Quality & Safeguarding Coordinator - £23,000 - £25,000 per annum

We are Mantra Learning, the UK’s leading Logistics learning and development organisation. Mantra has supported the skills needs of the logistics sector for over 54 years and is an Ofsted rated grade 2 independent training provider. The Manchester site is well established as the largest specialist logistics training facility in the UK.

Our organisation offers apprenticeships and provides training for individuals through our two key brands, The Job Gym and The National Logistics Academy. We strive to improve learners’ life prospects by helping thousands of learners each year gain new skills and employment opportunities.

This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) based in Middleton.

The role

The position will facilitate and provide support in the development and ongoing quality assurance of the standard operating procedures for the quality department and safeguarding, covering all aspects of the provision to ensure the quality of the provision is maintained, controlled and continuously improved.

You will be required to support the Quality Manager in developing, implementing and overseeing all people and curriculum operations to support sustained quality and growth of the provision.

Your duties will include but will not be limited to:

• Act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and support the Designated Safeguarding Lead in ensuring all safeguarding operational matters are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner.
• Manage and monitor the quality calendar.
• Develop and monitor curriculum operations that cover all areas of curriculum delivery and operational management.
• Support the quality manager with quality improvement, supporting quality standards internally and externally.
• Continuously monitor feedback processes, ensuring targets for feedback are met and identify any trends in feedback reports to enable us to identify areas for development and improvement.
• Ensure best practice is followed in line with the OFSTED Education Inspection Framework (EIF) and that all stakeholders are aware of developments in the EIF and support the quality manager leading on inspection readiness planning relating to external quality assurance visits from OFSTED and Matrix.

Essential

• Quality assurance experience
• Safeguarding in education
• Level 3 or equivalent experience
• Experience of working cross-department environment within administrative/auditing/reporting role
• Liaison with a wide range of people in a professional environment
• Experience of using management information systems to monitor, audit, track and report on data
• Experience of working in a customer focused service
• Experience in education environment

Desirable

• Assessor and IQA qualification
• Teaching qualification
• Safeguarding qualification
• Line management experience
• An excellent understanding of, and commitment to: Equality and diversity, safeguarding, British Values and Prevent

Benefits

• 23 days holidays pro rata plus bank holidays
• Free eyecare vouchers
• Pension scheme
• Onsite café
• Discretionary profit related bonus scheme
• Subsidised team social events – including summer and Christmas parties
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing initiatives
• Net zero initiatives
• Access to affordable health care plan
• 247 Employee assistant programme
• Funded training and development opportunities
• Free fruit, bread and hot refreshments

Mantra Learning Ltd is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex and sexual orientation.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all leaners and expects all staff to share this commitment. We also prioritise the safeguarding and welfare of all staff.

The successful applicant will be required to agree to all necessary checks such as providing sufficient employment references and providing proof of the right to work in the UK. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be carried out for all successful applicants.

 If this is the role you’re looking for please apply today!

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