Job Introduction
Care and Adult Courses Internal Quality Assurer
We are looking to recruit a talented and enthusiastic person to join our highly successful and inclusive Sixth Form College. The successful candidate will be a committed, inspirational and dynamic individual with a passion for maintaining the quality of assessment on the college’s Care and Adult programmes.
The Internal Quality Assurer role is central to the administration of these programme areas. As an IQA you will oversee the quality of assessment for all levels and qualifications in Care – Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 this will be across both Early Years and Health and Social Care courses. You will need to be occupationally competent in early years and care as some courses have licence to practice status. You will be highly organised, a clear communicator and able to make clear assessment decisions providing clear feedback, to assessors. You will lead meetings with work place assessors once a term, and be able to prepare for and run External Quality Assurance meetings with the awarding body.
Itchen College is a thriving Sixth Form College with a broad curriculum offer to meet the needs of the local community. The college is situated in pleasant surroundings to the east of Southampton with excellent local transport links. Ofsted inspected the college in September 2024, grading overall provision as Outstanding with Outstanding Quality of Education, Outstanding Behaviour and Attitudes, Outstanding Leadership and Management, Outstanding Education Programmes for Young People and Outstanding Provision for Learners with High Needs.
The college is committed to supporting staff wellbeing and professional development. The college has an excellent in house CPD programme for all teaching and support staff including a dedicated programme for Early Career Teachers. The college also has close links with the Southampton Education Forum, the Wessex Group and the SFCA, including subject groups and CPD opportunities at all levels. The college offers a wide range of benefits for staff, including free parking, an onsite nursery, TPS pensions, an Employee Assistance Programme and free use of the college gym.
Contract: Casual Claims
Salary: £29.36p/h inclusive of holiday pay
Start Date: September 2025
Closing Date: Friday 29th August 2025
Interview Date: Tuesday 2nd September 2025
TO APPLY: Please fully complete an Itchen College support application form via https://www.itchen.ac.uk/about/job-vacancies/support-staff-vacancies/support-staff-application-form/Please note that CVs will not be accepted as an alternative form of application.
Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date.
Safer Recruitment
Itchen Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks