Temporary Head of Quality Standards and Practice Improvement
Location: Hybrid
Description:
* Lead and manage a frontline, needs-led service related to high-risk statutory children’s social care services across a particular agreed area, while providing professional cover for early help and intervention, including statutory responsibility for Children’s Centres.
* Accountable for high-risk/strategic decisions in Children and Young People Services, including out of hours/on call responsibilities.
* Identify, implement, and lead continuous improvement programmes to enhance statutory social work service delivery and embed a performance and accountability culture that drives standards and performance.
* Work closely with the Divisional Director CYPS/Corporate Director People Services to improve life chances and outcomes for children in need of early intervention, care, protection, and support.
* Deputise for the Divisional Director/Corporate Director People Services Directorate when appropriate, including representing the directorate at strategic Court meetings and multi-agency strategic partnership meetings.
* Lead and manage the commissioning, procurement, and contract management of complex ICT contracts to meet client-based/placement brokerage and statutory reporting requirements.
* Act as the Principal Social Worker across CYPS and represent People Services at regional and national PSW forums.
* Strategically oversee the business management delivery of the Harrow Safeguarding Partnership Board (Children and Adult Services).
* Provide strategic leadership of quality standards/quality assurance framework that monitors, evaluates, and reports on the impact for children and young people.
* Lead and strategically manage the commissioning, procurement, and contract management of complex workforce requirements linked to training and development needs across the CYPS workforce.
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