QUALITY AUDITOR

Job Title: Quality Auditor

Location: Remote (UK-wide travel required)

Salary: £40,000 plus travel expenses

Working Hours / Shift Pattern: Remote with regular national travel and overnight stays

Employment Type: Permanent

Service: Residential Children's Homes, Supported Accommodation and Independent Schools

Service Users: Children and young people within residential children's homes and supported accommodation

Experience Required: Experience of auditing, inspection or quality assessment within children's social care

Who we are looking for:

Our client is seeking an experienced Quality Auditor with a strong understanding of children's social care regulations and a passion for driving high standards across services.

You will have:

• Strong knowledge of The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015.

• Strong knowledge of The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023.

• Experience of auditing, inspection or quality assessment within children's social care.

• The ability to analyse evidence and make balanced judgements regarding compliance and risk.

• Excellent report writing skills, producing clear, constructive and evidence-based findings.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage professionally with staff, children and young people.

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to deliver audits within agreed timescales.

• The ability to work independently whilst maintaining integrity, objectivity and professionalism.

• A full UK driving licence, access to a vehicle and the flexibility to travel nationally with regular overnight stays.

Who you will be working for:

Our client is an established provider delivering residential children's homes, supported accommodation services and independent schools across the UK.

Why this role:

This is an opportunity to play a key role in maintaining and improving quality across a national portfolio of services.

Initially, your primary focus will be residential children's homes and supported accommodation services, completing a minimum of two audits each week on a rolling programme to ensure every service receives a quarterly quality visit.

You will provide independent assurance against statutory regulations and internal quality frameworks, identifying risks, highlighting areas for improvement and supporting continuous service development.

The role is home-based but requires regular travel across the UK to conduct on-site audits.

Training / Qualifications:

• Comprehensive tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online learning modules, shadowing and local induction.

• Face-to-face therapeutic training through the SHINE programme.

• Access to a wide range of free online learning courses.

• High-quality Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.

Benefits:

• Blue Light Card.

• Colleague referral scheme with rewards of up to £2,500 per referral.

• Financial wellbeing service.

• Life Assurance.

• Tastecard providing discounts on restaurants, supermarkets, cinemas and UK attractions.

• Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential support.

• Supportive management and senior leadership team.

• Community and wellbeing initiatives.

• Free eye checks.

• Travel expenses paid.

Culture:

Our client is committed to maintaining high-quality services through robust governance, continuous improvement and collaborative working. They promote a supportive culture where professional development, wellbeing and high standards of care are at the centre of everything they do.

Sponsorship is not available.

Closing Date: 21st July 2026

How to apply:

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and would like to join our client’s dedicated team, apply today.

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For more information or to book a confidential chat, please contact: [email protected]