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Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
An understanding of effective quality assurance mechanisms
- Skills
The ability to work consistently within tight deadlines
- Experience
Current or recent teaching experience at Level 3 or above in a supporting the care of children and young people related subject, or significant recent occupational experience within the sector
- Qualifications
A relevant qualification at Level 3 or above in supporting the care of children and young people or a closely related subject area
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job summary
Were looking for Examiners to join our Assessment Delivery team on a flexible worker contract for the following qualification:
T Level Technical Qualification in Health (Occupational Specialism - Supporting the Care of Children and Young People)
As an Examiner, youll use your subject knowledge to mark external assessments and submit results throughout the summer 2027 marking window, helping to ensure learners receive fair, consistent and accurate results.
If you're a Health and Social Care, Childcare or Early Years teacher, lecturer, trainer or assessor, this is a great opportunity to put your expertise to use and make a valuable contribution to the assessment of learners.
Marking window dates are subject to change and will be communicated throughout the process should you be successful.
Main duties of the job
How you'll make an impact:
- Following and maintaining the standard set by the Chief Examiner, applying the mark scheme consistently and accurately
- Reporting suspected malpractice or safeguarding concerns to the Assessment Delivery team
- Attending examiner standardisation and other meetings as required standardisation events will be run remotely and scheduled for weekdays between the hours of 9.00am-5.00pm prior to the start of the marking window
- Maintaining the confidentiality of NCFE assessment materials, learner evidence and learner details, and report any breaches to the Assessment Delivery team
About us
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 NCFEs 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/
Details
- Date posted: 13 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience Paid per paper
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 1 days
- Working pattern: Flexible working
- Reference number: N0003-26-0014
- Job locations: Q6, Quorum Business Park, Benton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8BT, United Kingdom
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This advert is for Examiners - Health (Supporting the Care of Children and Young People) with NCFE in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. The advertised salary is Negotiable. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 02 Dec 2026.
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