SVQ Assessor and Training Manager
Are you passionate about developing others and making a real difference in social care? We’re looking for a dedicated SVQ and Training Manager to lead, inspire, and develop our workforce.
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of care by supporting staff through their qualifications and helping them grow in confidence and skill. If you’re enthusiastic about learning, leadership, and improving standards in care, we’d love to hear from you!
In this rewarding role, you’ll help build confidence and competence across our teams, ensuring everyone has the skills they need to provide excellent support. If you thrive on empowering others, this could be your next step.
Who are we looking for:
We believe that the right candidate for this role would:
1. Be creative, imaginative, flexible, practical, reliable, resilient and committed.
2. Have a calm and problem solving approach.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants should have:
3. An understanding of SVQ Programmes and Assessors Qualifications.
4. At least 2 years of experience in a role
5. The post holder will have a minimum of SVQ III in Health and Social care qualification and Assessors Award (L&D 9DI, previously A1) or be willing to work towards an assessor award within an agreed time scale. The post holder will also be expected to take an Internal Verifier (IV) role and as such be willing to undertake relevant IV qualification (L&D11)
Person Specification
Essential:
6. Good verbal and written communication skills.
7. Excellent interpersonal skills.
8. Establish and follow systems and procedures.
9. Able to think analytically and turn this into work programmes and goals.
10. Able to work on own initiative and be proactive.
11. Able to problem solve.
12. Able to support other managers and staff in carrying out their responsibilities.
13. Team building and ability to foster a learning culture.
Desirable (Training and support will be given):
14. Skilled in networking, joint working and building relationships and ability to initiate contacts at senior level and with key partners.
15. Able to develop and implement training programmes.
16. Able to implement monitoring and recording systems.
17. Good knowledge of databases for recording SVQ progress and staff training.
18. Skilled in project management and monitoring its progress.
19. The ability to design and present training
This position is office based, and the successful applicant would be expected to work from either the office in Edinburgh and/or the Maritime House office in Dundee.
Please note the application deadline for this post is Friday, August 15th at 5pm.
For more information, please see the attached SVQ Assessor and Training Manager Role Profile and to apply, please fill in the attached application form below.
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