Title:  Internal Quality Assurer

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Internal Quality Assurer – Diploma only Qualifications

Homeworking – Based in North West of England

£32,219 - £33,914 per year

35 hours per week

We are seeking an Internal Quality Assurer to support employees working towards vocational qualifications in Health and Social Care. Experienced in the field as a Quality Assurer and Assessor, you will be delivering Assessment and Verification services by operating within the appropriate policies and procedures, participating in standardisation events and assess quality assure care qualifications up to level 5.

The role of Internal Quality Assurer will include:

• Assess and verify a caseload of up to 20 candidates
• Visit learners to complete observations
• Holding remote sessions via teams to support candidates with their work
• Verifying work for VARCS (valid, authentic, realistic, current and sufficient) requirements and providing feeding back to assessor on judgements made
• Working towards completion targets to enable us to achieve our targets of 200 learners per year for the team
• Undertaking internal quality assurance checks of assessments for Vocational Awards
• Assisting with the coordination, communication and maintenance of relationships with both internal and external customers
• Supporting the development of quality staff by coaching and mentoring others, you will also be responsible for ensuring the required skilled staff are available to meet awarding body requirements and business needs
• Ensuring accurate records are maintained on progress and completions

Skills and experiences:

• D32,33,34 – V1 or Scottish equivalent D9, D9i or A1 and V1 are essential
• Health and social care management qualification at level 2,3,4 or 5 is essential
• NVQ3 or equivalent in relevant discipline and a Vocational Assessors award and Internal Verifiers award (A1/V1) or equivalent
• Care service leadership or equivalent
• Able to demonstrate maintenance of Continuous Professional Development
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation and good practice principles
• Professional experience in disciplines relevant to the NVQ’s being delivered
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise work loads
• Proficient user of Microsoft packages including Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams
• Travel is a requirement of the role, therefore a full valid driving licence is essential

Why work for us?

One of the UK's leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.

Our Benefits    

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Role salary is £26,982 with an additional policy allowance of £5,237 per annum (rising to £28,402 with an additional policy allowance of £5,512 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

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Closing Date: 12 May 2024

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

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Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.