Midland House
Permanent
37 hours per week
Chief Officer c£90,000
Service Director Children, Young People and Families Role Profile
Following promotion of the previous post holder, we are looking for a highly experienced and qualified social care professional to lead the function to national prominence. With high standards, excellent financial and political acumen and an ability to forge strong and meaningful partnerships you will transform the futures of children, young people and their families to be happy, healthy and successful.
This is an exciting time to join us. Plymouth has a joint Director of Children’s Services with Torbay Council and you will drive continued improvements in outcomes for children and young people in Plymouth, whilst also having an opportunity to work collaboratively with Torbay colleagues.
We are outward looking and are involved in innovative partnership work. Whilst the role is not without its challenges, our recent Ofsted inspection recognised the significant progress in establishing an environment in which good social work can flourish by significantly reducing social workers’ workloads, enabling effective practice that is improving outcomes for children.
If you have a clear vision of success, a passion for significant challenges and a track record of delivering lasting results within a public sector environment please contact Anita Denton on 07725 554802 or Ben Cox on 07809 374692, for a confidential conversation.
For more information about the role please visit
www.plymouth.gov.uk/jobscareersandtraining and to apply, please visit
https://bit.ly/2CvZJOq
Please note this position is not suitable for job share.
The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is: DBS Children’s Barred List & DBS Adult’s Barred List
Closing date: Friday 22nd February 2019.
Technical interview: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Interview date Friday 29th March 2019.