Quality Improvement Officer

LSEC; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading further and higher education provider as a Quality Improvement Officer, where you'll play a crucial role in enhancing teaching and learning standards. This part-time position requires a degree-level education and expertise in maintaining quality compliance, providing an exciting opportunity to impact students' educational journeys positively. The organisation is committed to equal opportunities and offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave and a supportive environment for professional development.

Benefits

43 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)

Excellent pension schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Free onsite parking

Cycle to work scheme

Access to onsite gym

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with a qualification in teaching or willing to work towards this.
• Skilled in meeting deadlines and prioritizing tasks.
• Committed to fostering a student-centred culture.

Responsibilities

• Enhancing the quality and improvement of teaching, learning and assessment.
• Managing lesson visit processes and conducting audits.
• Tracking new staff integration and providing reports on progress.

Skills

Initiative

Commitment to student culture

Time management

Education

Degree level education

Teaching qualification or willingness to work towards it

Job description

About the role:

This is a 0.4 FTE (Part time) role

Please note we don't have a fixed closing date but instead will close the role when we have sufficient applicants to interview so apply soon to not miss out!

LSEC is committed to driving up academic standards and achieving outstanding levels of performance. We are looking for a dedicated member to join our team and support our operational and strategic priorities.

The Quality Improvement Officer will play a significant part in enhancing the quality and improvement of teaching, learningand assessment (TLA). The role also includes managing the lesson visit process, performing administrative duties, tracking new staff, and conducting various audits (including drops, lesson walks, lesson visits, new staff integration, action plans, policy adherence, and progress reviews for apprenticeships). The position requires conducting and scheduling lesson visits, ensuring their completion, implementing actions post-lesson visits, and facilitating teaching triangles to enhance collaborative teaching practices.

The role involves visiting our sub-contracted provision partner premises to review TLA and quality compliance according to an agreed audit schedule, producing reports, carrying out follow-up activities, and reviewing progress on identified actions or areas for development. Additionally, the officer will act as the Quality Link for Apprenticeships and Employment and Innovation, involving assessment and feedback activities, work scrutiny, and other quality assurance tasks.

Skills and Experience

Ideally the post holder will be educated to a degree level with a qualification in teaching or willing to work towards this. They will also be skilled in working towards dealines and working on their own initative, whilst being committed to the creation of a student-centred culture.

About Us

The College

London South East Colleges (LSEC)is a leading further and higher education provider, with seven campuses across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and Lambeth and c1000 staff. The College delivers a wide range of vocational courses, apprenticeships and degree programmes to over 13,000 students, designed to meet employer and industry needs.

Committed to transforming lives through the power of learning,the College plays a vital role in promoting social mobility, creating opportunities for learners of all backgrounds to achieve their potential. With state-of-the-art facilities and strong partnerships with employers and universities, the college equips students with the skills, confidence and opportunities needed for success in their careers and their lives.

As part of London & South East Education Group, the College is also the sponsor ofLondon South East Academies Trust. This growing and successful Multi-Academy Trust currently has a network of 13 mainstream, special and alternative provision schools across Bromley, Bexley, Surrey and Lambeth.

The Group has also recently launched a charity – the LASER Education Foundation. This organisation supports disadvantaged children and their families across the region, through a wide range of educational programmes and initiatives.

With a combined turnover of c£100m, the Group has ambitious growth plans. There has never been a better time to join this exciting organisation – and really make a different to people’s lives.

Benefits
Our benefits package includes annual leave of 43 days (excluding bank holidays) plus a further threedays over the Christmas break. We provide up to two more additional College closure days throughout the year, and also offer leave for volunteering.

Excellent pension schemes are offered, including employer contributions (Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme or Nest). Other benefits include:

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite parking
• Cycle to work/bike loan scheme
• Annual season ticket loan
• Access to the 'Discounts for Teachers' portal
• Free Wifi access in over 10,000 locations worldwide Eduroam
• Access to our onsite gym at Bromley, discounts in our in-house restaurants and on our hair and beauty treatments

Accreditations

As employers, we recognise and embrace our legal and quality-assurance framework responsibilities. We use these frameworks, as well as other accreditations and schemes, to further develop our development and progress of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

We acknowledge that there is always more that we can learn and use these accreditations to provide us with an external lens and share/gain best-practice information.

Equal Opportunities

London South East Colleges is fully-committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer, and creating a diverse and inclusive workspace, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status and/or marital/partnership status.

As a Disability Confident-Committed employer, we will offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum job role criteria.

If you have accessibility needs and/or require any adjustments for the application and interview process,please email us [e-mail]

In line with KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance we conduct social media checks for all candidates who are shortlisted for roles in order to ascertain their suitability to work with children and young adults.

As the College supports a number of children and vulnerable adults, all staff are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Accordingly, all staff will be subject to an ‘Enhanced’ DBS (formerly CRB) check, along with a Children’s Barred List check if in regulated activity.Any offers of appointment may be withdrawn if these checks prove to be unsatisfactory to the College. Self-disclosure will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you fail to make a full disclosure or provide sight of your DBS certificate then your offer of employment is likely to be withdrawn. The College's DBS policy covers the recruitment of ex-offenders which is available upon request.