The SCP is seeking applications from individuals with both the passion and commitment for safeguarding children in Cheshire West and the ambition and skill required to ensure effective multi-agency safeguarding arrangements for children and young people.
Cheshire West and Chester’s Safeguarding Children Partnership are looking for a person with experience as a Quality Assurance Officer who can work with them to develop and embed multi-agency safeguarding practice.
This role requires an outstanding individual with proven experience of undertaking quality assurance work, particularly in partnership settings, and who has a good operational and strategic understanding of the safeguarding children’s agenda.
The successful candidate will need to evidence they can:
Demonstrate experience of performance, quality and audit systems
Be able to record data, analyse information and produce clear and concise reports
Lead on multi agency case audits and support agencies self-audits and peer review
Hold practitioners forums to share lessons from case audits, safeguarding children practice reviews and local good practice
Work with our partners and relevant group chairs, on policy issues and service development in measuring the impact on engagement and outcomes for children and young people
The post will require an enhanced DBS check.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact: Leonie Pepper, Safeguarding Children Partnership Manager on 0151 3566835
Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please click the Equality Policy for more information.
In your application you should ensure that you provide evidence of how you have demonstrated meeting the Council’s core competencies of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.
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