Home Finding Quality Assurance & Commissioning Officer

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Home Finding Quality Assurance & Commissioning Officer to join our Home Finding & Commissioning Team within Children We Care For Services. This is a vital role focused on ensuring that children and young people who cannot live with their families are placed in safe, high-quality homes that meet their individual needs, promote stability, and reflect their identity., As a Home Finding QA & Commissioning Officer, you will:

• Conduct quality assurance visits (announced and unannounced) to residential homes, fostering agencies, and supported accommodation providers across the UK
• Carry out due diligence checks on providers, assessing safeguarding practices, staffing, compliance, and Ofsted outcomes
• Monitor Ofsted notifications, escalating risks and advising senior leaders on action
• Lead provider risk profiling, identifying and tracking concerns and performance issues
• Develop and oversee provider improvement plans to raise standards
• Work collaboratively with safeguarding partners, including the LADO
• Provide enhanced oversight on high-risk or complex placements
• Contribute to commissioning processes, including provider evaluation and market development
• Support contract monitoring and ensure compliance with agreed standards
• Produce clear, evidence-based reports and maintain audit-ready records
• Respond effectively to concerns, complaints, or safeguarding issues
• Advise colleagues on provider suitability and placement matching
• Participate in multi-agency meetings and risk panels
• Support urgent responses where immediate safeguarding concerns arise
  
  We are looking for a motivated and analytical professional who can balance quality assurance, safeguarding, and commissioning priorities., A Level 4-5 qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field such as Children & Young People's Services, Health & Social Care, Social Care Practice, Education/Youth Work, Psychology, Commissioning.
• Experience in one or more of the following, Quality assurance, Contract monitoring / commissioning, Children's residential, fostering, or supported accommodation services
• Strong knowledge of Ofsted frameworks, National Minimum Standards & Safeguarding and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to analyse quality data and identify risk, produce clear reports and improvement plans & Challenge providers constructively and professionally
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills and organisational skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities independently, handle sensitive safeguarding issues with confidence & work collaboratively across agencies
• A full driving licence and willingness to travel nationally
Please ensure that you download and read the full job profile attached for the details and expectations of this role, paying particular attention the section 'Who is the person' as you will need to refer to this when completing your Personal statement. Working Arrangements - You will be required to work a minimum of two days per week in the office as per Hybrid Working Policy