Assistant Director of Safeguarding and Quality Assurance
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 20 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 19 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Oldham, OL1 1HD |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75730977 |
Crynodeb
People and Place
Assistant Director - Safeguarding and Quality Assurance
Ref: 000964
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £83,210 - £92,939 per annum (AD2)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Based: Spindles and Rock Street
Closing Date: Monday 15th September 2025 (5pm)
Interview: w/c Monday 22nd September 2025
Informal Enquiries: Anthony Decrop, Director Children’s Social Care and Early Help
Email: Anthony.decrop@oldham.gov.uk
Be Part of Something Extraordinary Join Oldham Council’s Children’s Services
Are you ready to make a real difference and take the next bold step in your social work career? There's never been a better time to join Oldham Council a local authority officially rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted and driven by ambition, passion, and purpose.
We’re proud of our relentless focus on improving outcomes for children and families, and we’re inviting inspiring leaders to join our journey of continuous improvement and innovation.
Why Choose Oldham?
Oldham is a vibrant, diverse, and welcoming borough where cultures, communities, and ideas come together. Our workforce reflects the rich backgrounds of our residents, and our social workers thrive on the opportunities to grow, learn, and make a lasting impact in people’s lives.
We are well on our way with services, partners, children and families in developing are response to social care reforms.
We are proud to use systemic practice as our core modelstrengthening relationships, promoting reflective learning, and supporting families in meaningful, sustainable ways.
In 2024, we launched our Systemic Reflective Hubs to further embed this approach. Combined with our innovative 2-year ASYE programme, our Workforce Academy continues to lead the way in developing confident, supported practitioners.
At Oldham, we don’t just grow careerswe grow people. With a strong ‘grow our own’ culture, we’re passionate about nurturing talent at every stage of your journey.
About the Role:
This is a strategic leadership role where you’ll oversee some of the most critical services across the Children’s Directorate and the wider Partnership. You will lead the Safeguarding Unit, supporting Oldham Safeguarding Children’s Partnership, LADO, Independent Reviewing Teams, and the Workforce Academy.
You'll work closely with the Principal Social Worker to champion high-quality, child-focused practice across the borough and drive our mission to keep every child in Oldham safe, supported, and thriving.
As Assistant Director, you will:
- Shape and deliver strategies that raise practice standards and improve outcomes.
- Lead transformation across workforce development, recruitment, and retention.
- Inspire teams and drive performance through clear, compassionate leadership.
- Represent the Council with external partners and stakeholdersadvocating for the needs and voices of children and families.
- This is an exciting opportunity to lead transformational change and to be part of a strong, stable leadership team that Ofsted recognises for its relentless focus on improvement.
What You’ll Gain:
We’ll support and reward you every step of the way. When you join Oldham, you’ll benefit from:
- Flexible working to support your work/life balance
- Generous annual leave starting at 25 days rising to 30 after 5 years continuous service (plus bank holidays), with the option to buy moreand increasing with service
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, including a market-leading AVC option
- Staff discount schemes across shopping, dining, travel, and more
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to Work and salary sacrifice schemes
- Comprehensive wellbeing support, including 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Regular staff recognition and celebration events
- Learn more about the full range of benefits at Greater.Jobs.
What We’re Looking For:
We’re looking for a confident, strategic leader who brings:
- A strong track record in safeguarding and quality assurance
- Experience of driving workforce development and performance
- A passion for continuous improvement of outcomes for children and young people
- Vision, resilience, and the ability to inspire teams and services through change
Additional Information:
You must have the right to work in the UK (we are unable to offer visa sponsorship)
We are committed to safeguarding children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment
All applicants will undergo robust safeguarding checks and risk assessment awareness
Ready to Make an Impact?
Join us in leading a service that truly makes a difference. Be part of Oldham’s story. Be part of the change.
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About Us:
We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:
A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.
We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.
Our Values and Behaviours:
By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.
We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:
- Work with a resident focus
- Support local leaders
- Committed to the borough
- Delivery high performance
- Take ownership and drive change
You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page
Our Benefits Package:
At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:
- 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
- The option to purchase additional annual leave.
- An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
- Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
- Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
- Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
- Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
- Staff recognition and celebration events.
- Peer support groups
Inclusive Recruitment:
We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.
If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.
Data and Privacy:
For details of how we use your data please see our privacy notice.
Important Information:
Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.
While we embrace the use of AI as an innovative tool to maximise our services at Oldham Council, we are looking for authenticity in applications we receive. We therefore ask you to think carefully if choosing to use AI when completing your application and ask that you ensure you read all instructions carefully and that your application is written by you and reflects your skills, knowledge and enthusiasm.
↗ Right To Work
Calculate your take home pay. Use this service to estimate how much Income Tax and National Insurance you should pay for the current tax year.
Employment could affect your benefits, find out more here. Turn2us Benefits Calculator.