Mike Charnley
Lancashire,22
Summary
Highly experienced, passionate social care professional as a former practising child protection social worker for six years and for the last twenty three years an inspector with Ofsted.
With a commitment to driving standards have an excellent track record in contributing to improving outcomes for children, achieved, for example through producing good quality reports based on deficits found and making recommendations for improvement. Now having retired from Ofsted keen to use my inspection and compliance expertise within social care private sector in a consultancy, quality assurance capacity.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Social Care Compliance Inspector
Ofsted
Wigan, Lancashire
09.2015 - 04.2025
- Through rigour of inspection and registration visits demonstrated drive and commitment in improving the quality of services provided to children.
- Extensive experience and effective management of complex cases in the context of provider non-compliance and enforcement.
- Prompt handling and oversight of complaints about providers.
- Consistently used my expertise in safeguarding to detect concerns and work collaboratively with outside agencies.
- Performed a quality assurance role that ensured legal notices are fit for purpose and clearly set out areas of non- compliance and improvement.
- In role of chair consistently ensured children's safety and well-being at the core of decision making and proportionate based.
Team manager - Social Care
Ofsted
Wigan, Lancashire
04.2013 - 09.2015
- Fostered a positive work environment through effective lines of communication.
- Conducted performance evaluations to identify areas of need to support staff development and efficiency
- Effective means of support and guidance to the team in ensuring safeguarding concerns are acted on without delay.
- Handled employee grievances tactfully to maintain harmony within the team.
Early Years Regulatory Inspector
Ofsted
Wigan, Lancashire
09.2001 - 04.2013
- Conducted thorough inspections and registrations of nurseries and childminders with an ongoing evaluation of compliance within relevant legislation, regulation and policy.
- Consistently produced inspection reports of good quality that accurately reflected the evidence base, judgements and areas for improvement.
- Conducted and evaluated thorough investigation of complaints against providers to detect possible breaches in regulation.
Early Years Inspector
Lancashire County Council
Preston, Lancashire
12.2000 - 09.2001
- Conducted robust inspection and registration visits of childminders and nurseries
- Developed working knowledge of the regulatory frameworks and consistently applied this to practice by reporting accurately based on a true analysis of the evidence and findings.
- Consistently met inspection deadlines through effective planning and prioritisation of cases.
Social worker - Children and Families team
Wigan Council
Wigan, Lancashire
04.1994 - 12.2000
- Developed expertise in child protection work through management and investigation of highly complex cases.
- Developed robust interviewing and investigative skills to enable to form an evaluation of the evidence and make informed decisions based on risk.
- Developed resilience and the ability to work under pressure.
- Worked collaboratively with other agencies including the police conducting joint S47 investigations, video interviews of children in response to disclosures.
- Developed skills in completing thorough S20 'children in need' assessments and 'life story' work.
Team leader - Adults with disabilities
Bolton Council
Bolton, Lancashire
09.1985 - 09.1991
- Management oversight of a team of support workers including regular supervision and appraisal.
- Implementation and review of individual care plans in collaboration with service users, outside agencies and all other relevant stakeholders.
- Ensured the delivery of high-quality person centred care, upholding professional standards through robust oversight of practice, measuring outcomes and progress.
- Significantly contributed to enabling the most vulnerable adult group to make successful transition back into their local community after long stay hospitalisation.
Education
CQSW - Social Work
Liverpool John Moores University
LiverpoolNVQ Level 5 - Introductory Diploma in Management
Institute of Leadership and Management
WalesLevel 7 BTEC Advanced Professional Certificate - Investigative Practice - Bond Solon
Edexcel - advanced learning, changing lives
Preliminary Certificate in Social Care - Social Care
Wigan and Leigh College
WiganSkills
- Interpersonal skills including stakeholder engagement with ability to show empathy, compassion and build rapport with individuals from all diverse backgrounds
- Ability to critically analyse, evaluate and weigh up risks
- Robust quality assurance approach with attention to detail
- Child centred approach to safeguarding practice to inform risk assessment and decision making
- Effective communication of complex information in concise terms (written and verbal)
- Inspection/interviewing and investigative techniques with proven ability to report accurately and fairly the findings
- Extensive knowledge and experience working with legal and regulatory frameworks
- Team leadership, leading by example, upholding professional standards, promoting good work ethic, managing under performance tactfully
Certification
Registered with Social Work England.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Social Care Compliance Inspector
Ofsted
09.2015 - 04.2025
Team manager - Social Care
Ofsted
04.2013 - 09.2015
Early Years Regulatory Inspector
Ofsted
09.2001 - 04.2013
Early Years Inspector
Lancashire County Council
12.2000 - 09.2001
Social worker - Children and Families team
Wigan Council
04.1994 - 12.2000
Team leader - Adults with disabilities
Bolton Council
09.1985 - 09.1991
CQSW - Social Work
Liverpool John Moores University
NVQ Level 5 - Introductory Diploma in Management
Institute of Leadership and Management
Level 7 BTEC Advanced Professional Certificate - Investigative Practice - Bond Solon
Edexcel - advanced learning, changing lives
Preliminary Certificate in Social Care - Social Care
Wigan and Leigh College
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