CYP VQ Assessor

Job Title

CYP VQ Assessor – 22.12 Hours (3 days/week)

Temporarily Funded until 31st March 2027

Part of the Cwm Taf Social Care Workforce Development Service based at Ty Elai, Williamstown.

Co‑ordinating a programme of learning and assessment for a specified group of learners to achieve recognised qualifications. This will contribute to attaining Social Care Wales registration requirements or National Training targets and to assist in ongoing personal development.

• Manage workload to provide a quality and robust service to learners seeking to complete their vocational qualifications in Health and Social Care.
• Liaise with supervisors and managers to create a triangulated approach to assessment.
• Join an experienced, hardworking team and demonstrate good communication and team‑working skills – essential for the role.
• Complete lesson plans for training and teaching sessions with learners in the health and social care sector.
• Keep accurate records and complete assessments, including observations of practice against set criteria.
• Attend regular meetings and ensure continuous professional development is kept up to date.
• Travel to all areas of Cwm Taf as required.

The successful applicant would hold a relevant vocational qualification in Children and Young People services, as covered within the essential specification criteria outlined in the Job Description.

For more information about this post – please feel free to contact Paul Aubrey on or Dawn Moulden on

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council. In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender (including those with non‑binary identities), religion or belief, or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees, including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network, and Perthyn, our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. As part of the Council’s longer‑term objectives regarding the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh‑speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh‑speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms currently being submitted, individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In that case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces – including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists – and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification are offered an interview.