KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills and Employability sectors.

Job Title: Health and Social Care Quality Assurer / Lead IQA

x2 roles available see below

• x1 IQA Health and Social Care
• x1 Lead IQA - Health and Social Care

Location: Hybrid working

Salary: £31,000 - £40,000 (Depending on the role and experience)

Type: Full time, Permanent

Essential Criteria for both roles:

• Hold a recognised Internal Quality Assurance award (D34, V1, IQA, TAQA L4).
• Experience of Assessing Health and Social Care Apprenticeships.
• Must hold occupational competency in Health and Social Care.
• In depth knowledge of Estyn Inspection requirements
• Full, clean, UK driving licence and use of a vehicle.

Duties:

For the Lead IQA:

*Ideally candidates will have experience of managing a team of IQA’s, organising standardisation visits and allocation of IQA workload*

• To lead, motivate and develop the IQA team - ensuring high-quality performance and continuous improvement - to meet KPIs and improvement of QARs.
• Ensure all quality assurance practices meet the requirements of awarding organisations, regulatory bodies, sector standards and relevant internal verification guidance.
• Ensuring effective management of systems, processes and quality assurance activity to support timely learner achievement.
• Coordinate and undertake assessor observations, using outcomes to identify development opportunities and drive improvements in assessment practice.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of appropriate resources and learning materials to support a broad range of vocational programmes and learner needs.
• Coordinate quality assurance activity across sectors, including standardisation meetings, sampling and verification, ensuring consistency and effective sharing of good practice.
• Develop and implement robust sampling and verification plans that support learner progression, achievement and consistent assessment decisions.
• Establish, monitor and review individual and team KPIs, performance objectives and targets to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Conduct regular team reviews and appraisals, setting clear objectives and supporting individuals to achieve their full potential.

For the IQA:

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of Health and Social Care Assessors, ensuring a high-quality learner experience and achievement of KPIs.
• Monitor and evaluate assessor performance, reporting to the Lead IQA and working in partnership with the Performance Manager to identify development needs and implement targeted improvement plans.
• Promote effective engagement between Assessors and workplace employers, ensuring employers are appropriately involved throughout the learner journey.
• Lead sampling and verification activities to ensure consistency, strengthen assessment practice and improve learner progression and achievement.
• Coordinate and participate in EQA visits, ensuring schedules are maintained, portfolios are fully prepared and evidence meets the required standards, contributing to successful and positive outcomes.

Please note:
KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.