Early Years Alliance
Lead Internal Quality Assurers
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About The Role
The Early Years Alliance is the largest and most representative early years membership organisation in England.
A registered educational charity, we represent the interests of early years providers across the country, providing guidance, information and training to a network of over 28,000 members and supporters.
The Alliance provides early years qualifications and apprenticeships across England and we are looking for enthusiastic and passionate Lead Internal Quality Assurers who can provide detailed, robust feedback to support our assessors to develop their skills and knowledge.
The Alliance is looking to appoint two new Lead Internal Quality Assurers - one to support our apprenticeship programme and the other to support our stand-alone qualification training.
The post is hybrid working, where the post holder will work part of the working week at home/ remote and the other part of the working week at one of our nearest Alliance bases located to the post holder's home address.
Benefits
The Alliance prides itself on being a supportive workplace, and as part of the organisation, we are incredibly pleased to be able to offer a range of support and benefits for our team members including:
- A generous workplace pension scheme
- 26 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with additional annual leave for long service.
- Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well being
- Enhanced sickness pay and paid bereavement leave
- A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity.
- Access to our Employee Assistant Programme (EAP), which includes 24/7 helpline access, dedicated managers helpline, confidential counselling sessions delivered by accredited specialists, legal, debt and life management advice, discounts, and wellbeing content plus resources.
- Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tablets
- A dedicated mental health First aider to support your mental well being
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Main Duties
- To internally quality assure as required, giving detailed and robust feedback to support assessors to develop their skills and knowledge and maintain consistency and high standards across all delivery.
- To provide coaching, mentoring, and constructive feedback to assessors to enhance their practices, ensuring high-quality teaching and learning across qualifications, apprenticeship standards and personal development programs.
- To lead assessors and provide clear, accurate, and supportive information, advice and guidance to applicants regarding career pathways and relevant qualifications. This includes conducting learner interviews, identifying individual needs, and determining appropriate entry points through thorough initial assessment, effective interviewing, and a well-structured induction process.
- To deliver teaching and learning that inspires and motivates learners to achieve their personal and career objectives and qualifications – some evening work may be required.
- To complete assessment and observation of learners in the workplace as required, ensuring that learners receive constructive and timely feedback so that they know and understand what they have achieved and what they must further do to improve.
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Essential Criteria
- Accepted vocational assessor qualification
- Accepted quality assurance qualification
- Accepted Early Years qualification at Level 3 or above.
- GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent in English and Maths.
- Have own transport and be willing to travel to undertake workplace assessment of learners and monitoring visits of assessors as needed.
- Experience of effectively using e-portfolios and Microsoft Office packages (or similar).
- Proven ability to lead, support and observe on teaching, learning and assessment.
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience of apprenticeship standards and supporting learners through EPA.
Hours per week: 35
Weeks per year: 52
Location of the post: Hybrid Working
Interview date: Week commencing 31st August 2026
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and does require a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have and any orders which have been made against them. The level of this check is enhanced.
Notes/Brief For HR Recruitment
About The Service
The Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the prescribed policy and procedures to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding across the whole organisation.
The charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and equal opportunities in employment.
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