Pathway Planning and Quality Lead Manager – Leaving Care
| Company: | inploi |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Stockport, SK1 3TA |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 6 Sept 2026 |
Summary
Pathway Planning and Quality Lead Manager Leaving Care
MB4 (£45,091- £51,356)
37 Hours, Full Time
Temporary, 2 years
Hybrid Office base Central House
Application Deadline: 31st August 2026 11:59pm
Shortlisting Date: 1st September 2026
Interview Date: 4th September 2026
Interview Type: Face to Face
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Your Role
We are looking for a Pathway Planning and Quality Lead Manager to play a critical role in strengthening the quality, consistency and effectiveness of pathway planning and review processes across the Leaving Care Service, also leading on quality assurance.
You will provide supervision for the Pathway plan reviewers, robust oversight and quality assurance of pathway plans for care experienced young people aged 1825, ensuring that plans are timely, high quality, and centred on the voice and lived experience of young people.
The role will balance quality assurance responsibilities with a practice-based approach through holding a reduced caseload, ensuring that management and decision-making are grounded in direct experience of working with young people.
About You
We are looking for a Social Work qualified professional with significant experience of working with care experienced young people who has a strong understanding of statutory guidance relating to pathway planning and care leavers. You will be experienced in quality assurance and driving service improvement with the ability to analyse performance and practice data in addition to providing effective supervision and support.
About Us
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact clare.bibby@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application. Please also email recruitment@stockport.gov.uk.
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