Education Quality Auditor — Ofsted Expert (Hybrid)

Horizon Care Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

CPD opportunities

Job summary

Horizon Care & Education seeks a Quality Auditor to provide independent assurance across its portfolio of children’s residential homes, supported accommodation services and schools. You will apply Ofsted inspection expertise to assess safeguarding, compliance and quality, and to drive continuous improvement across education and children's services.

The role requires systematic, evidence-based audits against statutory regulations and Horizon’s internal quality frameworks, with travel to sites as

Qualifications

• Experience with Ofsted/education quality assurance frameworks.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and regulatory compliance in education or children’s services.
• Ability to analyse evidence and make professional judgments.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality inspection or audit reports.
• Comfortable engaging with senior leaders and staff to drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Carry out audits across residential children’s homes, supported accommodation and schools.
• Analyze findings, write clear reports and provide constructive feedback for continuous improvement.
• Identify safeguarding, compliance and quality risks and highlight them to leadership.
• Challenge constructively to ensure objectives are met and improvements are implemented.

Skills

Ofsted inspection experience

Education quality assurance

Safeguarding & regulatory compliance

Evidence-based assessment

Report writing

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Horizon Care & Education seeks a Quality Auditor to provide independent assurance across its portfolio of children’s residential homes, supported accommodation services and schools. You will apply Ofsted inspection expertise to assess safeguarding, compliance and quality, and to drive continuous improvement across education and children's services.

The role requires systematic, evidence-based audits against statutory regulations and Horizon’s internal quality frameworks, with travel to sites as