About the role
The Childrens Commissioning Team have a new full-time opportunity for the right candidate to join us in the role of Quality Assurance and Improvement Officer. This is a new post created to specifically focus on this area and is part of a growing Children’s Services Commissioning Team following a recent review and increased investment by the council.
The primary focus will be to support and develop the quality of services provided to children and young people within Ofsted or CQC regulated setting or in an unregulated provision. The Quality Assurance and Improvement Officer will monitor and evaluate services to ensure compliance with regulations and better outcomes for children and young people. There will be a requirement to maintain regular on-site visits to provider settings.
You will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to build and maintain strong relationships and collaborate with Children’s Services staff, the ICB and finance, legal and procurement, and with providers to ensure that quality is understood and the quality of services provided by homes, schools and other service providers are monitored effectively.
You will lead on the preparation and collation of information to support and maintain the development of quality services in Bury and to support the contract monitoring process.
You will have track record of working creatively to deliver positive outcomes, social value and value for money, while working within statutory and regulatory frameworks. You will be child and family focused and continually strive for the best services possible for Bury’s children.
You will be pro-active and well-organised and be able to work with initiative and a flexible approach to the demands of a busy team. This is a rewarding role and one which will make a difference to the outcomes for children and young people.
The role is hybrid, based at 3 Knowsley Place in supporting agile working. The position will require some working in the office and/or at service providers to meet the needs of the service which will be at least 2 days per week.
This is a full time position and the normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.
A car user is required to fulfil the requirement to complete site visits to service providers.
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.
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Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.
Next steps
Please complete the application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight and tell us how you match the requirements and what you will bring to the role.
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Marie Thomson, Strategic Lead Commissioning - Children in Need on 0161 253 7633 or 07356 104802.
Interviews will be held week commencing 10th November 2025.