Advanced Practitioner

Enfield Council; Enfield; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Enfield Council invites applications for an Advanced Practitioner within the Youth Justice Service to lead Quality Assurance and auditing, ensuring practice meets HM Inspectorate expectations and local requirements.

You will deliver audits, analyse performance data, and support learning and workforce development. The role covers review of guidance, and driving service improvement with robust reporting across the division.

Qualifications

• Experience in youth justice, children's safeguarding, or related services.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance, performance management and practice improvement.
• Experience with audits, data analysis and reporting.
• Ability to support learning and workforce development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality assurance activities including audits, dip sampling and practice observations.
• Analyse performance data and statutory compliance.
• Support learning, training and workforce development.
• Review practice guidance and procedures.
• Support inspection readiness and service improvement.
• Produce high quality reports and presentations.
• Escalate practice concerns appropriately and support management decision making.

Skills

Quality assurance

Youth justice

Performance management

Practice development

Auditing

Job description

Job Description

About the Service

Enfield Youth Justice Service is a statutory multi-agency partnership working with children, families, victims and partners to prevent offending, reduce reoffending and create safer communities.

Reference Number: PEO-002756

Salary: MM1 £46,893 to £59,376

Advert closing date: 31/08/2026

Department: People

Location: Thomas Hardy House

Contract type: Fixed Term

Division: Youth Justice Service

Hours Per Week: 36

Contract End Date: 31.8.28

Interview Date: TBC

Help Shape Outstanding Youth Justice Practice

About The Role

As Advanced Practitioner with a specific focus on Quality Assurance and auditing, you will support practice development and service improvement across the Youth Justice Service, ensuring practice meets HM Inspectorate expectations and local requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver quality assurance activities including audits, dip sampling and practice observations.
• Analyse performance data and statutory compliance.
• Support learning, training and workforce development.
• Review practice guidance and procedures.
• Support inspection readiness and service improvement.
• Produce high quality reports and presentations.
• Escalate practice concerns appropriately and support management decision making.

About You

You will have experience in youth justice, children's services or a related safeguarding environment, with strong knowledge of youth justice standards, quality assurance, performance management and practice improvement.

What We Offer

A rewarding opportunity to improve outcomes for children and families, professional development opportunities, supportive leadership and excellent local government benefits.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
• 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, to find out more.

We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.

If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.