Supporting Teaching & Learning EQA

City and Guilds; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading education organization in the UK seeks an External Quality Assurer to maintain effective quality assurance activities across their centres. The role requires current expertise as a teacher or teaching assistant and relevant assessor and quality assurer qualifications. Candidates should have experience in regulated environments and strong communication skills, along with flexibility to travel. This position offers an ideal opportunity to contribute to educational standards and quality assurance efforts.

Qualifications

• Essential expertise in education as a teacher or teaching assistant.
• Prior experience supporting teaching and learning in schools.
• Occupational knowledge in relevant assessment criteria.

Responsibilities

• Support centres with industry and quality assurance expertise.
• Plan and monitor quality assurance activities in line with qualification requirements.
• Provide constructive feedback to learners and delivery staff.

Skills

Current expertise as a class teacher or teaching assistant

Experience in supporting teaching and learning

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Flexibility to travel

Education

Assessor qualification (D32/D33 or A1/A2 or TAQA Level 3)

Internal quality assurer qualification (D34/V1 or TAQA Level 4)

Qualification in External Quality Assurance (D35/V2 or equivalent)

Job description

For more information please see the Role Profile & Person specification

Our EQAs support our centres with current industry and quality assurance expertise. As a City & Guilds EQA you will need to maintain effective working relationships with our centres and the City & Guilds office, planning and monitoring quality assurance activities in line with our qualification requirements. The role is both a challenging and rewarding experience and a great opportunity to use your industry expertise.

Applicants must be able to provide evidence that they meet the essential criteria :

• Current and credible expertise of working as a class teacher or teaching assistant, supporting teaching & learning in schools qualifications.
• Experience of supporting teaching and learning in schools
• Be occupationally knowledgeable and competent in the criteria they will be assessing
• Hold the appropriate assessor qualification (D32 / D33 or A1 / A2 or TAQA Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement).
• Hold the appropriate internal quality assurer qualification (D34 / V1 or TAQA Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice.
• Must have achieved or be working towards the (6312-41) External Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (TAQA) or its equivalent (D35 / V2) in order to carry out centre activities. If you have not achieved these qualifications and you are successful in your application, you will be required to work towards this qualification with the support of City & Guilds.
• Experience of working in a regulated environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience of providing supportive, concise feedback to both learners, assessors and delivery staff.
• Flexibility to travel.

Training for the External Quality Assurer role will be provided following the successful review and vetting of your application.

External Quality Assurers are contracted on an annual basis and are not directly employed by the City & Guilds Group, making it an ideal opportunity to become an External Assessor in addition to your current role.

This vacancy may close earlier than advertised should we receive a sufficient number of applications for the role. Please submit your application as soon as possible.