Deputy Chief Examiner
CACHE - Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education
St Albans Head Office
- Expired
- Salary:
- £35,784 + Market Supplement of £2,638 + £561 outer fringe allowance (total £38,983)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 September 2014
Job overview
CACHE is the UK's only specialist awarding organisation for the childcare, adult and health care sectors, with a portfolio of qualifications ranging from Entry to Level 5. We are a registered Charity and we have been making a difference since 1945 with our qualifications, first as the NNEB and now as CACHE. We are proud that over the past 65 years we have supported generations of learners into further study and into improved employment opportunities. We now offer care qualifications to those looking after children and adults and also a range of qualifications to the health and social care workforce. These are vital sectors which make a difference to many thousands of lives all over the country. What makes CACHE different is our focus on excellence, our commitment to the customer, and our high level of expertise in the qualifications we offer.
We support those who care . could you?
CACHE is seeking to recruit a suitably experienced individual to the exciting new role of Deputy Chief Examiner. This role has been created to strengthen the external assessment of CACHE qualifications, support the initiation of new qualifications and contribute to the assessment development process.
Key aspects of the role will include supporting the assessment processes for CACHE's existing qualifications and taking the assessment lead for the development of new qualifications. As Deputy Chief Examiner you will also contribute to the performance and skill development of external examiners.
Ideally you will be knowledgeable and competent in one of the main sectors for which CACHE offers qualifications.
You will have with experience in:
- Standardisation
- Development of marking schemes
- Marking of scripts
- Awarding processes
You will need:
- An understanding of different assessment methodologies
- A degree level of education or equivalent
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- To work effectively in a team and on your own
- The ability to work to deadlines with a positive attitude
- To be competent using appropriate technology
- To be available to work at weekends
The Deputy Chief Examiner will work directly with the Chief Examiner and take a pivotal role within the External Examiner team.
Our Values - CACHE believes in:
- Being a guardian of standards
- The human being at the heart of the journey
- Respect, for others as well as oneself
- Integrity & being honest in all that we do
- Supporting personal growth and achievement
- The value of an individual touch
- CACHE believes that learning should be reflective and inspirational
Benefits include:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working arrangements
- 23 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays and 3 additional days for Christmas closure
- Personal training allowance of £150 each year
- Pension scheme up to 10% of salary
- Life Insurance
- Childcare voucher
- Wellbeing Programme
- Staff social events
To find out more please visit www.cache.org.uk
HOW TO APPLY
If you are interested, please send your CV together with a supporting letter and completed Equal Opportunities Form (attached) by email to recruitment@cache.org.uk
Closing Date for Applications: Midday on Thursday 11th September 2014
Interviews will be held w/c: 22nd September 2014
CACHE is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications irrespective of gender, race, religion, disability, age, and sexual orientation
About CACHE - Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education
- CACHE - Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education
- Apex House, 81 Camp Road, St. Albans
- Hertfordshire
- AL1 5GB
- United Kingdom
CACHE designs courses and qualifications in the care and education of children and young people. We are the UK’s only specialist Awarding Body to do this. Our courses range from entry level to advanced qualifications for sector professionals. You can take them in schools, colleges and training centres throughout the UK.
CACHE is a registered charity and is supported by the major agencies in the children’s services sector. We regularly lobby the Government and other agencies to raise the quality and professionalism of child care throughout the UK and beyond.
Mission Statement:
CACHE is dedicated to raising the professional standards of children and young people's care and education, and to offer the best quality courses and qualifications as a service to children and their families.
We do not offer training, funding or financial awards. As with other Awarding Bodies, we are responsible for:
• Developing the curriculum for Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQs). We share this duty with the regulatory
authorities that set standards for these qualifications
• Implementing National Vocational Qualifications(NVQs)
• Ensuring that candidates are assessed fairly and consistently
• Assuring the quality of the qualifications awarded in our name
• Approving and monitoring the performance and quality standards of the schools, colleges and training centres that
provide training and assessment of CACHE qualifications
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