Head of Service - Children's Services
Ref: 4610c0a29d3f4b09b415d3d4d667b1e0* Reporting to the Executive Director, with some professional oversight as agreed by the Executive Director from the Director of Children's Social Care, leading, influencing, shaping and challenging on all matters relating to safeguarding, inspection and assurance
* Challenging across the service area at a senior level to inform service planning, development, associated budgets and delivery
* Delivering the Children's Services vision to ensure that children, young people and families in need of help are safe, healthy and supported to achieve, you will lead our Family Safeguarding approach across your service area. This will be delivered in partnership through an understanding of the lived experience of a child or young person by:
+ Delivering the right service, at the right time, by the right people through effective wellbeing and preventative strategies
+ Purposeful and effective social work and care intervention, engaging children, young people and families by building on their strengths
+ Focussing on performance, by delivering lasting and sustainable outcomes for children, young people and their families
The successful candidate must have experience within Children's Social Care and be able to attend the office in Lancashire 2 days per week
* Challenging across the service area at a senior level to inform service planning, development, associated budgets and delivery
* Delivering the Children's Services vision to ensure that children, young people and families in need of help are safe, healthy and supported to achieve, you will lead our Family Safeguarding approach across your service area. This will be delivered in partnership through an understanding of the lived experience of a child or young person by:
+ Delivering the right service, at the right time, by the right people through effective wellbeing and preventative strategies
+ Purposeful and effective social work and care intervention, engaging children, young people and families by building on their strengths
+ Focussing on performance, by delivering lasting and sustainable outcomes for children, young people and their families
The successful candidate must have experience within Children's Social Care and be able to attend the office in Lancashire 2 days per week
Head of Service - Children's Services
Ref: 4610c0a29d3f4b09b415d3d4d667b1e0
Lancashire, England
Venn Group
Human Resources & Legal