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Reference number
334253
Salary
£49,902 - £54,902
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade
Senior Executive Officer
B1 Inspector
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
OFSTED - Inspection and Improvement
Type of role
Other
Working pattern
Full-time
Number of jobs available
17
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About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location
East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber
About the job
Job summary
Reporting to the Regulatory Inspection Manager (RIM); Social Care Regulatory Inspectors are responsible for the regulation and inspections of children’s Social Care within one of the eight Ofsted regions. This includes children’s homes, boarding schools, residential family centres, fostering and adoption services, residential special schools and welfare in further education colleges under The Care Standards Act 2000 and associated legislation.
Job description
Please refer to job specification.
Person specification
Please refer to job specification.
Licences
Current registration with Social Work England (for qualified social work applicants only).
You are not excluded from applying if your registration has lapsed, but if you are successful, you will need to evidence current registration before starting in post.
You are not excluded from applying if your registration has lapsed, but if you are successful, you will need to evidence current registration before starting in post.
Qualifications
Social work degree or an equivalent professional social work qualification (for example, a CQSW or DIPSW)
or
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or suitable equivalent
or
Level 5 professional qualification (or higher) in Health and Social Care
or
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or suitable equivalent
or
Level 5 professional qualification (or higher) in Health and Social Care
Memberships
Current registration with Social Work England (for qualified social work applicants only).
You are not excluded from applying if your registration has lapsed, but if you are successful, you will need to evidence current registration before starting in post.
You are not excluded from applying if your registration has lapsed, but if you are successful, you will need to evidence current registration before starting in post.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Sound knowledge of safeguarding and best practice in relation to work with children in care and care leavers.
- Significant understanding of relevant legislation and statutory guidance in relation to children and young people or vulnerable adults.
- An ongoing awareness of the current developments in area of expertise.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £49,902, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £13,473 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Please refer to the recruitment brochure for the full list of benefits available.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Ability, Experience and Technical skills.
The selection panel will assess your application against the criteria outlined in section 3 of the job specification.
The most suitable candidates will be invited to complete an online assessment week commencing 5 February. Candidates that pass the assessment will be invited to an interview week commencing 11 March. Please note that recruitment dates can sometimes be subject to change.
Successful candidates will commence in post in either July or September 2024
Sometimes recruitment dates can change, but we will update applicants about amendments to the timetable.
Successful or unsuccessful, we will inform you of the outcome of your application.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Medical
Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Name :
Talent and Resourcing team
Email :
jobs@ofsted.gov.uk
Telephone :
03000 131 487
Recruitment team
Email :
jobs@ofsted.gov.uk
Further information
https://ofsted.pagetiger.com/SCRI/january-2024
