Quality Assurance and Reviewing Manager

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

Our Care Leavers Team support young people transitioning from care into adulthood. We provide advice, guidance, and practical support around housing, education, employment, training, health, finances, and independent living. Working closely with each young person through a dedicated Personal Advisor, the service aims to help care leavers build confidence, develop life skills, and achieve positive outcomes as they move towards independence.

The team are primarily based at Rutland House in Runcorn, with the ability to work on a hybrid and agile basis.

Regular travel may also be required so a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.

Hours: 22hrs – working pattern can be discussed.

Your Contributions:

We are seeking a Quality Assurance and Reviewing Manager who will be instrumental in promoting high-quality practice, supporting service improvement, and helping to deliver positive outcomes for the young people we support.

You will hold a L5 qualification in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) and will be able to evidence experience of working with children in care, supporting their transitions to adulthood alongside supporting care experienced young adults. You will also have extensive knowledge of the pathway planning process.

Some of the main responsibilities of the role include:

• Reviewing and quality assuring Post-18 Pathway Plans for care-experienced young people, including those who are separated from their families and arrived in the UK unaccompanied and are seeking asylum as young adults.

• Ensuring all areas of need, such as accommodation, education, employment, health, emotional wellbeing, relationships, and immigration status, are comprehensively addressed.

• Ensuring plans are outcome-focused, timely, and demonstrate clear progress and next steps to support effective transitions to adulthood and independence, while providing appropriate challenge to maintain ambition and high aspirations for every young person.

• Evaluating pathway planning against relevant legislation, statutory guidance, and corporate parenting responsibilities, ensuring plans promote safeguarding, wellbeing, and positive long-term outcomes.

• Championing high-quality, inclusive practice by centring the young person’s voice, promoting co-production, and ensuring culturally responsive and trauma-informed approaches.

• Identifying gaps in provision or practice and escalating concerns to ensure young people receive the right support at the right time

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service

• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions

• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme

• Investment in your personal development

• Free Car Parking at HBC sites

• Flexible working arrangements

• Extensive employee benefits platform, vivup, including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Emma Wright – Emma.Wright@halton.gov.uk, 01515118850.

Interviews are expected to take place on 28th July.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!