Member Job Opportunity: Barnardo's - Head of Service Development and Quality

Location: UK Wide – Home based or Barnardo's office
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 36.25
Salary: £45,218 to £58,297
Closing Date: 6 July 2019
Interview Date: 15/07/19

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The Head of Service Development and Quality will play a pivotal role in the development of the family placement business across the UK, ensuring high standards of quality assurance. Secure commercially viable contracts in conjunction with the Business Development unit and ensure recognition of Barnardo's as the go to expert in the field of family placement.
 
Location of postholder:  This is UK wide role and hence there is no fixed location for the post holder.  Consideration will be given to candidates being home based, or subject to agreement at a Barnardo's office close to home base.  As the role is a UK wide post, the post holder will be expected to undertake regular travel across the UK, including overnight stays.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements.
 
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate.

About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values

Full details and application documents here