Partnership Improving Practice Manager

We are seeking to appoint a Partnership Improving Practice Manager who is curious and creative. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an innovative and passionate practitioner to lead on our partnership practice improvement work. If you are committed to making a real difference in children's lives, we’d love to hear from you!

This is a dynamic role within the Durham Safeguarding Children Partnership Business Unit working across partner agencies in Durham, this includes the three Statutory Partners Local Authority Children’s Social Care, Police and the Integrated Care Board as well as wider agencies such as Education, Housing, Probation and the voluntary sector.

The role requires you to be responsible for comprehensive multi-agency systems learning, exploring the pieces of the jigsaw, and analysing findings from child safeguarding practice reviews as well as a variety of improvement work some of which you will lead. You will be confident in making recommendations and identifying areas of practice improvement as well as supporting and delivering improvement plans. You will have the ability to collaborate at a strategic and operational level and have a strong reflective approach.

You will be autonomous whilst working with a diverse workforce across Durham. Building effective partnership relationships with key stakeholders and facilitating a safeguarding offer which focusses on improving knowledge and skills in safeguarding practice. You will ensure that developments and procedures align to national guidance and the local need.

Learning from our families experience and collaborating with our children is a key priority. You will engage and empower children, their families, and carers to bring together their views and inform the continuous development of services and approaches aimed at protecting children from harm and making positive differences to their lives.

We are passionate about the work we do in County Durham. We are committed to providing a culture where good practice can flourish. We ensure our workers are highly supported and encourage flexible working to achieve a good work-life balance.

You will benefit from a range of training opportunities and professional development through personalised induction, professional supervision, and mentoring.

We are interested in hearing from people with diverse backgrounds and experience from a range of agencies. You will be required to hold a Relevant Professional Qualification or Educated to degree level. You must have substantial experience of working within the arena of safeguarding children and multi-agency partnership working in your field of work.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

We offer generous rewards and benefits that are designed to help you perform at your best:

• Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
• Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year).
• Hybrid working (home and office working).
• Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
• Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
• Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
• Discounted DCC gym membership.
• Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
• Trade Union membership.
• A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Applications must be submitted on-line via the Northeast Jobs portal.

Please use the ‘Person Specification’ section of your application form to demonstrate that you have the essential and where possible, desirable experience, skills, and knowledge. Candidates who do not evidence that they meet the essential qualifications and experience listed on the person specification will not be short-listed.

If you have any support needs or require assistance when applying for this role, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk on 03000 26 27 27 (option 2), or the Recruitment Team via email at RecruitmentCYPS@durham.gov.uk

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