Freelance Early Years Internal Quality Assurer - London, United Kingdom - ELA TRAINING SERVICES

Description

Freelance Early Years Internal Quality Assurer

Reporting to:
Lead Internal Quality Manager


Salary:
£20-£25 per hour depending on experience


Location:
This part-time freelance role combines remote and travel to settings as and when required.

1 vacancy in North of London and 1 in South of London.


Hours:
Minimum 10 hours per week


About us:

ELA delivers high-quality apprenticeships and AEB funded short courses.

We have expertise across a specific range of sectors and have established Business Units and short courses both in Apprenticeships and Employability with our passionate sector specialists.

ELA have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and Adults at Risk.

Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced Disclosure Baring Service check (DBS) where appropriate.
Our Business Units include Project Management, Leadership & Management, Early Years, Health & Social Care, and Hospitality. Our AEB includes Employability, Cleaning.

Our team has a huge passion for learning that makes a difference, and not training for training's sake.


Typical deliverables

This list is not exhaustive, and you are expected to undertake any reasonable activity suited to your qualifications and experience.

• Adhering to the IQA process for apprenticeship frameworks, standards, and AEB funded delivery to ensure full sight of learner progression, trainer, assessor, portfolio coach support and employer engagement against all qualification aims.
• To create and update sampling plans for each qualification (and level) to ensure robust sampling across all methods of evidence submission, reflective of awarding body and assessment strategy requirements.
• To conduct starter, interim and summative sampling of learners' work in paper portfolio/eportfolio format.
• To ensure continued compliance is monitored via ongoing sampling; live and current Individual Learning Plan (ILP), correct rules of combination, career IAG, evidence of progression on to higher Functional Skills levels, timely and effective progress reviews with SMART targets, embedding of functional, personal development skills, British Values and Equality and Diversity, Prevent and Safeguarding.
• To support the review and approval of standardised learning resources accessible to trainers and learners, as appropriate.
• Work in collaboration with the Head of Quality and Compliance to achieve ELA Training Service's deliverables as recorded and reviewed on the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) as part of continual quality improvement and in line with Ofsted's Education Inspection Framework.
• To conduct IQA duties as above to ensure business targets will be met as a direct result of the achievement of timely portfolio/ framework completion and End Point Assessment (EPA) activities.
• Taking part in continuous professional development, including completion of own qualifications.
• Liaising regularly with your line manager and quality assurance team.
• Mentoring and coaching apprentices/learners with varying barriers to learning
• To act as Countersignature for trainee assessors.
• To attend standardisation meetings (dependent on availability).
• To attend team meetings (dependent on availability).
• To support the creation of standardised learning resources accessible to trainers and learners, as appropriate.
• To support the delivery of staff CPD, ensuring that information is current, uptodate and purposeful.
• Taking part in continuous professional development, including completion of own development
• Working closely with the Head of Quality and Head of Learning Operations to ensure all aspects of the role are completed in time.

Qualifications - essential unless otherwise indicated:

• Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance
• Level 3 Assessor's Award
• A minimum of 3 years' sector experience of delivering and quality assuring Early Years or related previous qualification equivalents
• A minimum of a Level 3 teaching qualification (e.g. Award in Education and Training) (Desirable)
• Some experience of preparing for External Quality Assurance reviews (Desirable)
• A minimum of Level 2 (or equivalent) Certificates for English, Maths and ICT to be held
• A proven track record of quality assuring accredited qualifications, inclusive of Early Years Level 2 to Level 5

You will possess:

• Ability to understand and interpret Apprenticeship Standards and Qualification criteria in Early Years Level 2 to Level
• Solid understanding and experience of the OneFile eportfolio platform at IQA level
• Ability to use qualification specifications to ensure full coverage of criterion requirements when providing developmental feedback
• Excellent verbal (virtual and face to face) and written communication skills
• Good administration and IT skills; ability to demonstrate effective selfmanagement is essential
• Established experience in delivering customer service to a broad range of client