Position reference: 50115624
Directorate: Place Health & Adult Social Care | Service: Quality Assurance & Service Improvement
Salary : £47,181 - £50,269 Plus laptop
Working Arrangements : Hybrid
Hours per week : 37
Contract type: Permanent
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch .
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Closing date : 12/12/2025 a t 23:59
This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check
Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad.
When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.
Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.
At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.
We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.
There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Quality Assurance & Service Improvement team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
* We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
* Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
* If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
* We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
* There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities .
* Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
About The Post
We are passionate about helping adults to be independent and lead the lives which matter to them. The Quality Assurance and Service Improvement Team (QASI) helps the directorate to do this by acting as a critical friend to colleagues in adult social care. We also assist teams and managers to develop and deliver actions which help improve quality and outcomes for people.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering high quality services through continuous improvement and reflection. To do this, it is essential that you have excellent analytical and communication skills. Experience of working with people across a variety of areas and with senior managers would be an advantage. The successful candidate must be creative and have the ability to work on their own initiative. Having experience of working in a regulated care environment would be advantageous.
The work will focus on ensuring that we fulfil our obligations under the Care Act and related legislation. It will help ensure that people receive timely and high quality assessments and where they need it safe and effective care and support. There will be opportunities to shape the new quality assurance framework for adult social care and lead activity designed to assess the quality and effectiveness of services.
For an informal discussion please contact Dominic Armstrong on dominicarmstrong@barnsley.gov.uk
Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.
Job Profile: Quality Assurance Manager Profile.docx
Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile.doc
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Why work for us?
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.
CV's are not accepted for this role.
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