Quality Assurance Officer

Rhondda Cynon Taf are looking to recruit a Quality Assurance Officer to support commissioned Flying Start Childcare providers to embed the Welsh Governmemt Flying Start childcare guidance ensuring that high quality provision is delivered across the County Borough.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled and enthusiastic individual to join a progressive and dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing the Service's Childcare Quality Assurance Framework, ensuring that Flying Start childcare delivered by approved external providers consistently meets high standards across all areas. The role involves offering direct support to Flying Start settings and providing expert guidance to the Children and Communities Commissioning Team to evaluate the quality of provision, helping to inform commissioning decisions. Additionally, the post holder will be expected to design and deliver training packages that support the continued professional development of the Flying Start Childcare workforce.

For more details contact Joanne Jervis, Senior Quality Assurance Officer joanne.jervis@rctcbc.gov.uk

This is an externally funded post until 31st March 2028.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.