THE DETAILS:
- Location: Cardiff, Cardiff, CF11 8TT
- Subject: Head of Service
- Hours: Full Time
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary Type: Annually
- Salary Range: £50,000 - £60,000
- Language: English
- Closing Date: 17 February, 2023 9:00 AM
This job application date has now expired.
Looking to join an Employee-Owned Company?
Apply today to join our employee ownership team and be part of shaping the future and people lives. Itec was founded 40 years ago, and we are one of the most vocationally diverse employee-owned independent training providers. Delivering Apprenticeships, Jobs Growth Wales +, Restart and Commercial contracts we provide qualifications, education and employability skills supporting the social and economic potential of the people and communities in which we work.
Head of Quality
As the Head of Quality, the successful candidate will have the overall responsibility for the effective management of quality across the business, and implementation of quality management processes, to meet award bodies and inspection requirements.
Salary Banding: £50,000- £60,000 dependant on skills and experience
Location: Itec House, Cardiff
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: 35 Hours a week, Monday to Friday 9.00am – 4.30pm
What are the core responsibilities of this role?
• Taking overall responsibility and the strategic lead for quality improvement across all areas of internal and partner delivery.
• Accountable for ensuring quality standards are maintained to the highest standard in line with Estyn, Ofsted, Award Bodies, and funding organisations requirements.
• Responsible for completing Self-Assessments across all areas of the business.
• Responsible for implementing Quality Development Plans/strategies and ensuring processes are measured and monitored effectively.
• Accountable for leading all quality inspections from external agencies, including Estyn, Ofsted, Awarding Bodies, Matrix.
• Responsible for implementing and managing quality assurance strategy and learner journey.
• Accountable for monitoring and reporting to Board and Senior Management on quality trends and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Accountable for overseeing the embedding of the Core Skills strategies into learning.
• Accountable for overseeing quality curriculum development aligned to business and learners needs, measuring the impact and identifying improvement areas.
• Accountable for overseeing learner and employer voice activities, identifying trends, and supporting the implementation of continuous improvement activities.
• Working collaboratively as part of the Senior Management Team contributing to and delivering the strategic objectives of the business
• Responsible for producing high quality reports for Directors and Key Stakeholders on areas of responsibility as required.
• Responsible for coordinating and evaluation quality assurance processes for both internal and partner teams, including teaching and learning observations, reviews, ILP’s.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining quality policies, procedures, and guidance.
• Accountable for maintaining knowledge of changes to quality standards, effectively communicating, and supporting the implementation of changes in partnership with operational teams.
• Accountable for attending and representing Itec at external quality events/networks, effectively cascading information to senior leads and operational teams as required.
• Effective and collaborative working with Senior Operational Managers.
• Direct line management responsibilities. Driving performance, coaching, and developing team to improve overall performance.
What skills and experience are we looking for from potential applicants?
Essential
• Experience of working at Senior level within the Work Based Learning / Skills sector.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of Work Based Learning and standards.
• Understanding of Award body standards.
• Degree level education or equivalent.
• Extensive quality improvement background.
• Experience of managing / leading Estyn inspections.
• IT literate.
• Strategic thinking, acting, and influencing.
• Leadership and Effective team management
• Flexible with travel, with a full, clean driving license.
Desirable
• Understanding and knowledge of Ofsted standards
• Safeguarding & Prevent Knowledge and understanding.
• Matrix Standards
• Fluent in Welsh.
This role is subject to a DBS check. The cost of the DBS check will be met by the company.
Why work for us?
Itec is one of the largest and most vocationally diverse work-based learning providers, every day we transform people’s lives, and we believe that all employees play a vital part in enabling us to achieve our vision. We are.
• Leading provider of work-based learning programmes for 40 years.
• Employee-Owned organisation
• Investors in People Gold
• Disability Confident Leader
• Living Wage Employer
Our Benefits
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Life Assurance
• Personal development and career opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Medicash – Healthcare scheme
• Length of Service Payment Scheme
• Employee of Month Awards.
• Discounts on Gym Membership and fitness products discounts
• Travel expenses and business mileage
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Social & Charity Events
• Refer a Friend Payment Scheme
• Mobile Phones & Laptops (based on job role)
• NUS/ Totum discount card
• Onsite parking
Itec operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions, or trade union membership.
Itec reserve the right to close this vacancy sooner if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Apply today to join our employee ownership team and be part of shaping the future and people lives. Itec was founded 40 years ago, and we are one of the most vocationally diverse employee-owned independent training providers. Delivering Apprenticeships, Jobs Growth Wales +, Restart and Commercial contracts we provide qualifications, education and employability skills supporting the social and economic potential of the people and communities in which we work.
Head of Quality
As the Head of Quality, the successful candidate will have the overall responsibility for the effective management of quality across the business, and implementation of quality management processes, to meet award bodies and inspection requirements.
Salary Banding: £50,000- £60,000 dependant on skills and experience
Location: Itec House, Cardiff
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: 35 Hours a week, Monday to Friday 9.00am – 4.30pm
What are the core responsibilities of this role?
• Taking overall responsibility and the strategic lead for quality improvement across all areas of internal and partner delivery.
• Accountable for ensuring quality standards are maintained to the highest standard in line with Estyn, Ofsted, Award Bodies, and funding organisations requirements.
• Responsible for completing Self-Assessments across all areas of the business.
• Responsible for implementing Quality Development Plans/strategies and ensuring processes are measured and monitored effectively.
• Accountable for leading all quality inspections from external agencies, including Estyn, Ofsted, Awarding Bodies, Matrix.
• Responsible for implementing and managing quality assurance strategy and learner journey.
• Accountable for monitoring and reporting to Board and Senior Management on quality trends and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Accountable for overseeing the embedding of the Core Skills strategies into learning.
• Accountable for overseeing quality curriculum development aligned to business and learners needs, measuring the impact and identifying improvement areas.
• Accountable for overseeing learner and employer voice activities, identifying trends, and supporting the implementation of continuous improvement activities.
• Working collaboratively as part of the Senior Management Team contributing to and delivering the strategic objectives of the business
• Responsible for producing high quality reports for Directors and Key Stakeholders on areas of responsibility as required.
• Responsible for coordinating and evaluation quality assurance processes for both internal and partner teams, including teaching and learning observations, reviews, ILP’s.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining quality policies, procedures, and guidance.
• Accountable for maintaining knowledge of changes to quality standards, effectively communicating, and supporting the implementation of changes in partnership with operational teams.
• Accountable for attending and representing Itec at external quality events/networks, effectively cascading information to senior leads and operational teams as required.
• Effective and collaborative working with Senior Operational Managers.
• Direct line management responsibilities. Driving performance, coaching, and developing team to improve overall performance.
What skills and experience are we looking for from potential applicants?
Essential
• Experience of working at Senior level within the Work Based Learning / Skills sector.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of Work Based Learning and standards.
• Understanding of Award body standards.
• Degree level education or equivalent.
• Extensive quality improvement background.
• Experience of managing / leading Estyn inspections.
• IT literate.
• Strategic thinking, acting, and influencing.
• Leadership and Effective team management
• Flexible with travel, with a full, clean driving license.
Desirable
• Understanding and knowledge of Ofsted standards
• Safeguarding & Prevent Knowledge and understanding.
• Matrix Standards
• Fluent in Welsh.
This role is subject to a DBS check. The cost of the DBS check will be met by the company.
Why work for us?
Itec is one of the largest and most vocationally diverse work-based learning providers, every day we transform people’s lives, and we believe that all employees play a vital part in enabling us to achieve our vision. We are.
• Leading provider of work-based learning programmes for 40 years.
• Employee-Owned organisation
• Investors in People Gold
• Disability Confident Leader
• Living Wage Employer
Our Benefits
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Life Assurance
• Personal development and career opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Medicash – Healthcare scheme
• Length of Service Payment Scheme
• Employee of Month Awards.
• Discounts on Gym Membership and fitness products discounts
• Travel expenses and business mileage
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Social & Charity Events
• Refer a Friend Payment Scheme
• Mobile Phones & Laptops (based on job role)
• NUS/ Totum discount card
• Onsite parking
Itec operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions, or trade union membership.
Itec reserve the right to close this vacancy sooner if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.