QARO - Quality Assurance
| Posting date: | 05 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35.00 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 February 2026 |
| Location: | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Nations Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job Category: - Social Care Qualified
Job location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG, Swindon Borough Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £35.30 per hour
Swindon will be re-introducing the £100 expenses for all existing and future placements up to 31st December. This is applicable to all candidates living 50 plus miles or more from Swindon only. 3 days per week required in the office.
Job description
We are seeking Quality Assurance Reviewing Officers to join our growing team. This dynamic role, reporting to the service manager you will be committed to providing a quality assurance and reviewing service across differing levels of need, to drive strengths-based practice and culture.
Quality Assurance Reviewing Officers (QARO’s) ensure that statutory and regulatory safeguarding requirements are met for independent reviewing for children in care, child protection and fostering reviewing functions and go beyond that to focus on the delivery and improvement of services for children, young people and their families through the provision of high-quality independent oversight of practice, and effective partnership working with all those involved with the child.
The service will provide independent, professional support and challenge and be accountable for service improvement, ensuring quality assurance of practice across the whole service. The service will champion a child’s right to family life.
Swindon operates the family safeguarding model and workers are excited by this approach; we can see the difference it is making to children, young people and their families. When children do need to be looked after, the QARO ensures the Local Authority are providing the best care possible.
Job location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG, Swindon Borough Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £35.30 per hour
Swindon will be re-introducing the £100 expenses for all existing and future placements up to 31st December. This is applicable to all candidates living 50 plus miles or more from Swindon only. 3 days per week required in the office.
Job description
We are seeking Quality Assurance Reviewing Officers to join our growing team. This dynamic role, reporting to the service manager you will be committed to providing a quality assurance and reviewing service across differing levels of need, to drive strengths-based practice and culture.
Quality Assurance Reviewing Officers (QARO’s) ensure that statutory and regulatory safeguarding requirements are met for independent reviewing for children in care, child protection and fostering reviewing functions and go beyond that to focus on the delivery and improvement of services for children, young people and their families through the provision of high-quality independent oversight of practice, and effective partnership working with all those involved with the child.
The service will provide independent, professional support and challenge and be accountable for service improvement, ensuring quality assurance of practice across the whole service. The service will champion a child’s right to family life.
Swindon operates the family safeguarding model and workers are excited by this approach; we can see the difference it is making to children, young people and their families. When children do need to be looked after, the QARO ensures the Local Authority are providing the best care possible.