Head of Service – Quality & Continuous Improvement

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Head of Service – Continuous Improvement and Quality to lead its quality assurance strategy across Children's and Education Services. The role combines strategic direction with hands-on oversight of performance, improvement, and partnerships with schools and stakeholders.

The post requires a strong track record in quality improvement and performance management, with a degree-level professional qualification (QTS, Social Work England or equivalent) and a

Qualifications

• Has a strong track record of leading quality assurance, performance and continuous improvement within children's services.
• Can drive excellence in service delivery through effective use of data, insight and evidence.
• Holds a relevant degree-level professional qualification, including QTS, Social Work England registration, or an equivalent professional qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead Nottingham's approach to quality assurance, performance, learning and school improvement.
• Provide strategic direction for monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement.
• Drive improvement and influence change through data and professional expertise.

Skills

Quality improvement

Performance management

Educational leadership

Education

Degree-level professional qualification (QTS / Social Work England / equivalent)

Job description

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Head of Service – Continuous Improvement and Quality to lead its quality assurance strategy across Children's and Education Services. The role combines strategic direction with hands-on oversight of performance, improvement, and partnerships with schools and stakeholders.

The post requires a strong track record in quality improvement and performance management, with a degree-level professional qualification (QTS, Social Work England or equivalent) and a