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Independent Scrutineer

Employer
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Location
3-5 St. James's Road, Dudley, DY1 1HF
Salary
£500 per day, maximum of 20 days per year
Closing date
2 Jul 2021
Reference
DUDLEY000006229

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Social care
Contract Type
Fixed Term Contract
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

The Independent Scrutineer will play a pivotal role in supporting Dudley’s multi-agency safeguarding arrangements in response to legislative changes as set out in the Child and Social Work Act 2017 and related Working Together 2018 guidance.

We are seeking a strong leader, with considerable knowledge and experience of chairing meetings, and who has a good operational and strategic understanding of safeguarding children, to take on this position and facilitate a comprehensive quality of practice and performance programme.

Dudley is seeking an individual who is passionate about improving outcomes for our children. You will need to be able to develop, support, engage and challenge the partnership members on their safeguarding activities whilst remaining independent.

We are looking for an exceptional  person to provide critical challenge of the new multi-agency safeguarding arrangement to help us drive forward safeguarding children’s developments in a way that balances our duties to safeguard children and young people and ensure that the Dudley Safeguarding People Partnership is able to identify and respond to emerging need and risks strategically, and listen to the lessons learned to inform and continue to improve safeguarding practice in Dudley.

Salary: £500 per day up to 20 days per year (Fixed Term for 24 months)

The role of Independent Scrutineer is appointed by and accountable to Dudley Safeguarding People Partnership.  

The post holder will lead the Dudley Safeguarding Children Partnership Group  workstream on behalf of the three statutory partners with direct support from the sub group leads and Business Manager in an ambition to instil transparency and reflective scrutiny of the local multi-agency arrangement and systems in place to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

It is estimated that this will take up to 20 days a year to be reviewed as part of the continuing review of the safeguarding arrangement

The Independent Scrutineer will support the partnership to improve its ability to effectively scrutinise the safeguarding system using a range of activities (i.e. performance data/intelligence, the voice of children, young people and frontline practitioner’s) and approaches to examine the journey and experiences of children and young people as service users of the safeguarding system, at all level of need from early help through to specialist/ intensive intervention.   

To lead the agenda underpinned by a comprehensive workplan that enables rigorous challenge to the partnership processes on the effectiveness of the children and young people’s safeguarding arrangements in Dudley.

The postholder will act as constructive critical friend, promoting reflection to drive continuous improvement to both the partnership and safeguarding practice.

The  Scrutineer will provide routine reports on how effectively the arrangements are working for children and young people, and for practitioners.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and vulnerable adults; therefore the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check. 

For further information please contact Sam.Anderson@dudley.gov.uk Tele:01384 815533 

N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk

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About Dudley Council

It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve.

At Dudley Council we have a ‘one council’ ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities.

We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of ‘Forge a Future for all’ www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk

We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities.  We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves.

In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:

• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark

• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services

• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people

• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums

• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents

• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents

We want to leave a legacy of a better future for the borough that reflects Dudley borough’s potential and harnesses the ambitions of the people we serve. For more information see our Council Plan www.dudley.gov.uk/council-community/plan-policies-and-strategies/council-plan, Dudley Borough Vision for 2030, Forging a Future for All www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk and key information about the borough and its communities at All about Dudley Borough www.allaboutdudley.info

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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Mary Stevens Park
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 2AA
United Kingdom

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