Child Employment and Licensing Officer - London, United Kingdom - London Borough of Hillingdon

London Borough of Hillingdon

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job number

CS00003
Location

Civic Centre, High Street Uxbridge, Middlesex, London, UB8 1UW
Directorate

Children's Services
Job Type

Social Care/Work
Contract Type

Permanent
Working Hours

36
Closing date

06 September 2023
Salary range

£30, £31,731.00 per year
About us

At Hillingdon we're proud of our commitment of 'Putting our residents first', ensuring they're at the heart of everything we do We want to attract talented individuals like yourself who share our aspirations for the borough and can support us to deliver exceptional services for Hillingdon.

With an ambitious strategy we pride ourselves on delivering services that improve the lives of all our residents, businesses, and partners.

Embarking on a journey of continuous improvement, we've set an agenda to ensure the provision of; safer communities, a thriving local economy, a greener more sustainable environment, whilst increasing our digital capabilities.

Working at London's second largest borough can be tough, particularly with government reforms, budget restrictions, and political attention - but it's enough to keep us busy and ensures no two days are the same

What does a Child Employment and Licensing Officer do at Hillingdon?

The functions of the Child Employment and Licensing Officer have recently been reviewed and updated to ensure Hillingdon provides a strong and reliable service that puts the safety of the children first.

In this role you will implement proactive measures to license and regulate Child Employment and Children in Performances in the Hillingdon ensuring safeguarding and welfare of children and young people underpins all decision-making.

You will lead the process of assessing, training and making decisions regarding suitability of individuals to be approved as licensed chaperones in Hillingdon, including approval as part of a renewal process.

You will be pro-active in ensuring that employers, parents, children and young people are aware of and supported to comply with the law and regulations governing child employment and entertainment.

Why join the team?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Safeguarding, Partnership and Quality Assurance team in a role that provides a great development opportunity and the chance to use your knowledge skills and willingness to learn in a role that takes proactive measures to license and regulate Child Employment and Children in Performances in the Hillingdon.

You will be joining a group of highly skilled colleagues who will be able and willing to help and support you every step of the way and make you feel welcomed and part of the team.

You will have access to a wide range of training, learning and development but you will also be able and encouraged to share your knowledge and expertise with colleagues and to practice in an innovative and ambitious way knowing you have behind you a whole service that understands that our work is not static, that we are always adapting, learning and responding to the context in which we operate.

You will join a team where your voice will always be heard and listened to.

Here, we are all working together to achieve goals, to promote inclusiveness and in this role, you will have an important contribution to make in transforming the way we work, transforming the service offer and most important, transforming the lives of children and families who always come first.

About you

You will have a good understanding of working in partnership, negotiating and prioritising.

You will be innovative and creative with a willingness to explore new models of working to improve the outcomes for our children and families.

Moreover, you will be a highly motivated person who is able to build strong relationships to deliver the best possible outcomes for vulnerable people.

You will understand and share our passion for good outcomes for children and adults, for innovative, inclusive practice and for working in partnership with colleagues across the council and beyond.

You will have good writing skills and will be able to provide good quality reports.

How we'll support you
The salary for this role its Grade 6 and the role allows for flexible working and working from home.

The role includes some inspections to venues and thus may require a commitment to sometimes do some observations outside normal working hours or at weekend.

You will continue to have access and enjoy the same benefits as you do now in working for Hillingdon council.

You will be supported from day 1 in terms of training, advise and a supporting management approach.

You will have access to a comprehensive training offer and will be part of a service that ensures the quality of delivery across children services and promotes meaningful and strong partnership working at all levels.

What we offer

We offer a range of Company benefits.

These vary according to the business area and role but may include: