IQA - Care (FTC)

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

Paragon Skills are Ofsted Grade 2 “Good” with a true dedication to the Care and Education Sector, and a commitment to delivering meaning learning interactions to over 7000 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.

Position:

Job Title: IQA - Health and Social Care

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 week short/fixed term contract

Salary: FTE up to £34,000

Are you passionate about ensuring the highest standards in education and apprenticeships? Do you want to support Paragon Skills for a 6 week short term contract?

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) to join our team until the end of July, to play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing the quality of qualifications within HSC.

In this role, you will work as part of our dynamic remote team, and work closely with Personal Tutors, ensuring the delivery of effective assessment techniques that provide an exceptional learner journey, for Health and Social Care level 2-5.

Key Responsibilities over a 6 week period:

• Conduct regular formative and summative sampling of learners’ portfolios ( on BUD) 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
  
  

Requirements:

What we need from our ideal candidate:

• Immediately available and able to support until the end of July.
• Enhanced DBS on the update service
• Passionate to support with a short-term contract, potential of perm roles with our continued growth
  
  

Qualifications our ideal candidate has:

• Grade A-C GCSE in English and Maths (or equivalent)
• Level 5 Qualification in Health and Social Care
• Teaching Qualification and Assessor/IQA Qualification
  
  

Skills and Experience our ideal candidate has:

• 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
• Experience of BUD would be advantageous
• Flexibility and the ability to travel nationally, if required
  
  

Other information:

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the quality of education and apprenticeships within your chosen sector. If you're looking for a role where your expertise and dedication to quality assurance can truly shine, we would love to hear from you!

Other information

We are proud to offer a suite of Paragon Choices which are optional benefits including life assurance and income protection and core benefits below;

• 20 days annual leave (increasing with service) + holiday purchase scheme.
• 3 Paragon Days and 8 public bank holidays.
• Extra day off for your birthday.
• Up to 3 days paid volunteering leave.
• Perkbox lifestyle benefits and wellness tools.
• Recognition awards and long service awards.
  
  

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.