Our Children, Our Future
Following the recent appointments of a permanent Children’s Services Senior Leadership Team, including an outstanding Director of Children’s Services, Service Directors and Deputy Service Directors, there has never been a more exciting time to join North East Lincolnshire Council’s Children’s Services.
Our transformation journey continues to show real success and was recognised during Ofsted’s recent visit where they highlighted “increasing confidence in social care practice”. This is a great opportunity to join our team, where putting children and families is at the heart of everything we do, building genuine relationships making ‘Our Children, Our Future.’
Working with partners, North East Lincolnshire Council is relentless in our vision of ensuring children grow up happy and healthy, safe in their homes and communities with people who love them.
We are ambitious for our children, young people and families, and we have high expectations for our workforce. We are excited to further build a dedicated and sustainable infrastructure with the skills, knowledge and expertise to support strategic development, systems and processes, assurance, self-evaluation, corporate parenting, statutory inspection and regulatory compliance.
This critical capacity, in the context of high support and high challenge, will play a pivotal role in ensuring a safe system for children, young people and families across the scope of children’s services, education (including schools and settings), the wider council and partnership, leading to positive outcomes for children and their families.
Opportunities in Children’s Strategy Vision and Evaluation include:
Children and Education Strategy and Evaluation Lead Officer (£47,420): You will be responsible for leading a team to support strategic development, systems and processes, assurance, statutory inspection and regulatory compliance. You will contribute to ensuring compliance with the statutory roles and responsibilities of the Director of Children’s Services and you will work collaboratively to develop and oversee strategic planning, assurance learning and development frameworks, and in the context of the corporate parenting offer
Children’s Partnership and Strategy Co-Ordinator (£39,186): You will be responsible for developing partnership practice systems and processes, co-ordinating key partnerships and boards governance arrangements and supporting the implementation and review of core strategies across the scope of children and education
Children’s Corporate Parenting and Democratic Support Co-Ordinator (£39,186): You will be responsible for co-ordinating the development and delivery of corporate parenting in the context of the corporate parenting offer. You will act as a lead and champion for children in care and care leavers and you will also lead on the co-ordination of democratic support arrangements across the scope of children and education
Children’s Assurance and Evaluation Co-ordinator (£39,186): You will be responsible for supporting the effective delivery of the statutory roles and responsibilities of the Director of Children’s Services. You will be responsible for assurance and evaluation functions to support the development, implementation and review of the assurance framework, including inspections and regulatory compliance
Practice and Improvement Manager (£39,186) (fixed term opportunity up to September 2024 to cover secondment): You will be responsible for leading on inspection preparedness across the scope of children’s services and to co-ordinate and support improvement planning, delivery and review. You will lead on analysing inspection reports and other drivers to inform strategic drivers and improvement activity
We would welcome applications from individuals who are tenacious and creative, who have an eye for detail and a drive to make a difference, and who are ambitious for themselves, the wider workforce and for children and families.
For further details on each post, please refer to the role profiles. Please clarify which post you are applying for via the application process.
At North East Lincolnshire Council, we know that together, we can be stronger.
Your Exclusive Benefits Package
As part of your RewardNEL package, not only will you enjoy a competitive salary, up to 40 days leave entitlement* (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension, you will have access to our exclusive RewardNEL platform. This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, discounted car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels.
NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities.
*Leave subject to length of service
For more information please contact:
Julie Poole, Head of Children’s Strategy Vision and Evaluation via Julie.Poole@nelincs.gov.uk
or
Paul Cowling, Service Director Regulatory Services via Paul.Cowling@nelincs.gov.uk
Closing date – 10th January 2024
Interviews to be held week commencing 15th January 2024 and/or 22nd January 2024.
About North East Lincolnshire Council
North East Lincolnshire Council is situated within the award-winning coastal area of Cleethorpes and the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, North East Lincolnshire Council provide the perfect location for you to Live, Work & Play.
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North East Lincolnshire Council is committed to being an inclusive employer, where equality and diversity is recognised, celebrated, and embodied throughout the organisation, becoming a workforce that represents all.
North East Lincolnshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. For any posts that will involve access to children, young people and adults at risk, the successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced criminal record check where appropriate.