Quality Assurance Lead, Children's Services

Cheshire East Council; Crewe; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Enhanced annual leave

Purchase of annual leave

Flexible working

Salary sacrifice car scheme

White goods salary sacrifice

Enhanced pension

Cycle to work

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Descripción de la vacante

Cheshire East Council is seeking a Quality Assurance Co-ordinator to lead QA across commissioned children's services from Delamere House, Crewe. You will plan audits, monitor activity, identify safeguarding concerns and produce reports to inform commissioning decisions.

The role requires strong knowledge of safeguarding, information governance and QA frameworks, plus excellent analytical and communication skills.

Formación

• Experience of quality assurance frameworks within children's services, care or education settings.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, quality assurance, information governance and confidentiality requirements.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret evidence and reach clear conclusions.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Professional curiosity and confidence to challenge where standards fall short.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to build constructive relationships while maintaining appropriate professional challenge.
• A flexible approach and willingness to travel across the borough.

Responsabilidades

• Leading the delivery of the operational quality assurance framework for commissioned children's services.
• Planning and coordinating audits, quality assurance visits and monitoring activity based on identified risk and priority areas.
• Identifying safeguarding concerns, poor practice, non-compliance and emerging provider risks.
• Analysing evidence and performance information to support provider improvement and decision-making.
• Producing high-quality reports, recommendations and assurance information for managers and senior leaders.
• Supporting provider improvement activity and monitoring progress against agreed actions.
• Working collaboratively with commissioning, placements, safeguarding and operational colleagues.
• Contributing to strategic commissioning, sufficiency planning and provider intervention decisions.
• Supporting the development of effective quality assurance systems, processes and continuous improvement activity.

Conocimientos

Quality assurance

Safeguarding

Information governance

Analytical skills

Organisation

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Descripción del empleo

Cheshire East Council is seeking a Quality Assurance Co-ordinator to lead QA across commissioned children's services from Delamere House, Crewe. You will plan audits, monitor activity, identify safeguarding concerns and produce reports to inform commissioning decisions.

The role requires strong knowledge of safeguarding, information governance and QA frameworks, plus excellent analytical and communication skills.