Quality Lead

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PeoplePlus is a leading provider working across the adult skills, employability, and prison education markets. It is a purpose-led organisation with a commitment to making a direct difference to the lives of One million people by 2022. With the right people onboard, we can aim as high as possible. We focus on many activities such as helping people into sustainable work: building a skilled workforce for the future and developing careers and rehabilitating ex-offenders into society.

What makes us special.

We want to be your Employer of Choice, we are one of the top 25 Education and Training organisations to work for, and already have a One Star accreditation from Best Companies, the best is still to come.

Our competitive benefits package includes all the usual ones you would expect from a responsible employer plus a whole lot more. We can support you obtaining job related qualifications; give you enhanced annual leave, a paid PeoplePlus Life Event Day each year, a paid Volunteering Day each year, Employee Assistance Programme to access help and support 24 hours a day every day of the year, the opportunity to buy Shares in the company through our Sharesave scheme, Refer a Friend reward scheme, and access to our employee benefits portal Additions which gives you discounts on hundreds of products, services, shops and entertainment. We also have our “Simply Dreams Come True” offering any member of staff the opportunity to turn the dreams into reality making the possibilities endless for our employees.

What’s it all about?

We are looking for a Quality Improvement professional who can lead on the assurance and improvement of delivery across the Prison Education Framework contract. The post holder will be responsible for designing quality interventions and communicating them effectively within the team to ensure that they are implemented. They will take responsibility for agreeing and implementing quality strategies and training solutions. This person will also support Education Managers to raise standards of delivery within an agreed allocation of prisons and ensure that delivery meets PeoplePlus quality standards and external accreditation requirements. This is a fixed term secondment for 6 months.

How can you stand out?

You should have a passion for what you do and a desire to always do your best. A PCGE or equivalent learning and development qualification is essential along with extensive knowledge of what high quality delivery looks like in the context of prison education and training. You should have the ability to deal professionally and tactfully with difficult situations and have excellent organisational and time management skills. You will need to be flexible and adaptable and have the ability to travel to carry out the requirements of the role, given the remote nature of the prison sites, an driving license and access to your own vehicle is essential.

Please note there are restrictions in place when working in a Secure Environment. Electronic items such as mobile phones or tablets are not permitted. Some prisons do not allow any money to be taken in. In that case, you exchange money for tokens which you can exchange for tea/coffee/food etc.

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