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Duke of Edinburgh - Casual Duke of Edinburgh's Award Assessor

Daily Rate of £111.54 plus a separate additional rate at 12.07% per day as payment, under the Working Time Regulations, for your statutory entitlement to annual leave (including public holidays).

Closing Date: 09:00 Friday 13 March 2026. Please apply immediately, applications considered as they are received

Required: April 2026

An opportunity has arisen for the position of Duke of Edinburgh's Assessor.

The successful candidate will be hard-working, enthusiastic and reliable. This will include training students in preparation for their expeditions. You will also deliver expeditions, leading groups of young people between 14 and 18 years old over the designated expedition periods. Knowledge and experience of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is desirable.

Please note this role will require some weekend work along with overnight camping throughout the expedition season.

Colchester County High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check by the DBS.

Download an application pack from www.cchsg.com or email recruitment@cchsg.com. All applications must be submitted on the support staff application form and accompanied by a covering letter, addressed to the Executive Principal.

Information about the School

Colchester County High School for Girls is part of Alpha Trust. It is a selective state school for academically able students aged from 11 to 18 years which consistently achieves public examination results at the highest level and Ofsted "Outstanding". Admission to the school is via the 11+ examination in Year 7; the school also admits academic students into the Sixth Form. The school is lead for the North East Essex Teaching School Alliance and Colchester Teacher Training Consortium is based on the site. Situated a mile to the west of central Colchester, the school is set in its own extensive grounds on a large, quiet campus.

TAlpha Trust - Mission The mission of Alpha Trust is to provide all our children and young people with every opportunity to achieve excellent individual outcomes, both academic and personal; to be committed to advancing learner progress through ambition, challenge and inspiration in our teaching, learning and leadership; and to support our students as they build resilience, become proud of who they are, take on responsibilities and grow respect for others. We aim to:

enable students to cope emotionally, physically and spiritually with the pressures and demands of life

provide a broad, well-balanced and personalised curriculum

provide the highest quality education for able students, to enable them to achieve their personal best in public examinations

provide access to the highest quality further education and employment