Job Description

Salary

From 40,476 to 46,731 per annum (Grade J)

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Package

Fixed term

Job category/type

Children Social Care

Date posted

12/05/2025

Job reference

REQ00000611



Are you an experienced contracts and quality assurance professional looking for a new challenge? West Berkshire Council is seeking a Contracts and Quality Assurance Lead to join our Children and Family Services Directorate. You will play a key role in ensuring that services commissioned to support our young people are of high quality and are procured effectively in order to deliver the maximum value to the local authority.



You will be responsible for:

Ensuring all commissioned services are safe and deliver a high quality of care, education or support to young people. Making sure that services are procured effectively and compliantly. Implementing robust contract management processes Supporting the council to deliver value for money through its contracts. Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the best outcomes for children and families




The ideal candidate will have:

Extensive experience in contract management or quality assurance within a similar environment Experience of procuring services A solid understanding of the principles of safeguarding and how to ensure the best outcomes for children Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Data analysis and reporting skills

If you are passionate about driving improvement and ensuring high-quality services for children and families, we would love to hear from you.



West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as:

Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-21.00 Hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities Generous Local Government pension scheme Family friendly policies A range of local discounts Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 29 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years' service.




Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment



In addition, you will be working within a supportive and collaborative environment, dedicated to making a positive impact in the local community.

Please note this role is fixed term for one year but may be extended to two years subject to funding

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jonny Woodthorpe on jonny.woodthorpe1@westberks.gov.uk



Join us at West Berkshire Council and make a positive impact in our community while advancing your career.



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We are ideally looking to offer the successful candidate the full number of hours advertised above. We may however consider offering less hours than advertised providing they meet the requirements of the role and service which will be determined by the recruiting manager.

Equal Opportunities

The Council supports Equal Opportunity of employment, and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

How to apply

Please now complete a short online application form. You will then be able to upload your CV.

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.

All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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