Head of Service for Quality Assurance

Salary Range (£ pro rata for part time roles)

BBCO1 83,278 - 95,441

Contract Type

Full time permanent

Contract Hours

37.00

Job Advert

This is a career-defining opportunity to lead improvement, influence strategy and help shape the future of children's services in Bedford.

As our Head of Service for Quality Assurance, you'll play a critical role in delivering the national Family First reforms, working across Children's Services and partner agencies to strengthen safeguarding, improve practice and deliver better outcomes for children and families. You'll lead quality assurance, performance improvement, IROs, Child Protection Chairs, LADO and improvement delivery services, ensuring high standards are embedded across the organisation. You will be the Prevent Lead for the local authority. Reporting directly to the Executive Director for Children, Education & Families, you'll be at the heart of our post-Ofsted improvement journey, providing strategic leadership, driving a culture of learning and accountability, and influencing change at the highest levels.

As we move to the Families First model there will be substantial change to the service and successful candidates will need to be able to lead through these time adapting to a changing portfolio.

We're looking for an experienced, registered social work leader with a strong track record of quality assurance, service improvement and partnership working.

If you're passionate about improving children's lives and ready to lead meaningful change, we'd like to hear from you.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

Please note:

• a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
• a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only)
• unless the appointment is business critical

For further information, please email

Bedford Borough Council is proud to be a member of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant, we pledge to interview any eligible job applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for. Bedford Borough Council is also a Level 2 Disability Confident employer.

Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Additional Vacancy Information Allowance (pro rata for part time roles)

N/A

Work Pattern

Full Time, 37 hours per week

Is this an enhanced DBS role?

Yes

Is this a politically restricted role?

No

Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker?

Yes

Vacancy Location Location

Bedfordshire

Location

Borough Hall, Bedford

Is this a designated car user position?

No

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CV Template

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