Job Title: Internal Auditor
Hours: 35
Location: Hybrid
Working from home with regular travel to services.Ideally you should be based in the Midlands.
Salary: £40,000
Key Purpose of the role:
To provide independent and objective audits, assessments & inspections across United Response’s portfolio of services, ensuring that our services are safe, effective, caring, responsive & well led. To ensure that our services are compliant with relevant regulations and standards such as those imposed by CQC, CIW, Ofsted, housing regulators and our commissioners.
Essential Criteria:
- Knowledge and experience of working within an audit / assurance function
- Knowledge and experience of working within adult specialist social care
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant regulatory requirements, including but not limited to CQC, CIW, Ofsted and housing regulators
- Knowledge of quality monitoring methods used by Local Authorities
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Passion for service improvements
- Strong communication and ability to support managers in improving service delivery
- Ability to work independently, but also to work well as part of a team
- Ability to organise time effectively, demonstrating flexibility in meeting changing priorities
- Proficiency in the use of technology and digital systems
- Ability to build rapport quickly and establish professional relationships based on trust and understanding
- Ability to work personably whilst able to hold individuals and teams to account when issues and concerns are identified, and remedial action is required.
We offer an excellent benefits package that includes:
- 25 days paid annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time), which increases after 3 and 5 years’ service
- Pension and Life Assurance benefits
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- The opportunity to be part of our UR Stars Recognition Scheme
- Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling and advice services
- Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications
- Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
- Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers
- Refer a friend scheme
Who we are:
United Response is a leading national charity. We have a great team of people who are passionate about providing care and support. Since 1973, United Response has been delivering person-centred care and support. We campaign to ensure the people we support have equal access to the same rights and opportunities, as well as challenging the negative attitudes and discrimination they face. Our spokespeople can talk confidently on the issues affecting people with disabilities, autism and mental health support needs. In our work we aim to be creative, strong, honest, responsive and united.
United Response is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to the Mindful Employer values and are a Disability Confident Leader, providing support to applicants with disabilities. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. If you are interested in applying for employment with United Response and are in need of support to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to gill.fay@unitedresponse.org.uk
This position is subject to a DBS Check, the cost to be met by United Response. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
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