Early Years Internal Quality Assurer 

 

Reporting to: Quality Manager 

Salary: £30K- £34k depending on experience 

Location: This full-time role combines remote and travel to settings as and when required 

Hours: 40 hours per week 

 

About us: 

ELA delivers high-quality apprenticeships and AEB funded short courses. We have expertise across a specific range of sectors and have established Business Units and short courses both in Apprenticeships and Employability with our passionate sector specialists. 

ELA have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. 

Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced Disclosure Baring Service check (DBS) where appropriate. 

Our Business Units include Project Management, Leadership & Management, Early Years, Health & Social Care, CYP and Hospitality.  Our AEB includes Employability and Cleaning. 

Typical deliverables 

This list is not exhaustive, and you are expected to undertake any reasonable activity suited to your qualifications and experience. 

• Adhering to the IQA process for apprenticeship standards, AEB funded delivery to ensure full sight of learner progression, tutor, assessor support and employer engagement against all qualification aims.  

• To create and update sampling plans for each qualification (and level) to ensure robust sampling across all methods of evidence submission, reflective of awarding body and assessment strategy requirements. 

• To conduct starter, interim and summative sampling of learners’ work in paper portfolio/e-portfolio format.  

• To ensure continued compliance is monitored via ongoing sampling; live and current Individual Learning Plan (ILP), correct rules of combination, career IAG, evidence of progression on to higher functional skills levels, timely and effective progress reviews with SMART targets, embedding of functional, personal development skills, British Values, Equality and Diversity, Prevent and Safeguarding.  

• To support the review and approval of standardised learning resources accessible to trainers and learners, as appropriate.  

• Work in collaboration with the Quality Manager and Compliance to achieve ELA Training Service’s deliverables as recorded and reviewed on the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) as part of continual quality improvement and in line with Ofsted’s Education Inspection Framework.  

• Development and supervision of the curriculum for apprenticeships, standalone qualifications, and commercial training 

• To create, review and approve standardised learning resources accessible to trainers and learners. Schemes of Work, Skill Scans and onboarding resources 

• Work with Business Development Team to provide course content for marketing materials, updating when necessary. 

• Development and management of calendar of events, to promote wider and enrichment activities. 

• To conduct IQA duties as above to ensure business targets will be met as a direct result of the achievement of timely portfolio completion and End Point Assessment (EPA) activities.  

• Liaising regularly with your line manager and quality assurance team.  

• Mentoring and coaching apprentices/learners with varying barriers to learning.  

• To act as Countersignature for trainee assessors/IQAs. 

• To attend standardisation meetings  

• To attend team meetings  

• To support the creation of standardised learning resources accessible to trainers and learners, as appropriate. 

• To support the delivery of staff CPD, ensuring that information is current, up-to-date and purposeful. 

• Taking part in continuous professional development, including completion of own development 

• Working closely with the Quality Manager to ensure all aspects of the role are completed in time.  

Qualifications – essential unless otherwise indicated: 

• Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance  

• Level 3 Assessor’s Award  

• A minimum of 3 years’ sector experience of delivering and quality assuring Early Years or related previous qualification equivalents 

• A minimum of a Level 3 teaching qualification (e.g. Award in Education and Training) (Desirable) 

• Some experience of preparing for External Quality Assurance reviews (Desirable) 

• A minimum of Level 2 (or equivalent) Certificates for English, and Math  

• A proven track record of quality assuring accredited qualifications, inclusive of Early Years Level 2 to Level 5  

You will possess: 

• Ability to understand and interpret Apprenticeship Standards and Qualification criteria in Early Years Level 2 to Level 5 

• Solid understanding and experience of e-portfolio platforms at IQA level 

• Ability to use qualification specifications to ensure full coverage of criterion requirements when providing developmental feedback. 

• Excellent verbal (virtual and face to face) and written communication skills 

• Good administration and IT skills; ability to demonstrate effective self-management is essential. 

• Established experience in delivering customer service to a broad range of clients. 

• Desire to make a difference by delivering a first-class quality experience to enable outcomes in attainment and development to be maximised from every individual’s starting point on programme. 

• Eligible to live and work in the UK 

• Full driver’s license with ongoing access to a car for travel to client settings; willingness and ability to travel are essential.  

 

Note: An offer of employment and start date remains conditional on the receipt of satisfactory DBS check outcomes and 2 verified written references.