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Our client are seeking an experienced Head of Service - Children and Family Social Care to join the team based in Barnsley. You will be working on a full time, permanent basis (37 hours per week) and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £75,463 - £82,990 per annum.

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check

The Head of Service - Children and Family Social Care role:

An opportunity has arisen to join our client's Children and Family Social Care Service. They are seeking a highly ambitious leader who will work collaboratively and strategically to deliver outstanding social work services to children, young people and their families.

Creativity, ambition and a focus on people. That’s what matters for our client. Their award-winning council is on an exciting journey of change. It’s all about putting local people at the heart of everything, listening to and doing good for their communities. They’re now more innovative, more efficient and provide better value for money. The changes are clear to see - from new businesses and jobs, to improving school results and to museums being recognised for their community engagement.

Responsibilities as our client's Head of Service - Children and Family Social Care will involve:

• Provide strategic leadership and management for a range of human, financial and physical resources within defined services and/or geographical areas
• Be accountable for professional advice, guidance and instruction to managers and practitioners across work units and localities, including social care, health, early years and the third sector
• Effectively represent the Service at a range of internal and external forums, relating to the development of systems, policy and practice across the integrated services commensurate with the seniority of the post.
• Lead the key areas of responsibility of the post, ensuring effective services are commissioned and delivered, securing best outcomes for some of the community's most vulnerable, while ensuring council services are value for money
• Provide the leadership and management of the services and provide specialist leadership expertise relating to change management processes
• Contribute to and promote the agenda for integration, innovation and excellence, ensuring coherence with relevant policies and strategies
• Lead and manage the relevant service areas ensuring that the vulnerable are identified and receive a timely and responsive service according to assessed needs
• Manage and be accountable for high level risk, decision making and assessment in relation to children in need of protection, at risk of significant harm, children on the edge of care and children in care

Skills and experience they’re looking for in their Head of Service - Children and Family Social Care:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Qualified and Registered social worker
• Post qualifying award
• Higher degree or post graduate leadership management qualification or equivalent
• Experience at service manager or equivalent level of operational management in a large agency or organisation relevant to the provision of social care services for children, young people, families and adults
• Evidence of strategy, policy or operational service development, implementation and successful evaluation through the use of performance monitoring systems including target setting and performance appraisal
• Experience in budget management and the ability to understand and manage complex budgets and other financial information and processes
• Strategic, operational or managerial experience of planning or delivering high quality services in a multi-agency context

Closing date: Friday 16th September

A lot to look forward to:

Our client live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what they do. As part of their team, you can be sure they’ll do all they can to support you in being truly excellent. They prioritise learning and enabling you to achieve your potential.

Post source:jobs.theguardian.com

Posters Information:

Name:360 RESOURCING SOLUTIONS

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