Practice Development Manager

Role Responsibility

The Practice Development Manager takes a leadership role in developing and delivering the primary quality assurance mechanism deployed across CYPE. The role will be responsible for delivering multiple projects to time, whilst meeting the quality criteria. The role supports the development, delivery and implementation of high-quality integrated social care practice, including service standards, professional codes of practice and procedures relevant to all of Children’s Services and the wider children’s multi-disciplinary partnership.

The successful candidate will need to possess excellent organisational and planning skills, be able to design audits, chair complex meetings and possess good analytical and management skills.

The role requires the candidate to be able to contribute as part of the management team to the creation of one organisational ethos and practice framework, working effectively in partnership with others, including the Divisional Management Team and Strategic Development Managers, to develop effective corporate solutions to the challenges Kent County Council faces as it gives leadership to the communities it serves.

The role requires a sound understanding of the inspection frameworks, particularly Ofsted and HMIP to support the development and implementation of the Quality Assurance Framework. We would therefore welcome applicants with experience in Youth Justice and adolescent support work. 

About you:

The successful candidate will have flexible and “can do” approach to perform effectively in a fast-changing environment. You will be able to demonstrate behaviours that contribute to an agile and collaborative operating model (effective communication is a must). You must demonstrate proven experience of working in highly responsive and pressured environments.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification

As part of the interview process for this role you may be required to complete additional testing.

Interviews will take place on Friday 18^th July 2024.

Contact Details

Should you have any questions regarding the role then please do not hesitate to contact Joanna Dunn, Business Support Lead, at joanna.dunn@kent.gov.uk.

About the Company

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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.

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.