Health and Safety NVQ Assessor

Are you an experienced Health & Safety professional who enjoys developing others and helping them achieve their career goals?

 

Phoenix Health & Safety (part of Wilmington plc) is one of the UK's leading providers of Health & Safety training and consultancy services, trusted by thousands of learners and organisations nationwide and recognised for delivering an exceptional customer experience.

 

As our NVQ provision continues to grow, we're looking for an NVQ Assessor to support and assess learners working towards the Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety and Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Health and Safety Leadership and Management. You'll manage your own caseload, provide expert guidance and constructive feedback, and play a key role in helping learners successfully achieve their qualifications.

 If you're ready to help shape the next generation of Health & Safety professionals, we'd love to hear from you!  Please note: To complete your application, you will be redirected to Wilmington plc’s career site.   At Wilmington plc, we celebrate individuality and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. As a Disability Confident employer, we shortlist all applicants who meet the essential role criteria and guarantee an interview for candidates with disabilities who meet these criteria. For reasonable adjustments or to apply under our interview guarantee scheme, please use the contact details provided once you have clicked “ apply”! 

You'll be responsible for:

• →Assessing learners working towards the Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety and the Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Health and Safety Leadership and Management (both ProQual).
• →Managing your own portfolio of learners, providing expert guidance and support throughout their qualification journey.
• →Delivering timely, constructive feedback that helps learners stay engaged and progress towards successful completion.
• →Conducting regular progress reviews and coaching conversations to monitor development and maintain momentum.
• →Building strong relationships with learners, acting as a trusted point of contact and champion for their success.
• →Carrying out Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) activities to support compliance and maintain assessment quality standards.
• →Maintaining accurate learner records and ensuring all assessment documentation is completed to a high standard.
• →Working collaboratively with the NVQ Manager and wider team to continuously improve the learner experience.
• →Keeping up to date with developments in Health & Safety, assessment practices and awarding body requirements.

 

What’s the Best Thing About This Role? 

You'll be making a real difference to someone's Health & Safety career! Every learner you support is working towards becoming a stronger Health & Safety professional, and you'll play a key role in helping them achieve that goal.

 

This is a rewarding position where you'll combine your industry expertise with coaching and mentoring, building lasting relationships with learners and celebrating their success as they progress through their qualifications.

  What’s the Most Challenging Thing About This Role? 

As learners join and progress through their qualifications at different stages, you'll need to balance priorities, manage a varied caseload and adapt to changing demands.

 

Success in this role comes from being organised, proactive and people-focused. You'll be supporting learners over an extended period, providing guidance, encouragement and constructive feedback to keep them motivated and moving forward. If you enjoy building strong relationships, managing your own workload and helping others overcome challenges, you'll thrive in this environment.

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• A recognised assessor qualification, such as the A1 Assessor Award, Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment or Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement.
• Proven experience in assessing learners. 
• CertIOSH status.
• A Level 6 qualification in Health and Safety.
• Practical, hands-on experience of health and safety management.
• Confidence using IT systems and learning management platforms.
• An IQA Qualification or a willingness to work towards achieving one.

 We know it’s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role’s location by the start of their employment.

About Us Phoenix Health & Safety, part of Wilmington plc, is a leading provider of health and safety training and consultancy. We empower individuals and businesses through expert education and support. Our rapid growth makes this an exciting time to join our team!  

At Wilmington plc, we help global customers to do the right business in the right way - providing trusted data, insights, and education to navigate the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) landscape. 

 

When you join us, you’ll not only make a real difference for our customers, you’ll also enjoy flexibility through hybrid working and benefit from a wide range of learning, career, and development opportunities. 

 

Whether you're just starting out, returning to work after a break, or looking to take your next step, you’ll be doing work with meaning. 

 

Join us and make a real difference. Click on “APPLY” today!

 

 

 

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

*Please note that this role may remain advertised until an offer of employment has been made.

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