Job Title: Quality Assurance Senior Support Officer Starting Salary: £33,366 progressing to £36,124 pa Hours: 37 hours a week full time Base Location: Farnham House, Stevenage with hybrid working model Contract Type: Permanent Directorate: Children's Services About the team This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to join the Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (HSCP) business unt. The business unit plays a key role in safeguarding children (and adults) by supporting the multi-agency safeguarding arrangements in Hertfordshire. We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and organised person who will play a key role in ensuring that there is an effective multi-agency quality assurance of safeguarding. You will join a friendly, dedicated and inclusive support team. About the role We are actively recruiting for a Quality Assurance Senior Support Officer to support the Safeguarding Boards Business Unit (Children) based in Stevenage. You will play a key role in ensuring that children are effectively safeguarded by agencies in Hertfordshire by, working with the Partnership and the HSCP/HSAB Service Manager to ensure that there is an effective multi-agency quality assurance programme that leads to improved outcomes for children and families including: Coordinating effective reviews of the circumstances of individual children and families including ensuring that Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and Rapid Reviews are undertaken in line with statutory guidance. Coordinating an effective programme of other quality assurance activity including auditing, seeking the views of practitioners and children and families. Ensuring that any lessons from quality assurance activity are implemented including liaising with partners to ensure agreed actions have been completed. Supporting the work of key sub-groups and other ad hoc groups including arranging meetings, liaising with chairs, preparation of papers, minute taking, chasing actions etc. Supporting the HSCP/HSAB Service Manager. Ideally you will have some knowledge and experience of working with children and safeguarding. You will be working in a fast-paced stimulating environment that would draw on and build your organisational skills, your ability to prioritise workloads in a relatively fast paced changing environment. Your previous experience working in a collaborative team is essential in this role as together the team will work towards achieving goals and objective. You will be leading on quality assurance workstreams, working closely with colleagues and external partners and individuals within the community. About you Knowledge of safeguarding children. Knowledge of children’s multi-agency arrangements. Knowledge of quality assurance processes. Knowledge of statutory child safeguarding reviews. Ability to manage confidential information and upsetting information. Strong organisational and administrative skills including minute taking. Competent use of Microsoft IT packages. Previous and recent experience of working with a range of professionals. Previous and recent experience of working in a collaborative team. We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in safeguarding children by supporting agencies and professionals committed to their welfare. Interview Date: 24th April 2025