Children's Services Implementation Consultant
Type of employment: Full time, 35 hours/week.
Salary: £45,585 - £56,021
Closing Date: 1 September 2023
Change-makers sought! Help Scotland to Keep The Promise.
We’re looking for an innovative and experienced professional to help us improve the lives of children, young people and care leavers by supporting the stability and security all children and young people have a right to.
About you
Do you have a deep understanding of and commitment to the change and improvement set out in The Promise Change Plan, and respecting lived experience of care? We’re looking for someone who’ll bring passion, insight and expertise to our work, focused on making effective family support and, where needed, high quality alternative care available to children and young people, their families and carers. The role would suit candidates with the compassion, sensitivity, strong relationship-building skills and the ‘systems’ thinking and approaches required to support, facilitate and encourage systemic and strategic change in practices.
About the role
You will be leading and supporting system change and practice improvement using a range of improvement approaches to improve lifelong outcomes for infants, children and young people, their families and carers, based on a strong understanding of children’s needs and their development. You will be able to apply a range of improvement and implementation approaches to realise the aspirations of The Promise; UNCRC, GIRFEC and other key national policy initiatives and also lead programmes of work with local areas and other key stakeholder organisations through effective partnership working, modelling and demonstrating an understanding of the complexity and challenge of the work.
Working within a dedicated team, you will support the development of genuine partnerships to facilitate staged based and evidence-based approaches to change, applying these approaches through skilled facilitation and coaching to support the implementation of innovative and evidence-based practices that will better meet the needs of children, families and carers.
About CELCIS
CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection is a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland. We improve children’s lives by supporting people and organisations to drive long lasting change in the services they need, and the practices used by people responsible for their care.
CELCIS is part of Strathclyde University and staff are university employees with access to rewards and benefits including annual salary increments and membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme. We are also committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and offer a number of benefits including flexible working, paid maternity and paternity leave, an on-campus nursery and access to the Strathclyde Sport leisure centre.
Qualifications and experience
You will have a relevant degree and/or appropriate relevant experience in the appropriate field. Ideally you will also have a relevant postgraduate qualification and/or a relevant qualification in Active Implementation or leading and managing complex change.
Formal interviews will be held on 12 September 2023.
Funding for the post
Like for all colleagues in the team, this post is initially funded for 12 months, with a further year of funding indicated by Scottish Government. CELCIS has received funding in this way from Scottish Government since 2010 where we agree our funding level every year, as well as agree the indicative level.
We are working across the country, at local and national level, to help realise The Promise of the Independent Care Review. Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families and carers. Apply now.
Got a burning question?
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Emma Hanley, Children’s Services Implementation Lead, (emma.hanley@strath.ac.uk).