Head of quality standards and practice improvement

Harrow Council • To lead and manage a frontline, needs-led service predominantly related to high-risk statutory children’s social care services across a particular agreed area, while also providing professional cover for the full range of early help and intervention (including statutory responsibility for Children’s Centres) to reduce the risk of escalation to targeted statutory services, children in need of protection, children looked after, those subject to Court proceedings, and those young people involved in or on the periphery of the criminal justice system. • To be accountable for high-risk/strategic decisions in Children and Young People Services, including out of hours/on-call. • To identify, implement, and lead continuous improvement programmes that will enhance statutory social work service delivery and embed a performance and accountability culture that drives standards and performance. • To work closely with the Divisional Director CYPS/Corporate Director People Services to improve life chances and outcomes for children in need of early intervention, care, protection, and support, clients of the youth offending team, care leavers, and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children. • To deputise, where appropriate, for the Divisional Director/Corporate Director People Services Directorate. This will include representing the directorate at strategic Court meetings, multi-agency strategic partnership meetings, and meetings with community settings, as well as regional and national strategic forums. • To lead and manage the commissioning, procurement, and contract management of complex ICT contracts to deliver client-based/placement brokerage and central government statutory reporting requirements across children and adult services. • To act as the Principal Social Worker across CYPS and represent People Services at regional and national PSW forums. • To strategically oversee the business management delivery of the Harrow Safeguarding Partnership Board (Children and Adult Services). • To provide strategic leadership of quality standards and a quality assurance framework that monitors, evaluates, and reports on the impact for children and young people. • To lead and strategically manage the commissioning, procurement, and contract management of complex workforce requirements linked to training and development needs across the CYPS workforce. • To provide strategic leadership across CYPS to meet the requirements of OFSTED, external and corporate readiness for inspection and peer review activity. • To provide strategic leadership on all matters relating to the reporting of serious incidents to OFSTED and allegations of harm relating to the Harrow Local Area (across all partnership/third sector agencies). • To act as Statutory Caldicott Guardian for the People Services Directorate to ensure that Children and Adult Services use personal information about those who use its services legally, ethically, and appropriately. To provide leadership and informed guidance on complex matters involving confidentiality and information sharing. Umbrella rate: £42.00

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