Quality Improvement Partner for Family Support

Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK's highest performing local authorities, serving one of London's best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.

Hackney Education's key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward-looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve -and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.

Job title: Quality Improvement Partner for Family Support (QIP)

Salary: £56,733 - £57,726 per annum (pro-rata)

Terms and Conditions: Part time (18 hours - 2.5 days) - Permanent

Location: Hybrid - Home Working and Daubeny Children & Family Hub

Hackney Education is seeking an experienced and creative social worker to join our team as a Quality Improvement Partner (QIP). This pivotal role involves leading the multi-agency team (MAT) system for Hackney's Children and Family Hub, contributing to our mission of improving life chances for every child, young person, and learner in Hackney.

The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated, qualified and accountable social worker with a commitment to delivering outstanding support to vulnerable children and their families. They will also have a minimum of three years of team management or supervisory experience within children's services, alongside substantial experience in staff supervision in social care, working with vulnerable groups.

Our QIP's work collaboratively with the Children and Family Hub and multi-disciplinary professionals to improve quality and ensure a coordinated approach to delivering early help and family interventions and measuring outcomes. They will also quality assure the multi-agency teams' (MAT) delivery of targeted family support, including managing risk, case management, and supervision. The QIP will identify risk and safeguarding concerns and chair the fortnightly MAT meetings.

The successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills, be able to establish a culture of continuous learning, and demonstrate effective negotiation, leadership, and interpersonal abilities. This role demands enthusiasm, accountability, and a commitment to delivering outstanding support to vulnerable children and their families.

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CV's.

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As part of the application process, you will need to complete a number of competency-based questions. These questions allow you to demonstrate your suitability for the role and provide examples of your skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job description.

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Closing date for applications: 20 July 2025 (22.59).

Interview and assessment date: W/c 4 August 2025.

Hackney Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. As this role involves regulated activity, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and additional pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and ethnic minority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.

DBS check required for this role: Yes.