCQF 7 or above
• Experience of assessing candidates across different SCQF levels working in health & social care
• Extensive health and social care experience
• Confident use of technology (eportfolios, MS Teams, Microsoft suite)
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the individual needs of candidates and assessors
• Strong interpersonal, networking and facilitation skills
• An in-depth knowledge of Health and Social Care Standards, SSSC Codes of Practice, SSSC Registration requirements.

For a full list of key responsibilities and person specification, please see our role profile attached to this advert.