Internal Quality Assurer (IQA)

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions up to 10%

Professional training funded

One day paid volunteering leave

Employee benefits with Paycare

Discount scheme (Acis Perkz)

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

CPD membership support

Death in service benefit

Job summary

Acis Group is seeking an Internal Quality Assurer to uphold high standards across programmes. You will sample learner work, review assessor feedback, and perform QA checks to demonstrate compliance with awarding bodies and regulatory requirements.

The role involves coaching assessors, coordinating standardisation sessions, and monitoring learner progress. You’ll collaborate with curriculum teams to promote consistency and excellence in assessment and quality assurance practices.

Qualifications

• Must have teaching background with experience in IQA
• Qualified IQA Level 4 or working towards it
• Experience as an assessor for vocational achievements is preferred
• Strong planning, organisation and monitoring abilities
• Excellent communication and IT skills across MS Office and LMS tools

Responsibilities

• Sampling learners' completed work to ensure fair and consistent assessment decisions
• Reviewing assessors' feedback against awarding organisation requirements
• Conducting QA checks and maintaining audit trails for compliance
• Providing coaching and developmental feedback to assessors
• Leading standardisation meetings to align assessment criteria
• Monitoring learner progress and data, identifying trends and interventions
• Preparing for External Quality Assurance visits and documenting readiness
• Updating QA records and action plans
• Collaborating with curriculum teams to uphold high teaching and assessment standards
• Supporting the Quality and Compliance Manager with quality tracking and reporting

Skills

Teaching qualification

IQA Level 4

Assessor Level 3

Organised

Communication skills

IT skills

Team player

Education

IQA Level 4

Assessor for Vocational Achievement (Level 3)

Teaching qualification

Job description

As an Internal Quality Assurer, a typical day might include:

• Sampling learners completed work to ensure assessment decisions are accurate, fair and consistent.


• Reviewing assessors' feedback and assessment practices against awarding organisation and regulatory requirements.


• Conducting quality assurance checks and maintaining audit trails to demonstrate compliance.


• Providing guidance, coaching and developmental feedback to assessors to support continuous improvement.


• Holding standardisation meetings to ensure all assessors apply assessment criteria consistently.


• Monitoring learner progress and achievement data, identifying trends or areas requiring intervention.


• Preparing for External Quality Assurance (EQA) visits and ensuring all required documentation is available and up to date.


• Investigating and resolving quality concerns, ensuring appropriate corrective actions are implemented.


• Involved in valuable initial assessments in order to make sure the learners are registered on the right course.


• Updating quality assurance records, reports and action plans.


• Working closely with assessors and curriculum teams to promote high standards of teaching, learning and assessment across programmes.


• Supporting the Quality and Compliance Manager in maintaining our quality and achievement tracking and monitoring systems, preparing regular quality reports, highlighting current position and leading on actions identified.


• Work with teams to share best practice, develop improvements, and maintain strong outcomes.


• Working as part of the wider quality team to ensure all tasks are covered in line with timescales as required.

This role requires excellent attention to detail, strong organisational and communication skills, and a proactive approach to

maintaining high-quality standards and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will be expected to work across multiple

Acis Group sites, collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders to promote consistency and excellence in assessment and quality

assurance practices.

Some of the experience/skills we need to consider you:

• Teaching qualification or relevant equivalent qualification with a minimum of 5 years teaching experience.


• Recognised industry qualification


• Qualified IQA Level 4, or working towards


• Qualified Assessor for example Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.


• An organised individual who can plan and monitor a varied workload


• Strong people skills which encourages others to work collaboratively


• Strong literacy skills with the ability to write clearly and effectively


• A flexible approach to work and the ability to meet challenges and adapt to change


• Being self-motivated, resilient, with a drive and determination to achieve results


• General awareness of health and safety and building management


• Are comfortable with, and can engage with people both 1-2-1 and in groups


• Strong IT skills, across multiple platforms, with an indepth knowledge of office tools, with an eye for detail that’s second to none.


• Strong communicator with excellent customer service experience and skills


• Ability to work as a team, under pressure and in a fast-paced environment


• Ability to work collaboratively with others, whether in the same team or external support providers


• You’re a positive, energised and enthusiastic person, with a real zest for helping others


• Planning and coordinating is what gets you up every day

What will make you stand out from the crowd:

• Experience in contributing to quality development initiatives.


• Experience of developing QIP action plans, and delivering standardisation sessions to support


• Experience of organising enhancement activities to support learner achievement

Ability to contribute to internal CPD and staff mentoring

BEING PART OF THE ACIS TEAM, YOU'LL GET

• Pension contributions up to 10%


• The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us


• One days paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your Annual leave entitlement)


• Staff benefits with Paycare – A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits


• Benefits with Acis Perkz – a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee, weekly shop, days out and much more


• Employee recognition scheme, where we celebrate and award our Stars within Acis, including gift vouchers


• Long service awards for our loyal employees


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential advice and support, when you need it


• Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development


• Death in service benefit as part of our pension scheme

As part of our commitment to safeguarding there will be numerous safeguarding checks that form part of the recruitment process

including an Enhanced DBS check and you will be required to complete a self declaration form at interview stage. Please note this

role is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from

regulated activity.

Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any

applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and

we're happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate in addition to any aid with interviewing that you