Quality improvement coach - remote

Paragon Skills is a top 5 training provider as rated by our apprentices and a Top 100 best places to work in the Times Top 100 list, and we have a true dedication to the Care and Education Sector! Location : Remote-based with occasional travel for meetings and observations Hours : 36.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Salary: up to £34,000 per annum We are looking to recruit a Quality Improvement Coach who is an IQAqualified professional with strong expertise across Adult Care qualifications. The ideal candidate will bring a solid background in quality assurance and a deep understanding of sector requirements to support continuous improvement across teaching, learning, and assessment. As our Quality Improvement Coach , you will be the quality expert and champion of continuous improvement across the learner journey. Working closely with Personal Tutors, Delivery Managers and wider teams, you'll provide practical coaching, insightful feedback and data-driven solutions that raise standards and improve outcomes. What you'll be doing .Driving continuous quality improvement through Learner Experience Reviews (LERs) and curriculum deep dives aligned to the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) . Coaching and supporting Personal Tutors through observations, 1-1s, mentoring, CPD and sharing best practice . Designing and delivering impactful CPD sessions across Early Years and the wider business . Conducting formative and summative sampling of learner portfolios and leading standardisation activities . Supporting new Personal Tutors through their first 3 months in post . Collaborating with Operations, EPA, Portfolio & Product teams to improve delivery, materials and learner outcomes . Analysing learner, employer and performance data (including Power BI) to identify risks and drive improvement . Contributing to the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) . Supporting success rates, QAR improvement and learners approaching or exceeding planned end dates . Promoting safeguarding, GDPR compliance and a culture of integrity and excellence What we're looking for . Proven experience within a quality function in the apprenticeships sector . Strong knowledge of Ofsted and the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) . Occupational competence and qualifications in Adult Care . Experience coaching, mentoring and developing others to achieve high standards . A track record of using quality improvement principles to positively impact learner outcomes Qualifications required: . GCSE English and Maths (A-C) or equivalent . Level 5 Adult Care qualifications . Level 3 Teaching qualification (AET/PTLLS or equivalent) . Level 3 Assessor qualification (TAQA/CAVA/A1 or equivalent) . Level 4 Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) qualification We are proud to offer a suite of Paragon Choices which are optional benefits alongside our core benefits below! 25 days annual leave - increasing with length of service and 8 bank holidays . Holiday purchase scheme . Up to £5,000 in performance based bonuses Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives Recognition and long service awards to celebrate our colleagues' Perkbox - a suite of discounts, lifestyle benefits and wellness tools . 3% matched Employer Pension contribution . In person team meetings and 1:1s . Enhanced Maternity leave after 2 years of service . Income protection and Life Assurance . Recommend a colleague incentive schemes, where you can benefit £500 for referring great people to work with us . CPD and training opportunities . 4pm Friday finish with flexible working opportunities available . Flexible and supportive team and with a great culture . Employee Assistance Programme , with a dedicated People Team to support all colleagues We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role. To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team. Paragon Skills is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependant on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.