Overview:
Flexible Worker Contract
Location: Remote - This is a home based role, with travel required across Kent and London (within approximately a 1.5-hour radius).
About the role
We’re seeking an Independent End Point Assessor (IEPA) within Early Years and Education to join our End Point Assessment team. As an IEPA, you’ll play an integral part in the success of apprentices by supporting them in taking the assessments for their apprenticeship and grading their assessments. This is therefore a great opportunity to use your professional skills and knowledge whilst developing others.
Added to this, you’ll be working at the forefront of End Point Assessment, as NCFE work with Independent Training Providers, Further Education Colleges, and Employment Providers to drive valuable partnerships across the developing world of Apprenticeships and EPA.
This is a home based role, with travel required across Kent and London (within approximately a 1.5-hour radius).
How you’ll make an impact:
- Delivering EPA in line with the Early Years and Education Standards
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Utilising NCFE Apprenticeship Services EPA platform to record EPAs and interact with apprentices
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Attending standardisation events to ensure quality, compliance, and consistency
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Communicating with apprentices, ITP’s and employers on EPA and grading
We’d love to hear from you if you offer the following:
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A recognised Assessor qualification
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At least 3 years’ occupational competency within the Early Years and/or Education sectors
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Hold at least a level 3 qualification in the occupational area
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Experience of producing clear and accurate reports
- Good IT Skills
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A full valid driving licence as travel (essential)
Feeling inspired? Read the full Job Description to find out more.
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 NCFE’s behavioural framework and to uphold our core values.
You can find out more about how our flexible arrangements work, the flexible worker roles we recruit, and frequently asked questions around the application, induction and training process, and your rights and protections by visiting our Flexible worker opportunities page.
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/
How to apply
Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.
Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV and answer the associated application questions.
Closing Date: Wednesday 17 June 2026
Interview Date: w/c 22 June 2026
Please note that at interview stage you’ll be required to share any certificates with us as outlined in the essential criteria for the role
If successful in this post you will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands, and final warnings that are not protected (i.e., that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement
We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.
We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.
