Social Work Standards Officer

Kent County Council; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Maidstone is seeking a Social Work Standards Officer to enhance children's practice and drive quality assurance standards. The role involves collaborating with practitioners and managers within Integrated Children's Services, ensuring high-quality service delivery that safeguards children. Candidates must be registered as a Social Worker with Social Work England and hold a Full UK Driving Licence. Flexibility in work arrangements is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide expert advice on practice for children and families.
• Experience in driving a culture of high support and high challenge.
• Registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.

Responsibilities

• Provide practitioners with expert advice on practice for children and families.
• Engage with Integrated Children's Services to support high-quality practice.
• Drive standards of quality assurance within the children's workforce.

Skills

Expert advice

Change management

Quality assurance

Engagement with practitioners

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Safeguarding, Professional Standards and Quality Assurance unit for a Social Work Standards Officer. You will support the research, design and delivery of high-quality integrated children's practice across all of Children's Services and the wider partnership, including new service standards, practices, policies and procedures. The role will involve being an active change agent in driving the standards of quality assurance within the children's workforce practice across the County ensuring the effective delivery of services which safeguard children. This will involve actively engaging the voice of Social Work, Children and Families to ensure practice remains focused on the child.

Responsibilities

• Provide practitioners and managers with expert advice on all aspects of practice for children and families and support the development of a culture of optimum conditions for high quality practice.
• The main emphasis will be on driving a high support, high challenge culture.
• The role will involve support and engagement with practitioners and managers across Integrated Children's Services, including the Senior Management Team.

Requirements

• Starting salary will be the entry level of the banding advertised unless there are exceptional circumstances based upon business need in conjunction with the breadth and depth of skills and experience of the candidate.
• This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.
• This role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving Licence - The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

Flexibility

Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!

Diversity and Inclusion

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Application

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.