Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.
Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve –and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.
Job title Quality Improvement Partner for Family Support (QIP)
Salary PO6 £56,733 - £57,726 per annum (pro-rata)
Terms and Conditions Part time (18 hours - 2.5 days) Permanent
Location: Hybrid - Home Working and Daubeny Children & Family Hub
Hackney Education is seeking an experienced and creative social worker to join our team as a Quality Improvement Partner (QIP). This pivotal role involves leading the multi-agency team (MAT) system for Hackney’s Children and Family Hub, contributing to our mission of improving life chances for every child, young person, and learner in Hackney.
The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated, qualified and accountable social worker with a commitment to delivering outstanding support to vulnerable children and their families. They will also have a minimum of three years of team management or supervisory experience within children's services, alongside substantial experience in staff supervision in social care, working with vulnerable groups.
Our QIP’s work collaboratively with the Children and Family Hub and multi-disciplinary professionals to improve quality and ensure a coordinated approach to delivering early help and family interventions and measuring outcomes. They will also quality assure the multi-agency teams' (MAT) delivery of targeted family support, including managing risk, case management, and supervision. The QIP will identify risk and safeguarding concerns and chair the fortnightly MAT meetings.
The successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills, be able to establish a culture of continuous learning, and demonstrate effective negotiation, leadership, and interpersonal abilities. This role demands enthusiasm, accountability, and a commitment to delivering outstanding support to vulnerable children and their families.
Our vision is to make Hackney a place for everyone. Where all our residents, whatever their background, have a chance to lead healthy and successful lives; a place of which everyone can be proud, with excellent services and public spaces, thriving businesses, and strong communities; a place that celebrates diversity, and where everyone can feel valued, included, and involved.
It is an exciting time to be working in Hackney as we are embedding our practice model of Systemic, Trauma informed and Anti-Racist practice. We are an innovative borough where we collaborate to support change for the children and families we work for and for each other. You will change and develop while working in Hackney and we will be behind you every step of the way. So, why don't you find yourself in Hackney?
Retention bonus for social workers in Children in Need and Access and Assessment Services- £1500 every 6 months.
Ad hoc parking permits available for social workers when required to use a vehicle for their role.
We prioritise the development and growth of staff and have reviewed and updated our ASYE programme of support, to ensure a structured learning programme that understands the journey of the child and utilises protected time.
Celebration and appreciation opportunities including a World Social Work Week thank you event and our Coffee Connection networking events.
A dedicated Race Equality and Inclusion team working to embed active anti-racist practice and support staff’s anti-racism journey.
Monthly group supervision for collaboration and support when things feel stuck
As well as our Council-wide benefits:
Generous holiday allowance – 27 days a year, rising to 32 after five years
Unrivalled pension scheme
Flexible working options
Family friendly policies
A range of discounts, including subsidised gym membership and local eating
Access to financial and season ticket loans
Health and wellbeing benefits, such as lunchtime fitness classes
A comprehensive training and development offer
We are a member of Cycle Scheme and offer free pool bikes
Email our recruitment team for more information on this role at cfs.recruitment@hackney.gov.uk