Job Introduction
Job title: Independent Scrutineer
Salary: £600 per day
Location:
A bit about us:
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, affordable housing, stunning waterfront and our beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
The Role:
The Liverpool Safeguarding Children Partnership Board provide strategic leadership, direction and governance for the delivery of statutory and local requirements for the multi-agency safeguarding arrangements in Liverpool through equal and joint responsibility. https://liverpoolscp.org.uk/scp/about-us
- The Independent Chair provides objective scrutiny, challenge and assurance on the effectiveness of children’s safeguarding arrangements, including identifying and reviewing serious child safeguarding case reviews across all relevant organisations and agencies.
- This senior role is to act as a constructive critical friend, as well as promoting reflection to ensure accountability and drive continuous improvement to the partnership and safeguarding practice across Liverpool.
- The Independent Chair facilitates the effective operation and strategic leadership of all multi-agency partnership meetings, ensuring that there is progression on all decisions and recommendations to ensure that children and young people receive the right high-quality service at the right time and that their voice and influence are at the heart of all decision making.
- It is essential the Chair possesses evidence of sound working knowledge and successful oversight of child death review processes and other complex processes, as well as extensive understanding of key legislation and regulations.
- Excellent communication, negotiating and influencing skills are essential in this role, along with a strong track record of strategic leadership, the ability to chair complex multi-agency discussions and a sound approach to ensuring effective governance.
Applicants please note salary - £600 per day, including travel and expenses, up to 4 days per month. The appointment will be for a maximum of 4 years, subject to review on an annual basis.
Next steps:
Closing Date for this role is: Monday 11th November 2024.
Interview dates are w/c 18th and 25th November 2024.
If you would like to talk to a member of the team about the role or have an informal discussion, please contact Harriet Cadman, Children’s Services Recruitment & Retention Lead harriet.cadman@liverpool.gov.uk
Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk
Although we advertise on Jobs go public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.
We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.
