Assessor - Health and Social Care

Assessor - Health and Social Care 

28 hours per week (FTE 0.80)

Fixed Term Contract (until 31st August 2025)

Grade G (£37,189 - £40,880 FTE)

We are one of the largest partners of the University of the Highlands and Islands, a partnership of 11 colleges and research institutions comprising Scotland’s newest university.

As the UK’s leading tertiary education provider, we deliver both further education and higher education courses and that makes us different from traditional institutions. Through an innovative approach to learning and some of the best online learning technologies, we offer our students the complete learner journey, where they have choice and flexibility to study from access level right through to PhD.

UHI Inverness is at the heart of the community. Working closely with businesses and stakeholders, our curriculum and research capacity is designed to meet the ever-evolving needs of industry and support the strengths and ambitions of the region. Through a personalised approach, we help our students discover their right path, providing them with a combination of qualification and job-ready skills to succeed in the workplace. UHI Inverness has locations at Inverness Campus and also the Scottish School of Forestry (Balloch), a growing hub for research, innovation and enterprise set within a 215-acre site. 

We are seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated member of staff to work with us as an assessor on a fixed term basis.

Job Purpose:

We are seeking a suitably skilled and qualified assessor to work across our Social Services, Health and Social Care programmes, ensuring a high standard of practice is adhered to for our work based learners.

Key Accountabilities include:

•Support students studying SCQF 6 & 7 Social Services Health and Social Care, including assessing them in the workplace.

•Work with fellow assessors/ lectures within the Health and Social Care and work based learning teams.

•Be responsible for your own caseload of your own work based learners allocated by the line manager.

Please note: the successful post holder will need to pass a satisfactory PVG Scheme check through Disclosure Scotland prior to commencing employment.

Benefits of working for UHI Inverness

·       45 days annual leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)

·     Local Government Pension Scheme (Highland Council)

·       10% Membership Discount at Highlife Highland 

·       Onsite commercial hair and beauty salon and gym facilities

·       Occupational sick pay scheme and family friendly leave provisions

·       Staff Support and Employee Assistance Programmes

·       Cycle to Work Scheme

·       £60 towards cost of glasses required for VDU work

Application Closing Date: Thursday 7th November 2024

Shortlisting will take place on: Friday 8th November 2024

Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st November 2024

If you have any queries about the application process, or to request a manual application form, please contact the Human Resources Department

Requests for feedback following interview are welcomed, however due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide feedback on applications that have not been shortlisted for interview.