About the job

Summary

Social Care Regulatory Inspection Managers manage a team of regulatory inspectors. They are responsible for ensuring that the inspection of all regulated and allied social care provision is of the highest quality. That it supports and promotes improvement, raises standards, and enhances the lives of children and young people. They ensure Ofsted discharges its regulatory duties in a robust, consistent, efficient, and effective manner.

Social Care Regulatory Inspection Managers have outstanding leadership qualities. They are able to build relationships and recognise good practice. They give tough messages when they need to, inspiring providers and placing local authorities to improve their practice. They are incisive and determined. They gather clear evidence to support their judgements.

If this describes you, then we would welcome your application. Successful candidates will come from a variety of backgrounds. You may be the registered manager of a children’s home or a social work manager in a local authority. What’s important is that you bring a comprehensive track record in improving outcomes for children. This role is a great opportunity for you to make a difference to children’s lives through inspection.

Job description

For more information, please refer to the job specification.

Responsibilities

For more information, please refer to the job specification.

Benefits

Ofsted is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this. Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities, 32.5 annual leave days per annum (plus eight days public holiday) and access to counselling and advisory services.

Please be aware that any move to Ofsted from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

All applications will be considered by the selection panel. The panel will consider how your application demonstrates that you can fulfil the criteria set out in the person specification. We will inform you whether or not you were successful at each stage.

The most suitable candidates will be invited to an online assessment in mid-April. Following the assessment, selected candidates will be invited to complete a psychometric assessment (including a telephone conversation with our occupational psychologist) and interview towards the end of April.

Please note that recruitment dates can sometimes be subject to change.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.