Service Director Children, Young People and Families

Salary: £82,949 to £ 115,330 (Depending on experience)
A relocation package of up to £8k is available for eligible candidates.

A message from the Strategic Director of Children’s Services, David Haley

Thank you for taking the time to consider Plymouth Children’s Services, we have exciting plans for our city, and the children and young people we serve. Our children and young people are key to our long-term success. We want them to have the best start in life, feel and be safe and healthy, be well educated and have the skills and positive aspirations for their future.

Plymouth is a fantastic place to live and work.  We are building a culture which is child centred, focused on improving outcomes for all our children with a commitment that no child is left behind.  You will join at a time where we are moving to locality structures supported by an evidence base of where need is and how best to support our families. 

We are looking for someone with passion of realising the very best for our children, with much heart and significant experience of improving services with a knowledge of what good looks like. 

We have a number of exciting initiatives, please have a look through this dedicated site to see if you feel that you would fit and offer what Plymouth needs right now and if we can provide you with the career aspirations you desire to be part of our journey.

For further information, please contact our recruitment partners at Tile Hill.

The role

Plymouth is a fantastic place to live and work.  We have a culture which is child centred, focused on improving outcomes for all our children with a commitment that no child is left behind.  You will join at the start of an exciting improvement and transformation journey which will ensure that our services move rapidly to consistently good and will see the move to a fully implemented multi-disciplinary locality model of delivery.  We are outward looking, learn from best practice and have a number of exciting initiatives underway.  It is a fabulous time to join us.

Reporting to the Director of Children’s Services, you will act as the professional lead on the children, youth, young people and family’s matters across the Council. You will lead the Council’s Strategies and Improvement plans for Children’s Services, commission external services and work closely with partners to  maximise the imput for children of strong integrated working.

With a social work qualification and a registration to practice (with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)), you will have an excellent knowledge of social care, youth and family services and commissioning frameworks and legislation, as well as current and future policy developments within the social care system. You will have substantial experience of leading and developing a successful children’s social care service and a strong record of delivery and improvement of whole system change whilst maintaining high safeguarding standards and understanding of systems to protect vulnerable groups.

We are looking for someone with the passion and commitment to realise the very best for our children, with much heart, excellent understanding of what good looks like and significant experience of improving services.  You will be a credible, competent and trusted leader who can inspire teams and the workforce to place children, young people and their families at the heart of service delivery and provide them with the best outcomes that they deserve.

Closing date: Midnight on Monday 15th April 2024

Contact

To find out more about the role, about living and working in Plymouth or to apply, please contact our Executive Search Partners from Tile Hill, Helen Alwell or Anita Denton.