Assessor

Job Title: Assessor

Are you an IOSH Chartered member or Chartered Fellow? Do you hold a teaching or assessment qualification at level four or above? Would you enjoy the opportunity to guide and assess the next generation of IOSH Chartered members?

IOSH are recruiting for contractor Professional Development Assessment and Experience-based route to Certified or Chartered membership assessors to support our candidate members through their portfolio and interview stage of their professional journey to Certified or Chartered membership grade. Contractor assessors will be responsible for assessing portfolio of evidence submissions, conducting professional discussion interviews and writing feedback reports, for members, on their progression journey.

Contractor assessors will receive training, guidance and support within their role and will be expected to attend quarterly standardisation meetings. Please note that as this is a contractor position, you will be required to have professional indemnity insurance.

About The Role

Assessors undertake an important role in ensuring that only those who fulfil our ethical standards and meet our professional competency requirements become IOSH qualified professionals. In fulfilling this, Assessors are responsible for making informed judgements about the range of evidence a candidate may produce to demonstrate their competence to meet assessment criteria, and also for providing high quality candidate feedback reports.

Assessments are critical to the success of admitting candidates to our membership grades and professional registration and for our processes to be successful and credible there are three core responsibilities of this role:

• To undertake assessments in a fair and inclusive way
• To maintain a consistent approach to assessments in line with IOSH assessment standards
• To make recommendations on assessment outcomes with high quality feedback reports. These activities will be undertaken under the direction of the IOSH Professional Development Lead and IOSH Senior Assessor
  
  
  

What You'll Bring


Knowledge

• Strong understanding of educational assessment requirements and processes
• Demonstrable understanding of OSH sector
  
  
  

Skills And Abilities

• Excellent organisation and planning skills
• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written communication skills
• Excellent listening skills
• Robust IT skills
• Exemplary record keeping and attention to detail, including working to defined processes and conditions
• Ability to meet agreed deadlines
• Self-assurance and ability to confidently ask questions
  
  
  

Experience

• Demonstrable assessment marking experience, with IOSH or other Institution or Awarding Organisation
• Evidence of at least 3 years of working in an educational quality assurance role with knowledge of assessment and quality assurance principles
  
  
  

Education

• Relevant subject expert, qualified to at least Level 6 in the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Sector (Essential)
• A relevant and appropriate assessment qualification, or willingness to undertake a qualification (Essential)
• Hold Chartered Membership status with IOSH (Essential)
• Higher level qualification or evidence of further study
  
  
  

About Us

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the world's Chartered body for safety and health professionals.

We understand that diversity of thought, culture, perspective, and background is essential to our vision. We believe in creating a personal environment where everyone is treated as they wish to be treated. At IOSH, you can be yourself, no matter who you are.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer, and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.

Find out more about how we advocate for, and support health and safety professionals worldwide to create a safer and healthier world of work by visiting www.iosh.com.

How To Apply

To apply, you'll need an up to date CV and some additional time to complete the application questions so we can find out more about you and your experience. Just click on the apply button below.

If you want to find out more about IOSH please visit our website, or if you have any queries about the role or recruitment process please reach out to people@iosh.com.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.