Health and Social Care Assessor/Trainer
Location: Middlesborough (with coverage of Tees Valley)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday
Salary: Up to £28,000 - depending on skills and experience
(Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential)
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Health and Social Care Assessor/Trainer to deliver high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across a range of qualifications. You will manage a mixed caseload of classroom, work-based, and remote learners using an e-portfolio platform, ensuring each learner receives an exceptional experience and achieves timely completions.
This role requires strong interpersonal skills, a learner-focused approach, and the ability to adapt teaching methods to meet a wide range of needs. You will play a key role in shaping learners’ career paths while promoting best practice and continuous improvement across the Health and Social Care sector.
Key Responsibilities:
People Motivation
· Create an inclusive and supportive learning environment that inspires confidence and engagement.
· Identify individual learning needs and provide tailored, person-centred support to help learners reach their potential.
· Build positive and professional relationships with learners, employers, and stakeholders.
· Motivate and encourage learners through empathetic coaching, feedback, and constructive challenge.
· Promote confidence, independence, and achievement among all learners.
Training and Delivery
· Deliver engaging and innovative teaching and assessment sessions across a range of Health and Social Care qualifications.
· Conduct initial assessments to establish learners’ starting points, learning needs, and individual goals.
· Manage a caseload of classroom, workplace, and remote learners, maintaining a structured and efficient delivery approach.
· Provide constructive feedback and track learner progress using digital tools and e-portfolio systems.
· Develop lesson plans and resources that inspire learners and meet curriculum and quality standards.
· Support and guide learners to achieve timely completions while maintaining a strong focus on quality.
Quality & Continuous Improvement
· Maintain accurate learner records and ensure compliance with internal and external quality requirements.
· Regularly review and evaluate delivery methods, ensuring continuous improvement and learner satisfaction.
· Identify opportunities to enhance teaching practices, delivery models, and learner engagement.
· Share best practice with colleagues and contribute to the wider improvement of teaching and learning standards.
· Demonstrate a proactive and professional approach to self-development and ongoing CPD within the sector.
Essential Criteria:
· Vocational experience in the Health and Social Care sector, with up-to-date CPD.
· Minimum Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care.
· Passionate about empowering individuals through teaching, learning, and skills development.
· Excellent communication, organisational, and planning skills.
· Strong digital skills and ability to manage e-portfolio systems.
· Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain).
· Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
· Right to live and work in the UK.
Desirable Criteria:
· Minimum of one year’s experience delivering training or assessment.
· Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy qualifications (or willingness to work towards).
· Assessor and/or Teaching qualification (or willingness to work towards).
· Experience managing learners through an e-portfolio system.
· Internal Verifier qualification.
· Certificate of Higher Education.
· Experience teaching across multiple qualification levels or sectors