NVQ – Security – Standards Verifier

WORK BASED LEARNING SECURITY STANDARDS VERIFIER 

Purpose of this role:

• Undertake sampling of assessment and internal verification decisions and records for BTEC Security qualifications within a Principal Subject Area (PSA) to affirm that national standards have been achieved and upheld.
• Support, advise and guide centres based on the outcomes of the sampling process.
• Direct centres in the delivery of BTEC Security qualifications towards meeting Pearson and SIA compliance requirements.

Key Accountabilities: 

For Work Based Learning Security qualifications, the Standards Verifier will:

• Undertake sampling of learner work within defined parameters and rules to verify that assessment outcomes, assessment and internal verification processes meet national standards
• Provide sector-specific support, advice, and guidance to centres
• Produce reports for centres and Pearson on the: sampling undertaken; outcomes reached, and support provided
• Recommend limited certification, certification deferral or registration deferral where it is deemed that flawed assessment or internal verification decisions, or processes mean that national standards are not met
• Produce targeted actions for centres to assist with remedial action where national standards are not being upheld
• Support centres to understand and implement identified actions
• Report back to Pearson and centres following SV activity within agreed service-level agreements
• Provide source materials for the standardisation of centre assessors, internal verifiers and lead internal verifiers as requested
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the work of BTEC Assessment in relation to this role.

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Work Experience:

• Hold a formal teaching or training qualification (Awarded by an HEI or NQF/QCF/RQF qualification awarded by a recognized Awarding Organization) at Level 3 or above
• Demonstrate that they have the necessary experience, knowledge and understanding of the security sector.
• Provide evidence of occupational experience which will include experience of working in the private security industry or working in a role that can be mapped to the requirements of the private security industry.
• Provide evidence of 2 years frontline operational experience relevant to security and/or events management
• Demonstrate they are keeping their occupational expertise up to date with the equivalent of at least forty hours every year spent in a combination of training, increasing professional knowledge through other means, or working in the security industry.
• A willingness to engage in online training and standardiSation and to use technology-based approaches for communication and centre support.
• Experience in delivering and assessing BTEC Security

Industry background:

Occupational competence will normally come from working in the private security industry. Other relevant experience could come from employment in, for example: armed services/police/security industry/prison service

Other requirements:

Able to demonstrate evidence of at least forty hours annually of relevant Continued Professional Development: training, increasing professional knowledge, working in the industry (e.g., attendance at relevant conferences and seminars; work experience in the sector; National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO)/ SIA-endorsed counter terrorism programme (ACT awareness) completed annually.

General Requirements: 

Any associate undertaking this role must:

• Have personal IT equipment capable of running Pearson required software
• Have a suitable internet connection
• Have a personal and secure email account
• Have a postal address in the United Kingdom
• Declare any conflicts of interest that could impact on the role
• Have availability for a minimum of 8 allocations in any given year
• Abide by the terms of conditions as stated in the contract for work

Application Information

We have a number of opportunities available for teaching professionals to join our growing teams of examiners, moderators and verifiers.

Application Options

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