Birmingham Youth Justice Service are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Practice and Performance Manager to join our team. This is an excellent chance for a driven individual who enjoys working in a fast‑paced environment and is passionate about fostering excellence in both practice and performance.
As a valued member of the service, you will be joining a dedicated management team and have a key role in improving and developing practice and performance across the service.
The role focuses on supporting practice improvement and development, with a keen emphasis on advancing our service priorities as outlined in our strategic plan. We are seeking a candidate with robust leadership qualities, a strategic vision, and a solid track record of driving operational outcomes. Energy, experience, and a desire to make a meaningful impact are key traits we’re hoping to find.
Please include a personal statement with your application detailing how your experience and skills align with the person specification detailed in the attached job description. Applications without a personal statement will not be considered.
Key responsibilities
- Support practice improvement and development focusing on the service priorities as identified in the strategic plan.
- Support the production and coordination of an annual quality assurance programme in line with findings from inspections or reviews to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
- Undertake quality assurance activity and support the production of audit reports and improvement plans and ensure these are shared across the service.
- Support the production, coordination and delivery of the workforce development training plan in line with findings from audits, inspections or reviews and individual staff development.
This is a hybrid role based in Birmingham so you must have the correct right‑to‑work documents to work in the UK. Sadly, we do not support those who require sponsorship or on a VISA.
About you
- Substantial experience at practitioner level, this needs to be in youth justice or combined experience youth justice and social work or probation.
- Experience of undertaking, coordinating and supporting performance and practice improvement against performance indicators and local/national standards within a youth justice setting.
- Experience of understanding and utilising training needs analysis to inform workforce development within a professional environment.
Our Benefits
- A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
- Free on‑site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley). We also provide onsite electric car charging ports which are free to use!
- Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including occupational health services, rewards schemes, benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), health & fitness and personal wellbeing support and much more!
- Flexible and hybrid working policy – we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home and we offer a variety of working patterns.
- Pension Scheme – You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the local government pension scheme.
- Excellent career progression opportunities and so much more!
Onboarding Process
Please note as part of our onboarding process, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a series of background checks with Experian including Experian DBS, Right to Work, and Digital ID verification. These are essential pre‑employment requirements.
Safeguarding
At Birmingham Children’s Trust, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Depending on the role, you may be asked to undergo the appropriate level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to assess your suitability for working with children and young people.
The level of check (Standard, Enhanced, or Enhanced with Barred List) is determined based on the specific responsibilities of the role and the level of contact with children and young people.
We are committed to the fair treatment of all applicants, including those with criminal records. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offence.
For more information, please contact BirminghamYJS@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk
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