Job Description

We are looking for a Higher Education Quality Officer to join us!


Joining us as a Higher Education (HE) Quality Officer you will lead, implement and oversee quality assurance systems and procedures across the college for all Higher Education provision; ensuring compliance with internal and external quality assurance regulations and requirements of external organisations. To provide analysis, briefings, reports and detailed plans for internal reviews and support and assist in the coordination of external reviews and inspections. To provide specialist advice and guidance to colleagues across the college, collaborative partner organisations and students. To support pastoral and welfare services to Higher Education students. To plan and deliver growth of Higher Education provision throughout the organisation in collaboration with the college management team and external partners and opportunities.

What you'll need

: - You'll need to be an organised, highly motivated individual who can work on their own initiative, pay attention to detail, be able to prioritise work and work to deadlines. Preferably educated to degree level. A background or knowledge of regulatory and quality frameworks and research skills would be an advantage

Benefits:

As a support colleague you'll go into the Local Government Pensions scheme and enjoy some really great benefit's as well, Free on-site Gym at Beaufort Road, Beauty treatments and haircuts, Health care cash plan via Simply Health, saving clubs via Manchester Credit Union, Cycle to work. Costa Coffee on site, Onsite bakery products at Tameside One, The Restaurant at Tameside One, Retail discounts, Refectories on all sites.

About us:

Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people's lives. We're based in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience.


We believe in excellence and we back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside 100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.


Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at Tameside College is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. Tameside College will meet the costs associated with this.


Please note Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview with you. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview.


Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.


Subject to volume of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy early. Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment Agencies:

We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any CV's forwarded for this vacancy will be treated as a gift and not subject to your terms and conditions.