Children's Services Vacancies

Inspection and Improvement Team Manager (Grade J) 
Hybrid Working
Full-Time 37 hours a week
Salary: £51,356 – £54,495
Permanent 

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As Inspection and Improvement Team Manager you will play a key role in driving excellence across Children's Services, leading activity that supports continuous improvement, quality assurance and inspection readiness.

You will provide leadership and oversight for the development, implementation and monitoring of improvement activity, ensuring that services deliver high-quality, child-centred practice and achieve positive outcomes for children, young people and families. Through effective performance management and quality assurance processes, you will help evaluate the impact of practice, identify areas for development and support the delivery of sustainable improvements.

Working closely with operational managers, practitioners and strategic partners, you will coordinate inspection preparation, monitor progress against improvement plans and ensure learning from audits, reviews, feedback and inspections is embedded across services. You will promote a culture of accountability, reflection and learning, supporting services to achieve and maintain high standards.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated manager with a strong understanding of children's social care, safeguarding, performance management and quality assurance. You will bring excellent analytical, communication and leadership skills, alongside the ability to interpret data, evaluate practice and drive improvement across complex services.

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring Children's Services are well prepared for inspection and continue to deliver high-quality support to children and families. Through effective leadership, you will champion a culture of continuous improvement, helping services to build on strengths, address challenges and achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Lead Child Protection Practitioner (LCPP) (Grade J)
Hybrid Working
Full-Time 37 hours a week
Salary: £51,356 – £54,495
Permanent

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As a Lead Child Protection Practitioner (LCPP), you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that children at risk of significant harm are safeguarded through robust child protection processes, effective multi-agency working and high-quality professional practice.

You will provide professional leadership, oversight and constructive challenge across child protection activity, supporting practitioners and partner agencies to make informed decisions that place the safety and wellbeing of children at the centre of all interventions.

Through skilled analysis, professional curiosity and a strong understanding of safeguarding responsibilities, you will help ensure that children and families receive timely and effective support.

Working closely with social care, health, education, police and other key partners, you will facilitate and contribute to multi-agency decision-making, ensuring that risks are appropriately identified, assessed and managed. You will promote best practice, support continuous improvement and help drive positive outcomes for children and young people. 

Practice Lead (Grade I)
Hybrid Working
Full-Time 37 hours a week
Salary: £46,142 - £49,282
Permanent 

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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced social work professional to play a key role in driving quality, learning, and continuous improvement across Children's Services. Working collaboratively with managers, leaders, and practitioners, you will contribute to the delivery of high-quality services that achieve positive outcomes for children, young people, and families.

The Practice Lead role combines quality assurance, audit, and workforce development responsibilities. You will design and deliver training whilst also undertaking audits. You will work with teams across Children's Services to ensure learning from audits and quality assurance activities is embedded into practice and that improvement actions are effectively implemented.

You will actively promote the Council's vision, values, and priorities, supporting the delivery of high-quality, best-value services. Through your expertise, you will contribute to performance management, quality standards, service improvement initiatives, and the development of strong partnerships across Children's Services and with key stakeholders.

This role is ideal for an experienced social worker with strong analytical skills, a passion for practice excellence, and a commitment to developing others and improving outcomes for children and families

Policy and Reporting Officer (Grade H)
Hybrid Working
Full-Time 37 hours a week
Salary: £40,777 – £44,075
Permanent 

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As a Policy and Reporting Officer, you will play a key role in supporting service improvement across Children's Services through the development of policies, performance reporting and quality assurance activity.

Working closely with managers, practitioners and partner agencies, you will support the development, review and implementation of policies, procedures and practice guidance, ensuring they reflect current legislation, statutory requirements and organisational priorities. You will help ensure staff have access to clear and effective guidance that supports consistent and high-quality practice.

You will be responsible for collating, analysing and reporting on performance and service data, producing accurate reports, dashboards and management information to support decision-making, service planning and continuous improvement. Through the effective use of data and intelligence, you will help identify trends, monitor performance and support the delivery of improvement priorities.

Working across a range of services, you will contribute to quality assurance processes, including audits, reviews and inspections, helping to evidence good practice and identify opportunities to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. 

Participation and Engagement Officer (Grade F)
Hybrid Working
Full-Time 37 hours a week
Salary: £32,597 – £35,412
Permanent

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Are you passionate about ensuring children and young people have a genuine voice in shaping the services that affect their lives?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Participation and Engagement Officer to champion the involvement of children, young people and families across Children's Services.

In this rewarding role, you will lead and support engagement activities that empower children and young people to share their experiences, influence decision-making and contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of services. Working collaboratively with colleagues, partners, schools, communities and families, you will develop creative and inclusive approaches that ensure diverse voices are heard, particularly those of vulnerable and underrepresented groups.

You will play a key role in embedding a culture of participation across Children's Services, helping to ensure that services are responsive, child-centred and informed by the views and lived experiences of children and young people. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with strong engagement and relationship-building skills, experience of working with children and young people, and a passion for improving outcomes through meaningful participation.

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role to: Jessica.anderson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 

• The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Sunday 20th September.
• Please state which role you are applying for in the subject field of your email
• If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact Jessica.anderson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 

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