Salary Range (£ pro rata for part time roles)
BBU12 47,665 - 53,051
Contract Type
Full time permanent
Contract Hours
37.00
Job Advert
Bedford Borough Children's Services is on an ambitious improvement journey and is seeking two organised and motivated Quality Assurance Officers to help strengthen quality assurance management oversight and continuous improvement.
Working within the Quality Assurance and Improvement Team you will coordinate and support the delivery of the quality assurance programme ensuring audits moderation activities and improvement actions are completed consistently and on time.
You will coordinate audits and moderation activity maintain accurate records monitor progress against actions analyse findings and produce reports that support managers and senior leaders to evaluate practice and drive improvement. You will also contribute to preparation for Ofsted monitoring and other external scrutiny.
This role offers the opportunity to help shape and develop a growing quality assurance function that plays a key role in improving outcomes for children and families. We are looking for someone with strong organisational analytical and communication skills experience of working in a quality assurance performance governance or business support environment and the ability to manage competing priorities. You should be confident producing reports analysing information and building effective working relationships across services. Knowledge of Children's Services safeguarding practice is essential.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Interviews: 23rd and 24th September 2026.
Bedford Borough Council is proud to be a member of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant, we pledge to interview any eligible job applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for. Bedford Borough Council is also a Level 2 Disability Confident employer and guarantees to interview anyone with a disability.
Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Additional Vacancy Information
Allowance (pro rata for part time roles)
N/A
Work Pattern
8.45am until 5.20pm Monday to Thursday and 8.45am until 4.20pm Friday
Is this an enhanced DBS role?
Yes
Is this a politically restricted role?
No
Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker?
Yes
Location
Bedfordshire
Location
Borough Hall, Bedford
Is this a designated car user position?
No
Attachments
- Quality Assurance Officer Job Profile.pdf (124 Kb)
- CV Template.docx (16 Kb)
Reference
005367
Closing Date
12/09/2026
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