Role: Quality Improvement Partner (Independent Specialist Schools)

Location: Remote based with an expectation of national travel

Hours: 40 per week

Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum DOE + Management Incentive Plan eligibility + Car allowance £4,500 + Discretionary bonus

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children and young people? Do you have a strong background in quality improvement and a desire to work within the education sector? If so, then we have an exciting opportunity for you!

We are currently seeking a Quality Improvement Partner to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring our services meet the highest standards of quality and excellence.

As a Quality Improvement Partner, you will be responsible for working closely with all the school across our portfolio to drive improvements in service delivery, policies, and procedures. You will use your expertise in quality assurance and improvement to support the development and maintenance of our high-quality standards and ensure compliance with statutory regulations and internal policies.

Key Tasks:
To lead and manage the agreed SLA across allocated schools.
To advise the Heads of Service and Head Teachers on how to establish and maintain systems for effective education that support best-practice, risk appraisal and effective quality assurance which deliver good outcomes for young people in our care.
Liaise as appropriate with the CareTech central support services, such as the Performance and Quality Team, to use key KPI’s to support scrutiny which improves practice in education and provides regular performance reports as required.
Ensure all allocated schools are appropriately registered with the regulator.
Ensure through the SLA that all education is delivered in line with appropriate regulatory requirements.
Support, as directed by the Quality Improvement Lead and appropriate Head of Service, on termly Governance Meetings.
To be an active and effective member of the wider Education Services Leadership Team (ESLT) and liaise with peers and Regional Leads /Directors on key cross divisional and corporate matters to support development and further growth and prosperity of the CareTech Education Services division portfolio
To liaise with HR and L&D teams, where the SLA activity identifies specific actions that require their support, in accordance with internal policies/guidance and statutory procedures.
To help ensure effective advice, assistance and support is available to all Head Teachers in relation to child protection issues and other notifiable events, including all safeguarding matters.
To promote CareTech equal opportunity and anti- discriminatory practice policies in relation to all staff and young people.

Essential Requirements:
Qualified teacher.
Appropriate post graduate qualification in education.
Management Diploma or equivalent.
Enhanced DBS check.
Current driving licence.

Knowledge and Skills:
Independent School Standards 2014.
Experience leading in an education setting at strategic level.
Experience of leading successful regulated education inspections.
Lead and manage a complex people-based organisation.
Work on own initiative to timescales.
Utilise a repertoire of problem-solving skills and approaches to managing difficult situations, including balancing a number of potential conflicting needs in line with the corporate view.
Recommend and implement areas of best practice and corporate improvement.

Benefits:
Competitive salary.
Pension scheme.
Employee reward program.
Career development opportunities.
Supportive and inclusive working environment.

If you are enthusiastic, driven, and committed to making a positive difference in the lives of vulnerable young people, then we want to hear from you.

CareTech is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. CareTech is an equal opportunities employer.

CareTech will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern