Practice & Improvement Lead: Families First Partnership Programme

Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Partnership require a Practice Improvement Lead to help successfully implement the Families First Partnership Programme. Multi-agency safeguarding partners will need to work alongside one another to support and safeguard children and their families in their local communities.

A Practice Improvement Lead will develop and deliver a multi-agency workforce development plan. That plan will bring teams together and equip staff with the knowledge and skills they need to work with families via a relational practice model as part of the new Family Help Service and Multi-Agency Child Protection Team developed under the Families First Programme.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience of delivering successful training and development programmes that have improved staff confidence and knowledge, equipped them with the skills required to meet the demands of the job and improve service delivery.

As this is a temporary role, candidates are expected to ‘hit the ground running’ and be able to deliver high-quality work at a fast pace.

All candidates should share a commitment to Rochdale’s values: Proud, Passionate and Pioneering.

Candidates are encouraged to contact Stewart Tod, Families First Programme Lead, stewart.tod@rochdale.gov.uk ideally before Friday 24^th July or Brendan Richards, Children’s Services Workforce Development Manager Brendan.richards@rochdale.gov.uk if they wish to discuss the role further.

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced DBS including a barred list check child workforce

To apply please upload your CV together with a supporting statement that provides evidence of how you meet the essential requirements of the person specification.

Please include reference to your qualifications that are specified on the person specification within your CV/supporting statement

Please ensure you anonymise your CV and supporting statement.

Interviews will be held on the 20^th or 21^st August.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.