Field Officer - 2 Posts

Education Authority; Lisburn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Education Authority in Lisburn, Northern Ireland seeks a role focused on assuring quality in the community and voluntary sector through monitoring, reporting and collaboration with partners.

The post involves preparing monitoring and moderation visit schedules, maintaining records, and contributing to quarterly safeguarding and outcomes reports. Evening and weekend sessions may be required to fulfil duties efficiently.

Qualifications

• Ability to prepare schedules for monitoring visits.
• Ability to prepare and manage moderation visit schedules.
• Experience in compiling written records and summary reports.
• Ability to contribute to quarterly safeguarding and outcomes reports.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a schedule of monitoring visits to the community and voluntary sector within the designated area.
• Ensure all relevant information is available pre and post monitoring visit to the EA management committee.
• Prepare a schedule of moderation visits within the designated area.
• Ensure all relevant information is available pre and post monitoring visit to the EA management committee.
• Complete written records and summary reports on monitoring and moderation; ensure they are recorded in EA reporting systems.
• Complete a quarterly report on safeguarding quality within the community and voluntary sector.
• Complete quarterly reports on monitoring outcomes, highlighting risks and good practice.
• Support funding and assurance officers in report completion, including external funders such as the executive office and SEUPB.
• Liaise with colleagues in Strategic Services to ensure coherent approaches in collaborative work.
• Cooperate with ETI during inspections and assist youth workers in developmental plans following recommendations.
• Comply with EA policies and procedures; undertake evening and weekend sessions as required.

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

To provide assurances of the quality of delivery and reporting of the community and voluntary sector within the designated area based on policy.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare a schedule of monitoring visits to the community and voluntary sector within the designated area.

• Ensuring all relevant information is available pre and post monitoring visit to the community and voluntary sector management committee.

• Prepare a schedule of moderation visits to the community and voluntary sector within the designated area.

• Ensuring all relevant information is available pre and post monitoring visit to the community and voluntary sector management committee.

• To complete written records ad summary reports on the monitoring and moderation of the community and voluntary sector ensuring that these are recorded within the relevant EA reporting systems.

• To complete a quarterly report on the quality of safeguarding within the community and voluntary sector.

• To complete a quarterly report on the outcomes of monitoring and moderation, highlighting risks and good practice.

• To support the funding and assurance officers in the completion of reports as necessary including external funders for example the executive office, SEUPB.

• Liaise and work co-operatively with colleagues in other sections of the Strategic Services and Planning Unit to ensure consistent and coherent approaches towards collaborative areas of work.

• Cooperate with the Education Training Inspectorate (ETi) during general, focussed, and self-assessment inspections, and assist youth workers to devise developmental plans in response to recommendations.
  

Other Duties

• Comply with EA policies and procedures in relation to the duties and responsibilities of the post.

• The post-holder will be required to work a minimum of one session in the evenings and weekends.

• Any such other duties that the EA may from time to time require, commensurate with the level of responsibility of the post.