Practice Evaluation Officer

London Borough of Lambeth; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

London Borough of Lambeth is seeking a Practice Evaluation Officer to join the Quality Assurance service. Full-time, fixed term/secondment for 12 months.

You will lead on practice assurance activities and audit processes to improve outcomes for children and families, reporting to the Service Manager for Quality Assurance Practice Evaluation and Audits. The role supports learning and collaboration with partner teams to strengthen safeguarding and continuous service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead on practice assurance activity providing line of sight into practice with children and families.
• Support the delivery of an effective QA, audit and learning programme.
• Report to the Service Manager for Quality Assurance Practice Evaluation and Audits.

Job description

Practice Evaluation Officer

Full time, Fixed term/Secondment for 12 months

PO6: £56,436pa rising in annual increments to £59,574pa incl. LW

About Us

Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth.

With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

Please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

About the Team

The Practice Evaluation and Audit team sits with the Quality Assurance service. The team is accountable to Strategic Leaders in ensuring there is a detailed line of sight on areas of strength and areas for improvement in the delivery of services across the Division. The Practice Evaluation and Audit team work collaboratively with the Social Care Academy and Children’s Social Care Complaints Team to identify required learning and development activity on both an individual, service and multi-agency level.

About the Role

To support the delivery of an effective quality assurance, audit and learning programme that continuously improves the quality of practice and decision making across Children’s Social Care and directly impacts on improving outcomes for children, young people and families.

Reporting to the Service Manager for Quality Assurance Practice Evaluation and Audits, the role will be instrumental in delivery of our vision and strategic priorities by leading on the practice assurance activity that provides a line of sight into practice with children and their families.

Recruitment Timelines

Advert close date: 11:59pm on 30th of August 2026

We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.

Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs. You will be required to undertake a Cifas check. Further information about Cifas can be found here Cifas.

Contact Information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Nina Sio-Lokam at [e-mail]

At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, .