Quality Assurance, Improvement & Training Officer

Job description

Contract Terms

Grade: PO7
Salary: £57,663 – £60,819 per annum
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (36 Hours per week)
Closing Date: Sunday 1st December 2024
Interview Date: Week commencing 9th December 2024

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.
Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

This role is responsible for leading the review and analysis of learnings and recommendations from Safeguarding Practice Reviews (including Rapid Reviews). The insights gathered will be used to design, develop, and align multi-agency safeguarding training for the Haringey Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (HSCP). The aim is to equip and inspire individuals and organizations working with children to enhance their safety and promote their welfare.

Additionally, the role includes overseeing the coordination of the HSCP Quality Assurance and Performance Framework, as well as managing the implementation of the HSCP Communications Plan. The post holder will also provide support to the HSCP Business Manager as needed by deputizing in their absence.

About You

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in children’s services within a key agency, including childcare social work, project management, and multi-agency collaboration with sectors such as Health, Education, Police, and the voluntary sector. They must demonstrate the ability to commission and deliver safeguarding training, analyse complex data, and provide expert advice to diverse professional groups. Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, alongside a commitment to safeguarding children and promoting equality, are essential.

A thorough understanding of child protection legislation, policy, and practice is required, as well as expertise in forward planning and the delivery of multi-agency workforce training. The candidate should have experience preparing and presenting reports, maintaining professional relationships, and influencing effectively within diverse groups. Awareness of issues related to race, gender, culture, disability, and sexuality is crucial to ensuring inclusive and effective safeguarding practices.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.
Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk