Families First Practice Improvement Manager

Families First Practice Improvement Manager (Fixed term until March 2028)

About the role

This fixed-term role will support the delivery of Families First in Enfield. You will help embed Family Help, multi-agency child protection arrangements and the Family Safeguarding practice model across children’s services. You will work with managers, practitioners and partners to improve practice, strengthen quality assurance and support staff to work confidently and consistently. You will also support preparation for HMIP inspection activity and help ensure we can clearly show the impact of our work for children and families. When needed, you will deputise for the Head of Practice Improvement and represent the service in key meetings.

About Enfield Council

Enfield is a diverse and ambitious borough. Our Children and Family Services are focused on giving children and families the right help at the right time. We are working with partners to strengthen Family Help, child protection arrangements, wider social care and make better use of quality assurance and data. This is an exciting time to join us and help shape how services support children, young people and families.

About the ideal candidate

We are looking for someone with strong experience in children’s social care, targeted early help, safeguarding or service improvement. You will understand good practice and be confident working across teams and with partners. You will have experience of quality assurance, audits, practice improvement, workforce development and supporting change. Experience of inspection preparation, including HMIP or similar inspection activity, would be helpful. You will be able to use evidence and data to identify what is working well, what needs to improve and how this is making a difference for children and families.

Our offer to you

We offer the chance to be part of an important programme of change in children’s services. You will join a supportive and committed team, work with colleagues and partners across the borough, and help improve services for children and families. Alongside the Council’s benefits package, you will have the opportunity to influence practice, support learning and contribute to lasting improvement.

Contact Details

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Angela Bent at angela.bent@enfield.gov.uk or Ivana Price at ivana.price@enfield.gov.uk for an informal discussion.

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Debola Olufon at debola.olufon@enfield.gov.uk

Enfield’s Social Care Centre of Excellence confirms our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment for new and existing staff to be the best and deliver high quality social work to our most vulnerable children and young people. It brings our recruitment, professional development and support into the one portal for social care staff to see what we have to offer and how we are supporting them to continue to learn and develop on a professional basis. For more information please visit https://new.enfield.gov.uk/centreofexcellence/about-us/

“This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
• 1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.

If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.

Certain posts in the Council are ‘politically restricted’ which means that staff employed in these posts may not undertake political activities either in or outside the workplace and therefore if candidates are affiliated with any political party, we may not be able to proceed with their application.