Senior Standards Verifier - Vocational Qualifications - Sport. Coaching & Playwork

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Standards Verifier - Vocational Qualifications -  Sport, Coaching and Playwork

A Senior Standards Verifier will be the responsible expert in terms of specification interpretation and verifier standardisation for a range of programmes within a PSA across all relevant frameworks or standards. To monitor assessment and internal verification for a range of programmes within a Principal Subject Area (PSA) in order to report on national standards across centres. 

Purpose of this role:

• Undertake sampling of assessment and internal verification decisions and records for Sports and Coaching Qualifications within a Principal Subject Area (PSA) to affirm that national standards have been achieved and upheld.

• Support, advise and guide centres based on the outcomes of the sampling process.

• Direct centres in the delivery of WBL Sports and Coaching towards meeting compliance requirements.

Key Accountabilities: 

For Work Based Learning Sprots qualifications, the Standards Verifier will:

• Undertake sampling of learner work within defined parameters and rules to verify that assessment outcomes, assessment and internal verification processes meet national standards.

• Provide sector-specific support, advice, and guidance to centres.

• Produce reports for centres and Pearson on the: sampling undertaken; outcomes reached, and support provided.

• Recommend limited certification, certification deferral or registration deferral where it is deemed that flawed assessment or internal verification decisions, or processes mean that national standards are not met.

• Produce targeted actions for centres to assist with remedial action where national standards are not being upheld.

• Support centres to understand and implement identified actions.

• Report back to Pearson and centres following SV activity within agreed service-level agreements.

• Provide source materials for the standardisation of centre assessors, internal verifiers and lead internal verifiers as requested.

• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the work of BTEC Assessment in relation to this role.

Work Experience:

• Hold a formal teaching or training qualification (Awarded by an HEI or NQF/QCF/RQF qualification awarded by a recognized Awarding Organization) at Level 3 or above

• Demonstrate that they have the necessary experience, knowledge and understanding of sporting excellence, skills and development.

• Provide evidence of occupational experience which will include experience of working in sports or working in a role that can be mapped to the requirements of the sport SSV role.

• Provide evidence of 2 years experience in sporting excellence, skills and development.

• Demonstrate they are keeping their occupational expertise up to date with the equivalent of at least twenty-five hours every year spent in a combination of training, increasing professional knowledge through other means, or working in sprots industry.

• A willingness to engage in online training and standardisation and to use technology-based approaches for communication and centre support.

• Experience in delivering and assessing Sports and Coaching.

Experience/qualifications needed

·         Substantial recent experience in verification of qualifications within the sector

·         Assessor qualification

·         Teaching/training qualification at Level 3 or above

·         IQA Award

·         EQA Award

·         Significant experience in delivering and assessing vocational qualifications

·         Lower or higher level assessment and delivery experience across a range of qualifications

·         Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in the field of assessment and delivery of vocational qualifications 

Competencies required 

·         A clear understanding of the educational landscape and regulatory requirements for qualifications within the Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) and National Qualification Framework (NQF)

·         Detailed knowledge of the specifications that comprise the area of expertise for the role

·         Excellent report writing skills

·         Ability to edit materials to ensure they are grammatically correct and fit for purpose

·         Excellent communication, written, verbal, IT and interpersonal skills

·         Ability to understand the implications of decisions taken on Pearson’s behalf and not to operate outside the sphere of responsibility defined within this job description

·         Demonstrable people management skills

Extra requirements 

·         Have personal IT equipment capable of running Pearson required software

·         Have a suitable internet connection

·         Have a personal and secure email account

·         Have a postal address in the United Kingdom or Republic or Ireland

·         Declare any conflicts of interest that could impact on the role

·         Have availability of 8 to 20 days, dependent upon the requirements and workload for the sector, in any given year

·         Abide by the terms of conditions as stated in the contract for work

About Pearson

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