Workforce Development & Quality Audit Co-Ordinator - Bsab & Csp

Blackpool Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Council is seeking an experienced Audit and Workforce Development Coordinator for BSAB and the Community Safety Partnership to lead multi-agency audits, develop training pools, and drive learning initiatives. The role focuses on safeguarding, policy implementation, and partnership performance.

You will analyse data, produce reports and action plans, and share learning from safeguarding reviews to foster continuous improvement across agencies.

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified with safeguarding experience and strong analytical abilities.
• Experience in audit, quality assurance or performance measurement is required.
• Ability to build effective relationships across multi-agency partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Develop the Multi-Agency Training Pool and launch partnership policies and pathways.
• Lead complex multi-agency audits and produce learning reports and action plans.
• Analyse partnership data and share learning from SARs/DHRs to drive improvement.

Skills

Safeguarding experience

Analytical skills

Report writing

Audit

Quality assurance

Relationship building

Education

Professional qualification in safeguarding or related field

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 37 per week

Salary: Grade H3 SCP 30-40 £48,738 - £53,051 per annum

Closing Date: 15th October 2026 at 23:59pm

This advert is open to both internal and external applicants however, internal applicants will be considered for this role prior to external candidates.

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Audit and Workforce Development Coordinator for the Blackpool Safeguarding Adults Board (BSAB) and Community Safety Partnership (BSafe) to:

Develop the Multi-Agency Training Pool, launch partnership policies and pathways. Lead complex multi-agency audits, produce learning reports, action plans, and analyse partnership data.

Share learning from Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) and Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) through partnership communications, promote a culture of learning and continuous improvement.

Professionally qualified with safeguarding experience, strong analytical and report-writing skills, audit, quality assurance or performance, and build effective relationships.

For an informal chat, contact Sarah Rahmat Dhanda or Kara Haskayne at [e-mail].

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the filtering of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).