Midlands Field-Based Early Years Quality Lead

Olympus Recruitment Ltd; West Midlands; Remote; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Field-based autonomy

Job summary

Olympus Recruitment Ltd seeks a Regional Quality Advisor for Early Years to oversee nursery settings across the Midlands. You will drive quality improvement, ensure inspection readiness and embed best practices regionally.

You will audit, coach leaders, plan improvements, deliver EYFS training and support inspections, travelling across the Midlands to raise standards in early years education.

Qualifications

• Deep up-to-date knowledge of the EYFS framework and safeguarding regulations.
• Proven experience in multi-site regional quality or operations roles with inspection-improvement outcomes.
• Strong coaching, mentoring and relationship-building skills with excellent organisational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quality audits and mock inspections to achieve Good/Outstanding outcomes.
• Mentor Nursery Managers and Area Managers on quality compliance and safeguarding.
• Develop and monitor robust improvement plans based on audit findings and risk assessments.
• Design and deliver training on EYFS framework, regulatory requirements and safeguarding updates.
• Produce reports highlighting regional performance, risks and growth opportunities.
• Provide on-site support during regulatory inspections.

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Ofsted framework knowledge

Safeguarding knowledge

Coaching & mentoring

Stakeholder relationship building

Organisation & workload management

Job description

Olympus Recruitment Ltd seeks a Regional Quality Advisor for Early Years to oversee nursery settings across the Midlands. You will drive quality improvement, ensure inspection readiness and embed best practices regionally.

You will audit, coach leaders, plan improvements, deliver EYFS training and support inspections, travelling across the Midlands to raise standards in early years education.