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Early Years & Playwork Practical - Associate Assessor - Remote

Early Years & Playwork Practical - Associate Assessor - Remote

Salary: £10 - £20 per hour
Contract type: Part-time, Contract
Location: Bournemouth, SouthWest BH2

Through education, people can transform their lives and reach career goals. learndirect has been empowering individuals to reach the height of their potential for many years, with a forward-thinking digital approach.

As the UK’s leading online learning provider, we have helped millions of learners gain qualifications that have led to exciting careers. Our work is to empower, inspire, and transform lives through flexible education made accessible to all.

We are one of the leading digital training providers in the UK, delivering a range of high-quality courses via our online distance learning programmes. With over 650 subject areas on offer including Professional qualifications such as CIPD, AAT, ILM,CIM, Access to HE Diplomas, A Levels & CSE’s and a broad range of RQF courses, we offer a perfect solution for learning and self-development - all of our courses are accessed remotely and can be done at the learners preferred style and pace.

Through partnerships with industry-leading providers in multiple sectors, learndirect has helped more than 4.5 million learners get the qualifications they need.

Our mission is to inspire people to achieve their professional development potential.

To see more about us go to: www.learndirect.com

As part of our continued expansion, we are looking for experienced and qualified associate Assessors to support the workplace assessing of learners on courses in:

  • Level 3 Diploma Early Years Support
  • Level 3 Diploma in playwork.

These roles offer flexible working hours, depending on caseload and associate availability. We’re looking for applicants that hold a certificate in the relevant subject specialism, hold a recognised assessment qualification and have experience of tutoring adult learners, preferably in a remote environment.  You must be based in the UK.

We operate a completely flexible remote working model. Working on a self-employed Contract for Services basis, the role involves - Completing practical observations with learners.

You will be responsible for organising and managing your own workload whilst maintaining the highest level of standards. Each of our subject areas is faculty driven and as an Associate member of the team you will have direct contact with a Head of Delivery to support you with caseload management, learner queries and assessment processes.

 

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our national tutor team and the learndirect brand. If you think you can make a difference for our students, then please apply by submitting your CV.

Salary: £100 day rate + Travel Expenses

Schedule:

  • Fully flexible, may include evenings and weekends
  • Observation visits

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