[Hiring] Associate Assessor @Learndirect

Role Description

We are looking for experienced an IQA Associate Assessor to support our Fitness Qualifications. These roles offer flexible working hours, depending on caseload and associate availability.

• To ensure high-quality, consistent, and compliant delivery and assessment of fitness qualifications by monitoring assessor practice, supporting staff development, and maintaining standards in line with awarding organisation and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Quality Assurance & Compliance:
  • Carry out risk-based sampling of learner work across assessors, qualifications, and levels.
  • Ensure all assessment decisions are: Fair, Valid, Reliable, Sufficient.
  • Maintain compliance with:
    • Awarding Organisations (e.g. Focus, Innovate, Active IQ)
    • Ofqual requirements
    • Internal policies and procedures
• Monitoring Assessment Practice:
  • Standardise assessment decisions across the team.
  • Identify and address inconsistencies in grading.
• Assessor Support & Development:
  • Provide constructive feedback following sampling and observations.
  • Support assessors with:
    • CPD planning
    • Standardisation activities
    • Best practice in fitness assessment
  • Deliver or facilitate standardisation meetings.

Qualifications

• Experience of assessing fitness qualifications.
• Experience of internal quality assurance / sampling.
• Working with awarding organisations and EQA processes.
• Experience supporting or mentoring assessors.
• Must have a recognised qualification at level 3 or higher in Personal Training.
• Must hold an assessing qualification such as CAVA level 3 or A1 (or equivalent).
• Must hold a V1 or D34 (or equivalent) in IQA.

Requirements

• Ability to problem solve using own initiative.
• Ability to research supportive answers to student questions.
• Ability to provide high quality assessment decisions.
• Digitally skilled in Microsoft Office, email, and other commonly used platforms.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to analyse assessment decisions and data.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Ability to challenge practice constructively.
• Ability to work as a part of a wider team.
• Ability to work within existing processes and procedures.
• Maintain own professional development to ensure the highest quality service to learners.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours.
• Remote working model.
• Rates of pay vary depending on the course and level.

Company Description

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 offer education to individuals from all backgrounds and at any stage of their life and career.
• Through partnerships with industry-leading providers in multiple sectors, learndirect has helped more than 4.5 million learners get the qualifications they need.