Senior Leader - Continuous Improvement & Inspection

Opus People Solutions Ltd; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Shropshire Council is seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement & Inspection Lead to join Children's Services on an interim basis. This senior role focuses on driving strategic improvement, inspection readiness, quality assurance, and organisational learning across Children's Services and Family Help.

The successful candidate will support Families First reforms, embed a culture of continuous improvement, and deliver measurable outcomes for children, young people, and families.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in Children's Services.
• Strong knowledge of Ofsted inspection frameworks and self-evaluation.
• Proven experience in quality assurance and continuous improvement.
• Ability to provide strategic leadership and challenge to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Continuous Improvement Framework and governance for Children's Services.
• Provide strategic leadership for inspection readiness across services.
• Oversee self-evaluation, QA, audits and service evaluations.
• Drive improvement plans and sustainable outcomes for children and families.
• Lead responses to Ofsted inspections and assurance activity.
• Support senior leaders with strategic advice and performance reporting.
• Evaluate impact of Families First reforms and learning from audits and inspections.

Skills

Senior leadership

Ofsted readiness

Quality assurance

Strategic advisory

Job description

Shropshire Council is seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement & Inspection Lead to join Children's Services on an interim basis. This senior role focuses on driving strategic improvement, inspection readiness, quality assurance, and organisational learning across Children's Services and Family Help.

The successful candidate will support Families First reforms, embed a culture of continuous improvement, and deliver measurable outcomes for children, young people, and families.