We are looking to recruit a Child Protection Chair and Quality Assurance Officer within Hertfordshire County Council.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To assist in the delivery of Hertfordshire’s Quality Assurance Framework using performance indicators and management targets to ensure the best outcomes are achieved for children.
To manage the Child Protection Conference decision-making process and in the absence of a majority decision, take the decision regarding the need for children and young people to be made the subject of Child Protection Plans.
To implement the guidance from the IRO Handbook statutory guidance for Independent Reviewing Officers and Local Authorities in relation to case management and review for children in care.
To undertake a quality assurance role in relation to children in need of protection or in care, by actively monitoring practice standards, systems and processes and identifying any practice deficits to improve service delivery for children, young people and their families.
To ensure that the quality of casework presented to the service is monitored and that managers at all levels within Childrens Social Care are made aware of any cases that do not meet professional standards.
To actively engage in discussion with Senior and Operational Managers identifying areas of good practice and challenging poor practice where necessary.
To ensure that practice is person-centred, and to ensure that children’s views and wishes are sought and appropriately represented within all decision- making meetings.
To maintain effective administrative systems within timescales and to ensure that the records of meetings are of a high standard and accurately reflect the discussion and decision making at those meetings.
To ensure that the records and plans arising from all meetings are produced and distributed within statutory timescales.
Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion. ?
Ability to contribute to our commitment of becoming a Net Zero organisation by 2030.
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Guaranteed weekly paymentTo discuss this Child Protection Chair and Quality Assurance Officer within Hertfordshire County Council or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Hertfordshire please contact Faye Rowe on (url removed) or call on (phone number removed)