Children's Safeguarding & Family Support - Project Officer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a passionate Project Officer to join their Children’s Services team. In this full-time role, you will be instrumental in driving transformation and service improvement, ensuring that key projects are executed efficiently. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of children and families within the community. If you thrive in a dynamic and supportive environment and are committed to excellence, this role is perfect for you. Join a diverse and innovative team dedicated to creating positive change and delivering exceptional services.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management and strategic planning is essential.
• Ability to engage stakeholders effectively and drive service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Children’s transformation programme plan.
• Support management teams in overseeing quality transformation projects.

Skills

Project Management

Strategic Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Service Improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Relevant Professional Qualification

Job description

Children's Safeguarding and Family Support: Project Officer

Pay Scale - NJC SO2 £36,124 - £37,938

Full time - fixed term contract 18 months

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Strategic Project Officer to support Children’s Services on their journey of transformation and service improvement. This team is responsible for driving income generation and cost savings and is pivotal in the realization of service outcomes.

The Project Officer will work within the Children’s Services service improvement and efficiency team, committed to delivering a key council Programme within the transformation portfolio that supports effective and sustainable change.

The post is responsible for the development and day-to-day execution of the Children’s transformation and improvement programme plan, celebrating successful outcomes and swiftly reacting to concerns that may risk the achievement of the programme. You will be a highly motivated, forward-thinking, and systemically minded individual who wants to be part of creating excellence and thrives in a stimulating, high-pressured, strongly supported environment.

You will support the management teams with the oversight responsibility of quality transformation and improvement projects to deliver key benefits.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a vibrant, diverse, and innovative team and make a positive impact on the services Telford and Wrekin Council provides.

If you would like to know more about this role, please contact Laura Moore, Service Delivery Manager via email at [e-mail].

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.

Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups.