Continuous Improvement Officer
| Posting date: | 17 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £31,364 to £35,745 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 August 2024 |
| Location: | Stafford, ST162DH |
| Company: | Staffordshire County Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | staffscc/TP/222/2269 |
Summary
Are you passionate about continuous improvement and dedicated to making a positive impact? If so , we are looking for experienced professionals to join our Improvement, Performance and Engagement Team (IPET)
The IPET is a multi-disciplinary team whose purpose is to turn information into intelligence to improve performance and outcomes for children and families.
This vacancy is for a two-year fixed term contract and will initially support the development of our Family Hubs.
Main ResponsibilitiesYou will:
- work as part of a team to support the continuous improvement and assurance of services across the children and family’s system and progressing initiatives.
- will support the development, design and delivery of processes and improvement projects.
- develop strong and effective relationships with colleagues and partners to deliver improvement that improves outcomes for service users and supports us to achieve our one system vision.
This is a key role in continuing to improve the quality and efficiency of our services to improve the outcomes of children, young people and families.
The Ideal CandidateYou will:
- be keen to make a positive difference for children and families.
- strike the right balance between coaching and supporting colleagues and providing challenge and support to continually improve.
You will also have the following skills and experience:
- Organisation: have good project and programme management experience
- Analysis: ability to aggregate, analyse and report information in a coherent way to support reporting and improvement activity.
- Collaboration: Ability to build credible relationships and networks with stakeholders and managers from varying backgrounds.
- Facilitation: Experience of and ability to contribute to and facilitate workshops and meetings.
- Committed – able to demonstrate being self-sufficient, occasionally requiring local support, and ability to deal with conflicting demands.
- Flexible: you will be able to work flexibly and effectively as part of the team to deliver our objectives and outcomes, with a high level of personal drive and integrity.
- Influence: have the ability identify and challenge performance using data and intelligence with a clear focus on outcomes & impact for our children and families
If you’d like to discuss the roles in more detail, we’d love to hear from you, please contact:
Debbie Nash, Continuous Improvement Partner on debbie.nash@staffordshire.gov.uk
Please note, the closing date for these vacancies may be brought forward if we receive a high number of applications. Therefore, if you are interested in applying, it is recommended that you complete your application well in advance of the closing date.
Interviews scheduled for week beginning 12th August 2024.
“We’re happy to talk flexible working”
About Staffordshire County CouncilWe are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
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