Our Children, Our Future

Following the recent appointments of a permanent Children’s Services Senior Leadership Team, including a Director of Children’s Services, Services Directors and Deputy Service Directors, there has never been a more exciting time to join North East Lincolnshire Council’s Children’s Service.

Our transformation journey continues to show real success and was recognised during Ofsted’s recent visit where they highlighted “increasing confidence in social care practice”. This is a great opportunity to join our team, where putting children and families is at the heart of everything we do, building genuine relationships making ‘Our Children, Our Future.’

Could you be part of our Workforce service putting children and families at the heart of everything we do?

We are ambitious for our children, young people and families, and we have high expectations for our workforce. We are developing and expanding our Workforce service and the Specialist Lead – Audit and Practice Improvement role will contribute to creating the conditions for children’s social care practice to thrive and take a lead role for practice development and improvement.   

Our Offer

Salary: £47,420

What else can you expect?

• Real progression opportunities within social work practice – North East Lincolnshire Council operate through grades for Social Workers to Advanced Social Worker level
• Regular individual and reflective case supervision
• A relational approach in all aspects of practice
• Accessible and proactive management that creates the conditions for social workers to flourish and make a real difference to people’s lives
• A workplace culture that supports flexible working and the opportunity to work from home as well as a highly supportive team and working environment

For details on the post, please refer to the role profile. 

Your Benefits 

As part of your RewardNEL package, not only will you enjoy a competitive salary, up to 40 days leave entitlement* (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension, you will also have access to our exclusive RewardNEL platform.

This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, discounted car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels.

NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities and a Fostering friendly scheme.

*Leave subject to length of service 

Your Role

We are seeking a Specialist Lead – Audit and Practice Improvement who is a registered qualified Social Worker.

As a Specialist Lead – Audit and Practice Improvement in North East Lincolnshire Council’s Children’s Services, you will work as part of a team and contribute to quality assurance and practice improvement across Children’s Services, with a specific focus on children’s social care practice.

You will take a lead role in the development of our audit programme and carry out a variety of audits in line with our priority areas of focus. You will also have oversight of the audit process to ensure it remains fit for purpose in the context of our statutory and regulatory frameworks.

Working collaboratively, you will take a lead role in ensuring that the views and experiences of children, young people and families are central to planning, delivering and improving our services.  

You will be part of the Workforce service whose work is highly valued and supported by skilled, knowledgeable and caring leaders and managers. We would welcome applications from individuals who are child centred and enabling,  who are ambitious for themselves, and the wider workforce through being strengths based and quality driven in their approach to support, develop and improve practice so that it makes a difference for children and families.

For more information, please refer to the role profile or email: Nikki Alcock, Deputy Service Director – Practice Standards and Principal Social Worker - Nikki.Alcock@nelincs.gov.uk

• Closing date – 23/04/2024
• Interviews - week commencing 06/05/2024 & 13/05/2024

At North East Lincolnshire Council,

we know that together, we can be stronger.

About North East Lincolnshire Council 

North East Lincolnshire Council is situated within the award-winning coastal area of Cleethorpes and the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, North East Lincolnshire Council provide the perfect location for you to Live, Work & Play.   

Get to know us better 

Check out our Council Plan and read about all of the exciting new developments we have in the pipeline. 

North East Lincolnshire Council is committed to being an inclusive employer, where equality and diversity is recognised, celebrated, and embodied throughout the organisation, becoming a workforce that represents all. 

North East Lincolnshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. For any posts that will involve access to children, young people and adults at risk, the successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced criminal record check where appropriate.