Flexible Worker Contract 

Location: Remote

About the role

We're excited to be looking for Assessment Associates (Writers, Reviewers and Scrutineers) within our Healthcare Science team on a flexible worker contract.

The Healthcare Science team are a small group who work together to produce outstanding assessment materials. We're passionate about producing assessments that are robust, inclusive and fit for purpose. Our goal is to produce assessments that are engaging and allow our candidates to showcase their skills at a level that will allow them options in their lives, professionally or academically.

If you have the skills and experience in the following areas, we’d love to hear from you!

Assessment Associate – Writer

As a Writer you’ll contribute to the development of assessment materials for our Healthcare Science qualifications. Your role will involve producing fit-for-purpose materials, such as question papers and mark schemes. You’ll apply your subject-specific knowledge to prepare draft assessment materials, which will be refined over time with input from healthcare science Subject Matter Experts and assessment specialists.

Assessment Associate – Reviewer

As a reviewer, you’ll be responsible for reviewing and drafting assessment materials, as well as supporting revisions to ensure the assessments are fit for purpose. You’ll use your subject-specific expertise to evaluate draft materials, including question papers and mark schemes, providing feedback that highlights any errors, ambiguities, omissions, or oversights.

Assessment Associate – Scrutineer

As a Scrutineer, you’ll be working with draft assessment materials from a learner perspective. You’ll be required to identify and provide suggestions to rectify errors, ambiguities, omissions or oversights, ensuring high-quality, accessible assessments.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Contributing to the production of high quality, reliable assessment content that reflects in-depth knowledge and understanding of the healthcare science sector
• Ensuring assessment content effectively assesses learners’ skills and knowledge, providing assurance of their readiness for entry level employment, higher education or apprenticeships in the healthcare science sector
• Supporting the development of assessment content that meets all commissioning instructions, fully considers accessibility and inclusivity, and is compliant with Ofqual’s General Conditions of Recognition
• Communicating effectively with other team members including Assessment Solutions Officers, Chief Examiners, Subject Chairs and any other relevant groups or individuals
• Engaging in training to support professional development, keeping abreast of current trends and developing assessment writing skills

We'd love to hear from you if you offer the following:

• A minimum of a level 3 qualification in Healthcare Science, a related discipline, or proven equivalent experience
• Evidence of working in a range of roles within the healthcare science and / or optical services sector
• Experience in teaching, examining or moderating
• Experience of Level 3 Sciences (A Level or B-Tech Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
• Ability to offer, receive and act upon relevant, constructive feedback
• The desire to learn about the production of high quality, reliable and inclusive assessment content in a range of contexts
• Ability to work effectively as part of a hybrid team through clear, respectful and timely communication
• Ability and/or willingness to engage with IT systems to facilitate effective remote working

Feeling inspired? Read the full Job Description to find out more.

Why work as a flexible worker for NCFE?

Our flexible workforce provides supportive quality assurance to ensure that learners taking NCFE qualifications are getting the best education possible. If you become a flexible worker with us, you’ll choose how to fit your work around your other personal and professional commitments – making this a great opportunity to make a difference in a way that suits you.

You’ll receive full training and the materials, tools or equipment needed to ensure you’re able to complete your duties in line with NCFE requirements, with the ability to take on flexible worker contract alongside other work, without the need to be registered as self-employed. 

All applicants will be expected to adhere to NCFE’s behavioural framework and to uphold our core values.

Shape real change with an NCFE career 

Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered.

With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society, making sure no learner is left behind.   

Want to know more? Take a look at our website https://www.ncfe.org.uk/  

How to apply 

Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.

Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV and answer the associated application questions.  

Closing Date: Tuesday 26 November 2024

Interview Date; TBC

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement 

We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.  

We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.