Quality Assurance Improvement Officer

CEMP; East Devon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in East Devon is seeking a Quality Assurance Improvement Officer to manage and enhance the quality of education. The successful candidate will drive compliance with Local Authority duties and ensure effective educational delivery. With a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements, this role supports positive outcomes for children and young people.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing services

Flexible working opportunities

Norfolk Rewards employee discounts

Local Government Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance and improvement activity.
• Ability to manage educational compliance with Local Authority statutory duties.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of quality assurance in education.
• Lead intervention processes to secure necessary improvements.

Job description

Quality Assurance Improvement Officer | 9275 | Permanent Contract 2 Positions Available | 37 hours per week | £50,166 - £54,277 per annum | Scale L | Norfolk

Working to the Senior Adviser, manage a portfolio of quality assurance and improvement activity within Norfolk's specialist education system, which ensures compliance with Local Authority statutory duties and secures best possible provision of education which improves outcomes for children and young people.

Ensure cohesion of quality assurance and improvement activity with wider teams and services which delivers on strategic plans in an integrated and joined up way.

Provide challenge and support, and where necessary, lead relevant intervention processes with the education system which secures necessary improvement, safeguards children and achieves improvement in special and alternative education delivery.

If you would like an informal conversation regarding the role, please contact Sonia Walker at

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • Norfolk Rewards our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants pensions.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: Sunday 23 November 2025 at 23:59

All other applicants closing date: Sunday 30 November 2025 at 23:59

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