Standards, Development and Compliance Manager – Children’s
| Posting date: | 19 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £57,187 to £60,485 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Excellent Plus Benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 July 2025 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX5 2BP |
| Company: | Oxfordshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | OCC/TP/305/700 |
Summary
About Us
About Us
Together, we're shaping children's social care for the future. Every day, our colleagues are helping to transform the lives of the residents of Oxfordshire.
In our Children, Education & Families directorate, we're committed to delivering lasting change, by helping the children, young people, and families of Oxfordshire to thrive.We know the importance of building relationships, empowering people, and building on strengths and this is reflected in our restorative, relational practice approach.
We've been consistently rated as "good" by Ofsted, but we are not content with that; we are ambitious and want to do even better!We're a financially stable local authority which is committed to investing in Children, Education and Families to ensure that we have the resources we need to make a real difference to the families we work with.
Our children’s homes sit within The Residential and Edge of Care Service which works with the most vulnerable children and families within the Children We Care For system and those preparing for independence.
The strategic aim of the services is to deliver integrated and individualised interventions to promote best outcomes for children and their families. We’ve got an ambitious road ahead, and we need the right talent to help us.
About the Role
This role will support the Service Managers and Registered Managers on Quality Assurance, Standards development, and regulatory compliance for Oxfordshire’s Ofsted registered residential children’s homes provision (REoC) and Young Persons Supported Accommodation Service (YPSA).
The post holder will support internal inspections within the provisions, providing reports of findings and action plans through effective monitoring and scrutiny to the Service Manager of REoC service and the Service Manager for YPSA Service.
The post holder is responsible for the line management and supervision of the Assistant Standards, Development and Compliance Managers (x2).
The post holder will be responsible for workforce development to ensure fairness and consistent approach towards people and performance management and including investigations, training development, and safer recruitment processes (including Warner Interviews).
About you
We are looking for an experienced Social Work Qualified Manager who has experience in working in residential children’s provisions and is enthusiastic and highly motivated to lead and develop the progression across our children’s homes and YPSA services.
You will have significant specialist childcare experience including at least 2 years of direct work with children within the last 5 years and at least 1 year’s supervisory experience.The successful applicant will already hold a diploma level 5 – leadership and Management in residential Childcare or be willing to study towards it.
Rewards and benefits
- Relocation expenses of up to £8,000
- A good OFSTED rating
- Regular training opportunities
- A flexible, agile organisation
- A generous local government pension scheme
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Culture of flexible working
- Technology to support agile working where role permits
- Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
- Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
- Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.
Ourcommitment to:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.
Our commitment to:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
Our commitment to:
Safeguarding
Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.
Our commitment to:
Flexible Working
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, full time and part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
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