Quality Assurance Auditor PO7

Job Category : Financial
Location : RIVER PARK HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £27.08
Role Purpose
Auditor (Quality Assurance):-

To assure quality of practice across Children’s Social Care
• To undertake audits and report on findings.
• To prepare both quantative and qualitative reports for presentation to senior
managers.
• To improve practice through the delivery of the Quality Assurance
Framework to ensure effective outcomes for children and families.

Overall, the Auditor (Quality Assurance) is to provide a proactive approach to quality assurance in
order to ensure that the quality of work across the organisation is improved.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Essential Criteria:

1. Understanding, knowledge and ability to follow guidelines to ensure compliance with Health and Safety at Work, Data Protection and other statutory requirements.
2. Health and Safety aspects/issues, first aid/manual handling etc in relation to the working environment, ie hazardous materials and relevant processes/legislations
3. Knowledge and experience of using IT including an electronic integrated children’s system (eg: MOSAIC or similar)
4. Understanding and commitment to promoting and implementing the Council’s Equal Opportunities policies.
5. To undertake any other temporary duties consistent with the basic duties and/or objectives of the post.
6. This position requires the post holder to have a satisfactory DBS check.

Qualifications

1. Social Work qualification and active HCPC registration
2. Evidence of post-qualification continuing professional development

Knowledge/Skills

3. Comprehensive knowledge and application of relevant legislation, regulation and statutory guidance relating to children, young people and their parent / carers
4. Knowledge of national issues relevant to looked after children and child protection, including relevant research and evidence based models of best practice
5. Well-developed written, oral and presentation skills.
6. An ability to influence and develop positive relationships with senior managers within the Council and partner agencies, whilst at the same time providing appropriate levels of challenge to policy and practice.
7. Knowledge of the quality assurance function with relevant audit skills