Social Work Standards Officer

Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity has arisen with in the Safeguarding , Professional Standards and Quality Assurance unit for a Social Work Standards Officer.  You will support the research, design and delivery of high-quality integrated children’s practice across all of Children’s Services and the wider partnership, including new service standards, practices, policies and procedures.  Be an active change agent in driving the standards of quality assurance within the children’s workforce practice across the County ensuring the effective delivery of services which safeguard children. This will involve actively engaging the voice of Social Work, Children and Families.  

Provide practitioners and managers with expert advice on all aspects of practice for children and families. To provide support to practitioners and managers to develop a culture of optimum conditions for high quality practice. Main emphasis will be on driving a high support, high challenge culture.  Support and engage with the Senior Management Team to ensure practice remains focused on the child.  

The applicant would benefit from relevant experience across social work practice including but not limited to adolescents, child protection, children in care and district social work.

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.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and a relevant professional qualification (Social Work, Nursing or Occupational Therapy) as well as up to date registration with the appropriate professional body.

Contact Details

Should you have any questions relating to the role then please do not hesitate to contact our Business Support Lead, Joanna Dunn 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.