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About Scottish Drugs Forum:
Established in 1986, Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is the national, membership-based charity committed to improving Scotland’s approach to drug-related issues.
We influence this through our work by striving for compassionate, inclusive, evidence-informed policy and practice.
Our Vision:
A Scotland free from drug-related health and social harm.
Our Mission:
To improve Scotland’s approach to drug-related issues. We influence this through our work by striving for compassionate, inclusive, evidence-informed policy and practice.
Benefits of working at SDF:
As an SDF employee you will benefit from generous annual leave entitlement, a range of learning and development opportunities, competitive pension contribution, and an employee support and counselling service. SDF encourage a healthy work life balance and offer a flexible working scheme and a range of wellbeing initiatives.
Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.
Scottish Drugs Forum
SVQ Assessors and Internal Verifiers (Freelance), SDF SVQ Centre
- Assessment and IV fees offered on a per candidate basis.
- Fees paid at start up and completion milestones.
- Work pattern is flexible.
- SVQ Assessment and Verification offered to Candidates in person and remotely, depending on geography.
- We welcome Assessors and Verifiers from across Scotland to support our work.
We are looking to expand our freelance SVQ Team which delivers flexible work-based qualifications to the drug and alcohol sector.
As a qualified SVQ Assessor and / or Verifier, you will be able to support Candidates working towards Social Services and Healthcare SVQs at levels 2 and 3.
You may also have occupational competence to assess or verify our Community Development and Advice and Guidance Awards.
You should have a qualification in workplace Assessment, and / or Internal Verification, and a sound knowledge of SVQ Assessment practice and / or quality assurance.
These opportunities are offered on a freelance basis, as and when Assessment and IV work is available through SVQ contracts secured by the SVQ Centre.
There may also be opportunities to support our volunteers and trainees through our National Traineeship and Peer Engagement activity.
To be considered for a freelance role with SDF, please provide a cover letter outlining your skills and experience along with some details on your previous portfolio of assessing and / or verification work.
Please submit cover letters to Michaelg@sdf.org.uk.
For an informal conversation about any aspect of the work of the SVQ Centre at SDF, please contact Chris Messenger – chrism@sdf.org.uk