Accreditation Officer
School Improvement

Accreditation Officer
Education, Skills & Early Years

Oldham Lifelong Learning Service

 

Ref: G3/OL-38840

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £19,171 - £21,166 (Grade 3 - pro rata) per annum 

Hours: 25 per week

Based: Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre, The Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL

Closing Date: Sunday 5th July 2020

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: Interviews W/C Monday 13th July 2020

 
Job Description & Person Specification.doc
Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc

Role Overview:

 

You will be responsible for the administration, organisation, development and maintenance of accreditation systems and quality procedures across the Lifelong Learning Service. You will support managers with additional needs requests during assessment processes and undertake the training of Invigilators.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • To monitor and interpret all JCQ and awarding body regulations and provide advice and guidance to curriculum staff and implement any required changes.
  • Responsible for the registration of learners including accreditation claims with the relevant awarding bodies within appropriate timescales.
  • Correspond with awarding bodies on syllabus, Access Arrangements, Complaints, Appeals and External Moderation issues and procedures.
  • To be responsible for a team of Invigilators, including training and on the job supervision and intervention where necessary.
  • To monitor the examination budgets and process financial information including statistical/financial reports for the service’s management team.

 

Key Requirements:

 

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

  • Level 3 qualification in Business, Administration or ICT
  • Knowledge and understanding of different types of assessment processes
  • Excellent organisational skills and knowledge of awarding bodies and processes used by them to register and monitor organisational performance.

 

About Us:

 

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

 

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

 

For details of how we use your data please see out privacy notice: Privacy Notice

 

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy. 

Location
Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre
Vacancy Description
 

Accreditation Officer
Education, Skills & Early Years

Oldham Lifelong Learning Service

 

Ref: G3/OL-38840

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £19,171 - £21,166 (Grade 3 - pro rata) per annum 

Hours: 25 per week

Based: Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre, The Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL

Closing Date: Sunday 5th July 2020

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: Interviews W/C Monday 13th July 2020

 
Job Description & Person Specification.doc
Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc

Role Overview:

 

You will be responsible for the administration, organisation, development and maintenance of accreditation systems and quality procedures across the Lifelong Learning Service. You will support managers with additional needs requests during assessment processes and undertake the training of Invigilators.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • To monitor and interpret all JCQ and awarding body regulations and provide advice and guidance to curriculum staff and implement any required changes.
  • Responsible for the registration of learners including accreditation claims with the relevant awarding bodies within appropriate timescales.
  • Correspond with awarding bodies on syllabus, Access Arrangements, Complaints, Appeals and External Moderation issues and procedures.
  • To be responsible for a team of Invigilators, including training and on the job supervision and intervention where necessary.
  • To monitor the examination budgets and process financial information including statistical/financial reports for the service’s management team.

 

Key Requirements:

 

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

  • Level 3 qualification in Business, Administration or ICT
  • Knowledge and understanding of different types of assessment processes
  • Excellent organisational skills and knowledge of awarding bodies and processes used by them to register and monitor organisational performance.

 

About Us:

 

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

 

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

 

For details of how we use your data please see out privacy notice: Privacy Notice

 

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy.