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Job Description

We are looking for an innovative, dynamic and experienced person to join our Children’s Health, Care and Justice Service as an Independent Reviewing and Improvement Officer. Working as a member of the Reviewing Service you will influence transformational change across East Ayrshire as we strive to improve the lives of our care experienced children, young people and young adults and work to deliver our aspirations to #keepthepromise.

This dual purpose role involves undertaking reviews for children and driving improvement in children’s services through quality assurance and development activity. Working as a member of the East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership, the role will involve extensive partnership working.

Requirements

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.

Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises.  Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

Responsibilities

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

The Individual

This is a permanent full time post based within Children's Healthcare & Justice Service.

The workstyle for this post is ‘Flexible’ - 50-79% of time is office based. Able to work at different/ multiple work locations. Occasionally works at home, or another location 1-2 days per week, or directly home to external appointments.

The admin base for this post is The Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street, Kilmanock.

Annual Salary - £47,848 - £50,582

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.

For further information, contact Clare Wilson (Senior Manager) at clare.wilson@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

Please note interviews will be held on the 15th May. 

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