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Quality Improvement and Safeguarding Strategy Manager

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
City Wide - Woodcock Street
Salary
£45,648 to £57,056
Closing date
18 Aug 2022
Reference
BCC002920

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Education - non-schools based
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Birmingham City Council is looking for a new Strategic Lead in Quality Improvement and Safeguarding. This is an exciting and rare opportunity for a full time Grade 6 officer to work within the leadership team of the Early Years and Childcare Service, within one of the biggest local authorities in Europe, which is working at pace to be a 21st Century Council.

The service leads on ensuring there is sufficient, good quality childcare for children aged 0-14 (16 with SEN) and access to early education places for all 3 and 4 year olds and targeted 2 year olds. This role leads on ensuring there is a range of support for early years and childcare settings in the city that includes information, advice, challenge and CPD opportunities to the workforce, and to strengthen the safeguarding practices. This ultimately means delivering services that will support achieving the best possible outcomes for children and young people in Birmingham so that they are enabled to thrive and achieve their full potential.

 

Reporting to the Head of Early Years and Childcare, you will form part of the strategic leadership team. You will:-

  • provide operational leadership, vision and direction to the area of quality improvement and safeguarding for childcare settings for children aged 0 -14 (16 for children with SEND) and early education for 2, 3 and 4 year olds as defined within the Childcare Act 2006, and 2016.
  • be responsible and accountable for ensuring the service area achieves its strategic plans by promoting an appropriate culture, empowering others and demonstrating high practice standards.

This role offers the opportunity to deliver improved outcomes for children through the provision of high quality free early learning entitlements. It also comes with the responsibility for and management of a large team with associated budgets. 

Applicants will be expected to meet the requirements of the attached person specification.

You will be a well experienced Early Years professional with management and leadership skills in childcare and/or early years education services.

You will have sound understanding of early education and childcare policy, practice and the relevant legislative frameworks such as Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018, Local Authority statutory duties in respect of childcare sufficiency for children aged 0 -14 (16 for children with SEND) and early education for 2, 3 and 4 year olds as defined within the Childcare Act 2006 and 2016, and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2021.

Interviews for this post will take place virtually via video conferencing. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.

For informal enquires please contact Lindsey Trivett on 07766 924083 or via email on lindsey.trivett@birmingham.gov.uk 

Ref: BCC002920

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken

 

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).

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Job Description and Person Specification

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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Telephone
0121 675 7070
Location
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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