Job Description
Practice and Quality Assurance Consultant within Youth Offending Service
Following our recent HMIP inspection, which rated Enfield Youth Justice Service as a ‘good’ service and some temporary capacity issues within our quality assurance arm, we are looking for an individual who can join us and hit the ground running, supporting our:
- Improvement journey, practice development and quality assurance activities;
- Training and workforce development.
We are looking for a high calibre experienced and motivated youth justice professional who knows what outstanding youth justice service looks like and is able to take the workforce on the journey to help us to achieve excellence. You will be:
- Experienced with proven track record delivering positive impact within delivery of Youth Justice Services.
- Highly organised, systematic, tenacious, and results-driven.
- Confident in your knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance systems and processes.
- Someone who knows the National Standards and HMIP inspection framework inside out.
We are highly ambitious for young people we support and the service we deliver. We understand our strengths and areas for development and we have the resources to build upon the good practice to deliver excellent services. If you have the relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and passion for making a difference to young people and would like to join our Youth Justice Service family, we want to hear from you.
Essential Qualifications:
- Professional qualification in a relevant discipline (Law, Youth Work, Social Work, Teaching, Probation).
- Recognised Youth Justice accredited training.
Essential Experience:
- A proven record of being able to improve and drive the innovative practice of a Youth Offending Service.
- Experience of writing high quality reports for a variety of audiences.
- Experience of testing and evaluating practice, including strong case file auditing skills.
- Proven experience of establishing and effectively arranging multi-disciplinary and partnership working arrangements.
- Experience of staff supervision, including task allocations and priority setting.