Quality Coordinator

Teaching Vacancies; Leeds; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave: 44 days + bank holidays

LGPS pension scheme

CPD opportunities: PGCE, Apprenticesh.

Job summary

Luminate Education Group is seeking a Quality Coordinator to support and drive quality standards across curriculum departments at Luminate sites in Leeds. The role focuses on monitoring, improving, and maintaining regulatory and awarding organisation standards within classroom and apprenticeship settings.

Day-to-day work involves collaboration with curriculum teams to ensure high-quality assessment, robust QA processes, and compliance. Interviews are planned for November 2026.

Qualifications

• Expertise in internal quality assurance (IQA) and effective assessment design within FE or apprenticeship settings.
• Ability to embed within curriculum departments to coach, mentor and support staff.
• Experience working with awarding organisations and ensuring learner experience standards.
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills; ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Champion high-quality assessment and robust internal QA processes within curriculum teams.
• Monitor activity to ensure consistency, rigour and compliance with standards.
• Advise and support teaching staff on QA processes, EQA, IQA, course approvals and complaints.
• Communicate quality information related to external benchmarks and awarding organisation standards.
• Use performance data to identify trends and inform improvement strategies.
• Provide administrative support to quality processes and procedures (Quality Performance Reviews, EQA, course approvals, complaints).

Skills

IQA expertise

Assessment design

Curriculum embedding

Data-driven quality

Job description

About the Role

The Quality, Data and Performance team is looking to appoint a Quality Coordinator to support & drive quality standards and improvement processes within assigned departments at Luminate Education Group.

Working in departments with teaching staff and curriculum management, the Coordinator will provide hands‑on support to monitor and improve quality standards in order to meet regulatory requirements, awarding organisation standards, and national benchmarks across classroom and apprenticeship provision, alongside supporting teams to elevate assessment standards and strengthen IQA processes.

While part of the central Quality, Data & Performance team, day-to-day activity is spent directly within assigned curriculum departments across Luminate sites to foster close collaboration and targeted support.

Interviews will be held in November 2026.

What You Will Do

• Work as a resident coordinator within curriculum teams to champion high-quality assessment and robust internal quality assurance processes.
• Conduct ongoing monitoring activity to ensure consistency, rigour, and compliance across vocational and academic areas in upholding high standards and continuous improvement.
• Advise and support teaching personnel and management staff on key quality processes, such as EQA, IQA, course approvals, and complaints - facilitating the sharing of best practice in both classroom and apprenticeship environments.
• Support the Programme Manager and Deputy Director of Quality Standards to communicate key information in relation to quality processes, external benchmarks, and awarding organisation standards.
• Work closely to support compliance with awarding organisation requirements and use performance data to identify trends and inform targeted improvement strategies.
• Provide administrative support where required to ensure successful completion and compliance with quality processes and procedures, such as Quality Performance Reviews, course approvals, EQA, and complaints.

About You

• Demonstrated expertise in internal quality assurance (IQA) and effective assessment design within FE or apprenticeship settings.
• Proven ability to embed within curriculum departments to coach, mentor, and support staff in improving quality standards.
• Experience working with awarding organisations and a commitment to maintaining high standards across all aspects of the learner experience.
• Excellent attention to detail, strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to prioritise effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills, along with a proven ability to meet deadlines, are essential.
• Strong working knowledge of awarding body requirements, EQA processes, and data-driven quality enhancement strategies.

What the college offers its staff

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

Annual leave:

• Curriculum and Management:44 days plus bank holidays
• Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays

Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:

• Local Government Pension Scheme

CPD opportunities:

• Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
• Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).

Travel and commuting:

• Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes

Commitment to safeguarding

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for a job with us if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

£32,870 with progression to £35,912 per annum