Executive Director of Children's Services

Executive Director of Children’s Services Vacancy

Position:         Executive Director of Children’s Services

Location:        Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)

Rate:               Negotiable

Hours:             Full time – 6 month contract

The role will predominantly involve:

• Acting as the Council’s statutory Director of Children's Services and principal adviser on all aspects of safeguarding and services to children, young people and schools to ensure that the Council meets its statutory responsibilities and provides a coherent and responsive approach to identifying and meeting local needs
• Supporting the Chief Executive in the overall management and leadership of the Council to ensure the effective delivery of Council priorities and strategy
• As a member of the Corporate Leadership Team, playing a critical role in driving up performance and efficiency across the Council and its partnerships for the benefit of residents, and to work effectively with lead Members and Council officers to help continuously improve both service and individual performance
• Being accountable for the effectiveness, availability, and value for money of social care and education services to children and young people, effectively leading, co-ordinating, and supporting the activities of Council services in order to fulfil the Council’s overarching strategic objectives and goals
• Providing effective leadership to secure the necessary changes to culture and practice to establish the Children & Families Directorate so that services are organised around children and young people’s needs
• Building and leading effective joint working arrangements and partnerships with and between other providers and agencies in order to focus resources jointly on improving outcomes for children and young people
• Contributing to the formulation and delivery of the Council’s policy objectives and plans to help to deliver the Council’s vision and values
• Fulfilling the statutory role of Director of Children’s Services

The successful candidate must have worked in a similar role previously.

To find out more about this role or to apply please contact Ella Richardson or Jake Simms on 0161 830 1830 or alternatively reply to this email with your up to date CV.

*Venn Group’s “Recommendation Scheme”: if you recommend a candidate who is subsequently placed by Venn Group (for a minimum of 2 weeks) you will be eligible for £25 worth of vouchers from a choice of high street organisations.