Care Compliance Officer
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £22.13 to £27.68 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Lambeth, South East London |
| Company: | Raynet Recruitment Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | RQ1243090 |
Summary
***35 Hours a week***
Closing Date : 10/05/2024
Compliance Officer (Fostering and Special Guardianship Service)
As a Compliance Officer, you will play a key part of the Fostering and Permanency Service working across fostering support, fostering recruitment, the special guardianship team and the fostering panel as required to oversee the regulatory compliance elements of the approval process as well as ensuring the ongoing adherence to Lambeth’s own procedures in terms of checks and medicals and identify strategies to strengthen the current practice in Lambeth.
Safeguarding children is at the heart of what we do, and this requires that stringent checks are undertaken on prospective and exiting carers to ensure that our children remain safe.
As a Compliance Officer you will take the lead in initiation of DBS and Local Authority checks for Foster Carers, Special Guardians, their Adult household members and nominated Back up carers.
Renewal of these checks in line with local policy. In addition, checks will also be required for new approvals, there are other checks e.g. with health visitors for prospective foster carers with young children and Ofsted for childminders.
Enhanced DBS.
Experience in Children's services and foster care delivery.
Be able to demonstrate good understanding of Fostering minimum Standards, Fostering Legislation, and safeguarding.
Closing Date : 10/05/2024
Compliance Officer (Fostering and Special Guardianship Service)
As a Compliance Officer, you will play a key part of the Fostering and Permanency Service working across fostering support, fostering recruitment, the special guardianship team and the fostering panel as required to oversee the regulatory compliance elements of the approval process as well as ensuring the ongoing adherence to Lambeth’s own procedures in terms of checks and medicals and identify strategies to strengthen the current practice in Lambeth.
Safeguarding children is at the heart of what we do, and this requires that stringent checks are undertaken on prospective and exiting carers to ensure that our children remain safe.
As a Compliance Officer you will take the lead in initiation of DBS and Local Authority checks for Foster Carers, Special Guardians, their Adult household members and nominated Back up carers.
Renewal of these checks in line with local policy. In addition, checks will also be required for new approvals, there are other checks e.g. with health visitors for prospective foster carers with young children and Ofsted for childminders.
Enhanced DBS.
Experience in Children's services and foster care delivery.
Be able to demonstrate good understanding of Fostering minimum Standards, Fostering Legislation, and safeguarding.
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