Quality & Curriculum Coordinator - Caerphilly, United Kingdom - Apprenticeship Group Wales Ltd

Description

Apprenticeship Group Wales have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Quality & Curriculum Coordinator to join our team.

As a QCC, you will be responsible for leading the team in the delivery and development of qualifications in order to achieve excellence in teaching and learning across Apprenticeship Wales' training programmes.

Successful applicants will hold the following;

• A1 or equivalent award as well as 3 years occupational experience
• IQA Award
• Level 5 Health & Social Care Qualification

Welsh language skills are desirable but not essential for the role.

Some great benefits are included with this role.

We are an advocate for our teams and as such, benefits such as private health cash plan, up to
31 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays per year (pro rata for part time colleagues) and team building days.

We also offer all the usual's that you'd expect in this role - mileage, laptop, phone, etc.

Salary for this position is reflective of experience and qualifications.


JOB DESCRIPTION

Purpose & aim

To lead the team in the delivery and development of qualifications in order to achieve excellence in teaching and learning across Apprenticeship Wales' training programmes.

Operational Key duties and responsibilities

• To be responsible for leading the team to ensure they are motivated for success and have the skills and resources to enable them to carryout their responsibilities fully.
• Act as a positive role model and source of support and guidance.
• To know and understand what profiles are planned each month and ensure that learners are on track and that profiles are achieved.
• Complete Assessor monthly one to ones, monitoring actions, ensuring feedback provides clear direction, is comprehensive and that effective support is provided to assist the delivery team to achieve these.
• Identify learners at risk and provide effective leadership to support learners to achieve.
• To feedback to the board on any performance issues, highlighting any potential training needs and implement strategies to ensure programmes maintain their excellence status.
• Ensure that learners are achieving within the route and that there is an emphasis within the qualifications on achieving and progressing.
• To ensure resources are effectively managed and developed.
• Carry out inductions for new staff to support the implementation of Apprenticeship Wales' ways of working.
• To support assessors to achieve excellence in teaching and learning through the development of resources and sharing of good practice.
• To be a visible support to all delivery staff and provide coaching and mentoring to get the best out of people.
• To champion the use of Onefile, ensuring its further developed and fully utilised.

Curriculum Key duties and responsibilities

• Effectively manage a calendar of curriculum development and standardisation
• Work with lead providers to network, share best practice and identify opportunities for further development.
• Develop sufficient bilingual resources for all qualifications.

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• Work with the ALNCO to ensure effective ALN support is provided across the provision.
• To lead in the development of learner and assessor resources with the focus of supporting achievement.
• To be accountable for ensuring literacy and numeracy are embedded throughout the learning program.
• To be accountable for ensuring assessors embed the crosscutting themes of safeguarding/Prevent, Wellbeing of future generations, Wales the language & Culture
• Ensure all staff are aware of developments in their occupational sector by way of selfstudy and research and CPD logs / records maintained

IQA Key duties and responsibilities

• Work with lead providers to network, share best practice and identify opportunities for further development.
• To lead and coordinate Standards Verifier and External Verifier visits with key stake holders.
• To lead in the implementation of the QDP and selfassessment record ensuring objectives are met.
• Coordinating IQA activity across the quality assurance team as appropriate, ensuring the full range of strategies are consistently utilised.
• To follow the responsibilities set out in the IQA Strategy and Teaching, Learning and Assessment Policy
• Ensuring that quality standards maintained across the quality assurance team and highlighting any issues or inconsistencies to the board.
• To ensure there is a robust sampling plan in place, including portfolio sampling, auditing, IQA observations and learner interviews.
• To carry out risk assessments for all tutors/assessors and manage risk in accordance with Apprenticeship Wales' policies and requirements.
• Ensuring that IQA standardisation is carried out regularly and supports the delivery of qualificati