Vacancy Details

Description

Directorate: Children & Families

Section: SoTSCP Children's Partnership

Location: Civic Centre

Grade: Level 13

Salary: £48,226 -£51,356

Hours: 37 – Full Time

This advert is open to Internal applicants.

The Stoke-on-Trent Safeguarding Children Partnership Quality Assurance, Audit, Policy and Procedures Officer will play a pivotal role in supporting the Stoke-on-Trent Safeguarding Children Partnership.

This role ensures that safeguarding practices across agencies are consistent, effective, and aligned with statutory guidance.

The officer will lead on quality assurance activities, performance monitoring, and inspection readiness, including preparation for Joint Targeted Area Inspections (JTAI).

Key Responsibilities:

• • Coordinate multi-agency audits and evaluations to assess safeguarding effectiveness.
  • Lead on the development and implementation of quality assurance frameworks.
  • Support inspection readiness, including evidence collation and briefing documentation.
  • Monitor safeguarding performance data and produce analytical reports.  
  • Facilitate learning from case reviews and inspections.
  • Promote trauma-informed and child-centred practice across the partnership.
  • Engage with frontline staff to identify training needs and support continuous improvement.
  • Ensure compliance with statutory guidanceand local safeguarding protocols. Essential Criteria
  • Proven experience in safeguarding children within a multi-agency context.
  • Strong understanding of statutory guidance including Working Together 2023.
  • Experience in quality assurance, performance monitoring, or audit.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Ability to analyse data and produce clear, actionable reports.
  • Experience in preparing for inspections such as Ofsted or JTAI.
  • Relevant qualification in social work, education, health, or related field.

What We Offer:

We recognise and reward the dedication of our social work professionals with a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Up to 41 days annual leave (including 8 bank holidays)
• Option to buy extra annual leave
• Flexible and hybrid working for a healthy work-life balance
• High-quality reflective supervision for continued professional development
• Health and wellbeing support for you and your family
• Access to staff equality and diversity networks, creating a supportive and inclusive work environment

For more information or an informal conversation, please contact:

Rob Taylor, Business Manager for Stoke-on-Trent Safeguarding Children’s Partnership on Robert.Taylor@stoke.gov.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment.  This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority.  If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Stoke-on-Trent City Council, we believe our strength comes from the diversity of our community, and we want our workforce to reflect that. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. We understand that some people, especially those from underrepresented or marginalised backgrounds, may hesitate to apply if they don’t meet all the listed requirements. If this role interests you and you think you could be a good fit, we encourage you to apply. We are proud of what makes each of us unique and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels included, can be themselves, and can succeed together.

To Apply

Please create / log into your account and then click 'apply'.  If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.