Quality Assurance Officer - Internal

Directorate: Family Services Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 36 weekly Salary: £56,376 - £61,653 Location: Colindale Closing date: 27th September 2026 This position is open to internal candidates employed by LBB. Any applications received from external candidates will not be considered and will be automatically rejected. Important Information for Current Barnet Council Employees Where possible, employees who have access to Oracle are encouraged to apply via the Opportunity Marketplace (Internal Career Site). This helps to ensure applications are correctly identified as internal and avoids potential delays during the recruitment process. About Barnet Council Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do. About the role The Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Team has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Assurance Officer to undertake auditing and quality assurance activity, in line with the Quality Assurance framework within Barnet Family Services. Through auditing and building strong relationships with practitioners and managers, adopting an appreciative enquiry approach, you will be responsible for driving practice improvement across the Family Services system. Please click here to download the Job description for this role. (Right-click and select “Open in new tab” so you can keep the job description open while completing your application) About you You will be a qualified Social Worker, with at least five years’ post qualifying experience in a statutory social work setting with children and families and some management experience. The post holder will have excellent communication and report writing skills, and a well-developed knowledge base of the components for outstanding social work practice. The post holder will be responsible for undertaking audits, writing reports and undertaking practice development activity, contributing to Family Services key priorities and to drive practice improvement. The post holder will have a strong background in social care practice and will demonstrate a creative and flexible approach to evaluating, monitoring and improving practice. What we offer 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme , which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents A comprehensive Flexible Working Policy which supports work-life balance by empowering staff and management to make decisions around when, where, and how work is done A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership Excellent training and development opportunities Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance How to apply Read the job description and person specification before clicking ‘Apply’ to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Layla Qureshi on Layla.quereshi@barnet.gov.uk or Reeha Patel on reeha.patel@barnet.gov.uk System notice: Some dates shown on our online application system (such as “Apply Before”) appear in US date format (MM/DD/YYYY) due to Oracle system settings. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a useful tool to support your application as a reasonable adjustment, however, all examples and statements provided must b