Job summary
This is an
exciting opportunity as a Policy and Development Officer based in the Effective
Practice and QA team to lead on the ongoing integration and alignment of our
Youth Justice Service within Children and Families Early Help.
The post
will lead on the preparation for future HMIP inspections whilst further
enhancing alignment of our practice and processes across Children and Families
Service embedding both our North Yorkshire Youth Justice Alternative Prevention
and Diversion Assessment (My Assessment Plan) and our Strength and
Relationships Practice tools within the new case management system.
This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation, to lead and develop practice and system approaches to strengthen support for children on the edge of or entering the criminal justice system and their families.We want to ensure that children and young people entering this service and their families get the support they need, at the right time, in the right place and by the right person.Ensuring that the whole Early Help workforce is appropriately trained and provided with the right guidance, systems, tools, and resources to work meaningfully, effectively and proportionately with children and their families, so that their needs are met in a timely way and their experiences of Early Help (including Youth Justice) is positive.
Main duties of the job
The MAPS
assessment has been developed alongside Youth Justice Practitioners, Practice Managers,
and the team managers and with involvement/participation from children and
young people and parents/carers as appropriate. We want to ensure that the new
Youth Justice Inspection Framework is fully understood across Early Help and
the wider Children and Families Service whilst continuing to drive the Child
First approach to ensure that families can trust that their childs worker is
knowledgeable and that there is fair and equitable access to support regardless
of which team their child is supported by.
It will be
essential that you have clear knowledge and understanding of practice and
legislation in relation to the Youth Justice, all inspection frameworks that
apply to childrens services, NYSCP and associated QA activities that evidence
best practice. We are looking for a motivated, passionate, and creative
individual who is not afraid of new ideas, thinking or approaches.
There will be an expectation of working
systemically through all aspects of social care for children on the edge of or
involved in criminal activity, from Early Help, Child in Need, Child Protection
and Children in Care, Leaving Care and Transitions to adulthood with Health and
Adult Services.These children and young people and their families
deserve the best approach we can offer.
About us
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We believe in the importance of inclusion, which is why we are always working towards being a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive employer.Learn more about our equality, diversity and inclusion work here.
- green travel loan scheme: an interest-free loan towards an annual season ticket to get you from home to work
- health and wellbeing: in addition to in-house occupational health services, preferential rates on a private health scheme are available through payroll deductions
- holiday discounts: available via the Everybody Benefits scheme
- leisure facilities discounts: various discounts on facilities run by district councils and some private gyms
- eye care: staff who use a computer as a regular part of their job are entitled to a free eye test and potentially computer-specific glasses.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Context
The North Yorkshire
Safeguarding Children Partnership (NYSCP) is a highly effective partnership,
with a strong independent Scrutineer/Chair of the Executive and business
manager providing a clear direction and effective challenge to ensure that the
Board fulfils the requirements of legislation.
This position
includes working with NYSCP Partners to further develop our culture of
interagency working and to help ensure that strategic visions are translated
into local plans in collaboration with professionals, partners, and service
users. The post holder will work to the
Partnership manager of the NYSCP and with the Chairs of the subgroups, task and
finish groups and other multi-agency NYSCP groups, in order to ensure that the
business of the Partnership is conducted efficiently and effectively.
Job Purpose
To provide professional support to the safeguarding
partnership, organising the business of the partnership and relevant sub-groups
in order to meet national and local requirements. To have a key role in the development of
policies and procedures of the board to reflect current legislation and best
practice. To develop a strategy for community engagement and contribute to
wider engagement within the Directorate.
Operational Management
- Effectively
manage the day-to-day operation of the NYSCP sub-groups including development
of effective delivery plans against the agreed priorities, ensuring compliance
with statutory guidance and best practice.
- To
establish task and finish groups to facilitate project implementation, determine
priorities and ensure completion in accordance with the underlying policies and
strategies of the board. Understand and
appreciate the complexity of the working environment and ensure that solutions
are practical, workable, and conducive to the context.
- To monitor, interpret and report
changes in legislation, other national and local developments, and research
which may affect inter-agency working and developments in professional practice
for the Partnership to consider. changes in legislation, other national and
local developments, and research which may affect inter-agency working and
developments in professional practice for the Partnership to consider.
Partnerships
- Co-ordinate the development and
implementation of a multi-agency training strategy to ensure staff and managers
are adequately trained in safeguarding.
- Promote the development of the Local
Safeguarding Partnerships across key agencies in localities.
- Liaise with colleagues to ensure that
childrens and adults safeguarding are, where appropriate, developed in
partnership through agreed joint protocols, procedures and policies.
- Build strong working relationships with
principal stakeholders including service users and NYSCP Partners.
- Establish effective links with regional and national networks as
appropriate to share learning and develop practice.
Strategic Management
- Work with the senior managers to develop and
monitor delivery of the vision and strategic direction for the Partnership.
- To develop and co-ordinate the appropriate
Safeguarding Audit Review process, including Constructively challenge existing
perspectives/working practices at a strategic level and be capable of building
a robust, evidence-based case for change.
- Develop reports on the performance of all
North Yorkshires Safeguarding functions.
- To develop and embed a quality assurance framework and performance
infrastructure across North Yorkshire which measures the quality, effectiveness,
and outcomes of the Partnership.
Communications
- Successfully build strong working
relationships to inspire confidence and support, demonstrating political
awareness and sensitivity to the needs of relevant agencies.
- Effectively manage conflict situations and
pro-actively seek to be creative in developing solutions in order to deliver
win-win.
- Develop and implement a Partnership communications and engagement
strategy and action plan to ensure the citizens of North Yorkshire, people who
use support and other stakeholders are aware of and contribute to the
development of the partnerships priorities.
Systems and Information
- Develop and maintain a framework for the
collation and analysis of key inter-agency data.
- To work in partnership to ensure that any
systems requirements to support the work of the Partnership are understood and progressed.
- To monitor and interpret trends in data and report to the NYSCP
sub-groups accordingly.
Safeguarding
- To be committed to safeguarding and promote the welfare of children,
young people, and adults, raising concerns as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Context
The North Yorkshire
Safeguarding Children Partnership (NYSCP) is a highly effective partnership,
with a strong independent Scrutineer/Chair of the Executive and business
manager providing a clear direction and effective challenge to ensure that the
Board fulfils the requirements of legislation.
This position
includes working with NYSCP Partners to further develop our culture of
interagency working and to help ensure that strategic visions are translated
into local plans in collaboration with professionals, partners, and service
users. The post holder will work to the
Partnership manager of the NYSCP and with the Chairs of the subgroups, task and
finish groups and other multi-agency NYSCP groups, in order to ensure that the
business of the Partnership is conducted efficiently and effectively.
Job Purpose
To provide professional support to the safeguarding
partnership, organising the business of the partnership and relevant sub-groups
in order to meet national and local requirements. To have a key role in the development of
policies and procedures of the board to reflect current legislation and best
practice. To develop a strategy for community engagement and contribute to
wider engagement within the Directorate.
Operational Management
- Effectively
manage the day-to-day operation of the NYSCP sub-groups including development
of effective delivery plans against the agreed priorities, ensuring compliance
with statutory guidance and best practice.
- To
establish task and finish groups to facilitate project implementation, determine
priorities and ensure completion in accordance with the underlying policies and
strategies of the board. Understand and
appreciate the complexity of the working environment and ensure that solutions
are practical, workable, and conducive to the context.
- To monitor, interpret and report
changes in legislation, other national and local developments, and research
which may affect inter-agency working and developments in professional practice
for the Partnership to consider. changes in legislation, other national and
local developments, and research which may affect inter-agency working and
developments in professional practice for the Partnership to consider.
Partnerships
- Co-ordinate the development and
implementation of a multi-agency training strategy to ensure staff and managers
are adequately trained in safeguarding.
- Promote the development of the Local
Safeguarding Partnerships across key agencies in localities.
- Liaise with colleagues to ensure that
childrens and adults safeguarding are, where appropriate, developed in
partnership through agreed joint protocols, procedures and policies.
- Build strong working relationships with
principal stakeholders including service users and NYSCP Partners.
- Establish effective links with regional and national networks as
appropriate to share learning and develop practice.
Strategic Management
- Work with the senior managers to develop and
monitor delivery of the vision and strategic direction for the Partnership.
- To develop and co-ordinate the appropriate
Safeguarding Audit Review process, including Constructively challenge existing
perspectives/working practices at a strategic level and be capable of building
a robust, evidence-based case for change.
- Develop reports on the performance of all
North Yorkshires Safeguarding functions.
- To develop and embed a quality assurance framework and performance
infrastructure across North Yorkshire which measures the quality, effectiveness,
and outcomes of the Partnership.
Communications
- Successfully build strong working
relationships to inspire confidence and support, demonstrating political
awareness and sensitivity to the needs of relevant agencies.
- Effectively manage conflict situations and
pro-actively seek to be creative in developing solutions in order to deliver
win-win.
- Develop and implement a Partnership communications and engagement
strategy and action plan to ensure the citizens of North Yorkshire, people who
use support and other stakeholders are aware of and contribute to the
development of the partnerships priorities.
Systems and Information
- Develop and maintain a framework for the
collation and analysis of key inter-agency data.
- To work in partnership to ensure that any
systems requirements to support the work of the Partnership are understood and progressed.
- To monitor and interpret trends in data and report to the NYSCP
sub-groups accordingly.
Safeguarding
- To be committed to safeguarding and promote the welfare of children,
young people, and adults, raising concerns as appropriate.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of Safeguarding legislation, national policy, and best practice.
- Knowledge and understanding of the range of service development and policy issues arising from developments in safeguarding across all statutory agencies.
- Knowledge and understanding of appropriate safeguarding practice, policy, and procedures.
- Knowledge and understanding of how equality and diversity, dignity and respect of human rights will apply to this role.
- Knowledge of quality assurance mechanisms.
- Experience of working within an appropriate setting (health/social care/police), or extensive knowledge of the public sector.
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective external partnerships.
- Experience of writing and presenting proposals to senior staff.
- Experience of putting new legislation /guidance into practice.
- Experience of developing policies and procedures.
- Experience of public engagement activities.
- Experience/ability to use quality assurance systems to monitor and evaluate service provision, including setting and monitoring standards.
Desirable
- Experience of strategic planning and policy formulation and implementation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or relevant professional qualification e.g., DIPSW (Diploma in Social Work), CQSW (Certificate of Qualification in Social Work).
Desirable
- Professional qualification or post graduate qualification
Occupational Skills
Essential
- Leadership and management skills to lead /motivate project groups from different agencies.
- Ability to work across agency and partner boundaries and form positive working relationships with stakeholders.
- Good political awareness and ability to demonstrate sensitivity to different needs of Safeguarding Board partners.
- Flexible approach with the ability to respond effectively to changing circumstances, without losing focus or direction.
- Ability to manage own workload and prioritise effectively.
- Persuading, influencing, and negotiating skills uses a range of techniques to successfully persuade, influence and /or negotiate with others in a range of situations.
- Problem solving skills takes responsibility for and produces a range of solutions to problems.
- Analytical skills Analyses information from a range of sources, demonstrating critical awareness, probing for further information or a greater understanding.
- Written communication skills- presents/records information in an accessible format suitable for a varied audience, reviews and measures the effectiveness of existing communications.
- ICT skills good level of ICT skills across a range of office packages.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of Safeguarding legislation, national policy, and best practice.
- Knowledge and understanding of the range of service development and policy issues arising from developments in safeguarding across all statutory agencies.
- Knowledge and understanding of appropriate safeguarding practice, policy, and procedures.
- Knowledge and understanding of how equality and diversity, dignity and respect of human rights will apply to this role.
- Knowledge of quality assurance mechanisms.
- Experience of working within an appropriate setting (health/social care/police), or extensive knowledge of the public sector.
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective external partnerships.
- Experience of writing and presenting proposals to senior staff.
- Experience of putting new legislation /guidance into practice.
- Experience of developing policies and procedures.
- Experience of public engagement activities.
- Experience/ability to use quality assurance systems to monitor and evaluate service provision, including setting and monitoring standards.
Desirable
- Experience of strategic planning and policy formulation and implementation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or relevant professional qualification e.g., DIPSW (Diploma in Social Work), CQSW (Certificate of Qualification in Social Work).
Desirable
- Professional qualification or post graduate qualification
Occupational Skills
Essential
- Leadership and management skills to lead /motivate project groups from different agencies.
- Ability to work across agency and partner boundaries and form positive working relationships with stakeholders.
- Good political awareness and ability to demonstrate sensitivity to different needs of Safeguarding Board partners.
- Flexible approach with the ability to respond effectively to changing circumstances, without losing focus or direction.
- Ability to manage own workload and prioritise effectively.
- Persuading, influencing, and negotiating skills uses a range of techniques to successfully persuade, influence and /or negotiate with others in a range of situations.
- Problem solving skills takes responsibility for and produces a range of solutions to problems.
- Analytical skills Analyses information from a range of sources, demonstrating critical awareness, probing for further information or a greater understanding.
- Written communication skills- presents/records information in an accessible format suitable for a varied audience, reviews and measures the effectiveness of existing communications.
- ICT skills good level of ICT skills across a range of office packages.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
