The Opportunity

At RSL, we are committed to providing the best, most industry-relevant qualifications for tomorrow’s creative professionals. We are recruiting a VQ Centre Quality Assurer to join our Awarding team. This is a fantastic opportunity to start your career within this exciting and creative sector. We are proud to reflect the richness and diversity of our product range in our recruitment and employment practices.

Closing date: 8th October, 2024

Hours per week: Variable. RSL Centre Quality Assurers are self-employed contractors, and successful applicants will enter into a provision of service agreement with RSL Awards Ltd.

Rate of pay: Fee based per assignment

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Application Process and Timeline

If you are shortlisted for this role, the timetable for selection and training is:

  • Tuesday 8th October 2024 9am – Deadline for CQA applications
  • Wednesday 9 – Friday 11th October 2024 – Interviews
  • Tuesday 15th October 2024 (09:00 – 13:00) – Training

Please note a DBS check will be required prior to commencing any assignments with RSL Awards Ltd.

 

Job Summary / Purpose

Centre Quality Assurer’s are experts in RSL quality assurance. The main responsibilities of the role are to:

  • Support centres with annual centre visits
  • Confirm centres have adequate quality assurance processes
  • Confirm centres’ quality assurance processes are effective and in line with national standards
  • Support aspiring RSL centres with centre approval

 

Key Duties & Responsibilities

  • Attend annual training & CPD sessions
  • Conduct annual centre visits for approved centres, ensuring centres are compliant with RSL quality assurance processes
  • Report back to RSL and centres following centre visit activity as per service-level agreements
  • Conduct approval visits, ensuring new centres are compliant with approval requirements and supporting centres to transition to RSL qualifications
  • Respond to feedback from VQ Centre Monitoring and Compliance Manager/ Head of Quality (VQ) and update reports accordingly
  • Produce clear written reports for centres and RSL
  • Develop and monitor clear action plans

 

Qualifications

Essential

  • Minimum of 2 years assessment and internal verification experience of centre-based vocational qualifications
  • Minimum of one year’s teaching experience in a relevant subject and level.
  • A degree or Level 6 qualification in a relevant subject area e.g. BA Hons (Drama)
  • A PGCE or other teaching qualification (minimum Level 5)
  • Excellent communication, written, verbal, IT and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to self-motivate and work independently to deadlines

Desirable

  • Experience with delivery, assessment and quality assurance of RSL qualifications
  • EQA qualification

 

RSL is an equal opportunity and Living Wage employer. We are committed to ensuring no applicant or employee is discriminated against on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race. In line with the wide range and diversity of our product range, we particularly welcome applications from disabled candidates and those from the global majority as they are currently under-represented at head office.

To apply for this role, complete the application form here. The closing date is the 8th October 2024. RSL reserves the right to appoint before the closing date so early application is advised.