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Thurrock Council
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Grays, Essex
Local Safeguarding Children's Partnership Business Manager
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Job Description
Salary: 43,869 - 53,964 per annum Permanent 37 Hours per Week This is a unique opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced individual to make a significant impact on multi-agency safeguarding practice in Thurrock. If you have relevant multi-agency safeguarding experience, you are dynamic, can work with initiative and have the vision to drive forward multi-agency projects engaging partner agencies- this post will be for you! We already have successful partnerships in place, as evidenced in the recent Ofsted ILACS in November 2019, which resulted in a 'Good' judgement. The successful candidate will join a supportive and established partnership, keen to provide the best outcomes for children. We are one year on from the new Safeguarding arrangements and this is a perfect role for someone who is keen to drive forward, and build on the successes already in place. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leaders from the statutory services to ensure an ambitious development plan is delivered, with a Quality Assurance framework informed by a robust data set and contemporary qualitative information. The post holder will be responsible for driving this forward through collaborative work with statutory partner agencies and the voluntary sector. The post holder is based in the Council's Children's Services and reports to the Strategic Lead Quality Assurance and Reviewing. Closing Date: Sunday 28 June Interview Date: Friday 17 July Our vision - An ambitious and collaborative community which is proud of its heritage and excited by its diverse opportunities and future. Thurrock is an exciting place to live and work. We are an emerging cultural and arts centre, home to the production centre for the Royal Opera House and the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills. We have retail and leisure that is among the best, with the magnificent intu Lakeside, and breath-taking countryside all around. There is over 1,000 acres of land ready for commercial development and there are likely to be 30,000 new homes built with transport links that can get you into London and other parts of the UK quickly and easily. We are an area of massive growth; 6bn has already been invested by the private sector in Thurrock. We have seen 7,000 new jobs created, with a further 30,000 anticipated in the next 20 years, and 1,170 new businesses in the borough, with leading centres in ports and logistics, retail and creative industries. Thurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome. We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do. To view the Job Profile and Person Specification please follow the link below: