ROLE PURPOSE
Our clients are looking for passionate and qualified Internal Quality Assurers to quality assure our study programmes across our delivery including:
* Functional skills
* Business and Retail
* Employability/Progression
* Health and Social Care
* Construction
They are looking for an experienced Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) who will work alongside existing IQA staff to support the organisation's delivery, ensuring that Tutors and Centre Managers are working to the highest standards and meeting all requirements to successfully achieve their learners on the programme.
Travel is essential for this role.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Work with the Curriculum and Quality Manager to ensure the Quality Assurance (QA) strategy is fully implemented across the organisation, including IQA Sample Planning, Standardisation, Observations of Teaching, Learning and Assessment, Site Support Visits, Coaching, CPD, and Customer Service Calls.
2. Undertake regular CPD and record it using company documents.
3. Visit offices and centres to conduct quality assurance checks and provide advice and suggestions for improvement.
4. Undertake qualifications where suitable as part of your own learning and development.
5. Check Schemes of Works as required.
6. Work with teaching staff to ensure learners complete timely.
7. Prepare teaching staff risk bandings in line with company requirements.
8. Attend any training and meetings as required, including external events.
9. Promote and safeguard (including Prevent) the welfare of all learners.
10. Carry out compliance checks on learner reviews and other vital documentation relating to the learner journey.
11. Ensure that quality cycles are followed.
12. Take responsibility for ensuring that the centres make progress towards the agreed tasks set in the quality improvement plan.
13. Contribute to the company self-assessment process.
14. Participate in audits, centre mock inspections, and deep dives as required.
15. Review support provided to SEND learners and those with an EHCP.
16. Work with key stakeholders to monitor learner progress and intervene where there is cause for concern.
17. Carry out customer service calls to learners and employers to gain feedback on the quality of education they receive.
18. Maintain IQA Sampling Plans to cover all qualifications and teaching staff.
19. Carry out regular summative and formative sampling as required.
20. Provide teaching staff with recorded support based on their training needs.
21. Carry out Observations of teaching, learning, and assessment as required and keep tracking systems updated.
22. Ensure observation development plan tasks are completed timely.
23. Work closely with centre teams to encourage and challenge them to improve over time.
24. Promote peer-to-peer observations where possible.
25. Book standardisations according to the standardisation planner, well in advance of the meetings.
26. Prepare standardisation agendas and send out at least 1 week prior to the meeting.
27. Chair standardisation meetings and take minutes.
28. Ensure that staff complete standardisation surveys following meetings and review the data to improve their experience for next time.
29. Check learner, parent/carer, local authority, and partner surveys, share success, and make recommendations for improvements.
30. Follow all company policies and procedures.
31. Be familiar with and research updates to qualification specifications and handbooks for subjects quality assured.
32. Participate in OFSTED inspections as required.
33. Be very familiar with key company policies.
34. Attend External Quality Assurance (EQA) visits as required and follow up on any actions and recommendations to achieve/maintain Direct Claim Status.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
* PTLLS, Certificate of Education or PGCE qualification
* Assessor qualification at Level 3 or above
* Level 4 IQA qualification
* Level 2 Functional Skills qualifications or equivalent in English and Maths
* Full UK Driving Licence
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
* Online social media search
* DBS Checks
* Paul Feldman is the National Skills Agency Data Protection Officer. Your data will be stored until notice is given by you for it to be removed. Our Data Protection Policy will be forwarded to you on request. As we get a high number of applications, we may be unable to give feedback to unsuccessful candidates. We will retain your details to keep you informed of other opportunities. National Skills Agency Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy and is an Equal Opportunities employer, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds.
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