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Practice Development Officer

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Practice Development Officer - KSI - Safeguarding Unit - Quality Assurance  

 

Practice Development Officer  

 

The Safeguarding Unit has an exciting opportunity to deliver a Quality Assurance Framework and Practice Framework that trains and develops CYPE staff whilst understanding and influencing KCC’s journey to continue to be Outstanding. We have an opportunity in our Practice Development Team for a Practice Development Officer.  You will be educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification in Social Care, Health, Youth Work or Teaching and/or extensive experience. You will have a strong safeguarding knowledge and be passionate about theories and improving practice across CYPE in Kent. Although this role will cover many practice areas we are particularly interested in applicants with knowledge and practice experience of working with adolescents. 

 

The successful candidate will: 

  • Lead and model and promote high quality frontline practice.
  • Drive the development of effective practice with adolescents and their families in response to extra familial harm.
  • Guide frontline managers and practitioners to support the implementation of KCC’s practice framework.
  • Delivering training to frontline practitioners to drive outstanding practice and new initiatives.
  • Develop accessible Policy and Guidance 
  • Facilitate and undertake ongoing audits and research of integrated practice.

 

Interviews will take place on 6th & 9th May; these will take place in Maidstone face to face. The interviews will consist of an interview panel and presentation exercise. 

 

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.

 


Contact Details


For further information please contact Anita Hiller 03000 410794 or Katy Batt on 03000 411087, or Joanna Dunn, the Business Support Lead 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. 

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Salary £45,672 - £51,489 per annum
Contract type Permanent Full Time
Working Hours 37 hours per week
Location Maidstone, United Kingdom
Job category Social Care - Unqualified
Job Reference REF/TP/127686/12657
Closing Date 20 April, 2025
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