IQA - Care

Join us in inspiring people to succeed, by being part of our remarkable quality team.

Paragon Skills have a true dedication to the Care Sector, and a commitment to delivering meaning learning interactions to over 10,000 learners nationally. We are passionate, innovative, and determined to deliver an outstanding teaching and learning experience to every learner every time, and our handpicked, trusted people demonstrate their specialist knowledge and expertise in everything they do.

Job Title: Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) Care

Location: Remote

Salary: Up to £32,000

Hours: 36.5 hours a week - Monday - Friday (flexible options considered)

Are you passionate about ensuring the highest standards in education and apprenticeships?

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) to join our quality team, where you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing the quality of qualifications across Adult Health and Social Care. In this role you will effectively drive outstanding quality assurance of qualifications and standards across the Health and Social Care sector, using your own professional competency and expertise.

Throughout the whole leaner journey, you will provide practical solutions and support Personal Tutors to ensure they are using effective assessment techniques to ensure a high-quality learner journey, and will work closely with our team of Quality Improvement Coaches (QICs) to continuously monitor and measure learner and Personal Tutor performance in order to drive improvements and achieve results.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular formative and summative sampling of learners' portfolios with your allocated Personal Tutors (PTs)
• Plan and conduct standardisation and best practice meetings to ensure consistency in tutor delivery
• Collaborate with the Quality Improvement Coach to plan CPD sessions based on sampling findings
• Support the Quality Assurance Manager with EQA visits as needed
• Contribute to the development of programme materials and schemes of work alongside the Portfolio and Product team
• Offer technical information and advice on apprenticeship standards, ensuring the wider business is updated on sector changes
• Provide practical solutions to support Personal Tutors throughout the learner journey, ensuring quality standards are met
• Adhere to GDPR regulations and internal data security policies
• Cultivate strong, positive relationships with all stakeholders and promote a culture of continuous improvement

Skills and Experience:

• Grade A-C GCSE in English and Maths (or equivalent)
• Level 5 Qualification in Adult Care
• Teaching Qualification and Assessor/IQA Qualification
• In-depth understanding of the apprenticeships/further education sector
• Proven vocational experience in your sector with demonstrable competence
• Familiarity with the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) and Ofsted guidelines
• Strong relationship-building skills, with a focus on developing others to succeed
• Awareness of GDPR regulations and a commitment to confidentiality
• A commitment to personal development and promoting innovation in education
• Proficient in using MS Office and other relevant systems
• Flexibility and the ability to travel nationally, if required

We are proud to offer a suite of benefits such as...

25 days annual leave - increasing with length of service and 8 bank holidays

. Holiday purchase scheme

Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives

Recognition and long service awards to celebrate our colleagues'

Perkbox - a suite of discounts, lifestyle benefits and wellness tools

. 3% matched Employer Pension contribution

. In person team meetings and 1:1s

. Enhanced Maternity leave after 2 years of service

. Income protection and Life Assurance

. Recommend a colleague incentive schemes, where you can benefit £500 for referring great people to work with us

. CPD and training opportunities

. 4pm Friday finish with flexible working opportunities available

. Flexible and supportive team and with a great culture

. Employee Assistance Programme, with a dedicated People Team to support all colleagues

We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role.

To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.

Paragon Skills is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependant on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.