Head of Service, Early Help

4 weeks ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham Children's Trust Full time
Birmingham Children's Trust continues to go from strength to strength.

We are the largest provider of family support and social care services for children, young people and families in the country.

Our goal is to become a centre of excellence in both social work and family support.

We are looking for a driven and forward-thinking Head of Service to lead our dedicated and passionate workforce.

In this role you will have the opportunity to join us in our exciting new road to improved practice performance, we never sit back due to our creative and innovative approach.

Working closely with
Safeguarding, ASTI (Assessment and Short Term Intervention), Children in Care services**. We are proud of our stable and secure service.


You'll play a lead role in ensuring that your service area leads the way on consistent good quality practice and performance, your decision-making skills will reflect our relationship-based, trauma informed practice model.

You will provide your service managers with mentoring and professional support and advice, sharing your wealth of leadership knowledge and skills on being a great leader of management, process and case management.


_ About you._
This is a key leadership role in our organisation, so naturally we're looking for extensive experience of leading and managing diverse teams, as well as a background previously working with vulnerable children, families, statutory bodies and voluntary agencies preferably within Early Help and Social Care Services having a clear understanding on what interventions families need to make a sustained improved change

You must be educated to Degree level or equivalent and hold a recognised relevant professional qualification


Your qualifications will be complemented by your exceptional skillset - including substantial experience of working in a senior leadership role including improving service quality leading services areas, maintaining positive relationships, effective communication, sound concise judgement, analytical thinking, teamwork and inclusivity in your approach.


_ About we are different as a Trust._


We know and understand that working in social care is hard work and challenging at times, that's why we reward you with a very attractive employment offer.


Alongside regular supervision, access to training and shared learning, mental health and well-being support, we offer a wider range of benefits available including pension, a generous annual leave package with 29 days leave plus bank holidays; Car Leasing Scheme;
to name a few.


Our Values
We are one team. We support and motivate each other; we work together and we respect each other. We each have an important role to play.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact:
Assistant Director for Early Help & Prevention

  • Alison Holmes on mobile
If you are successfully shortlisted, you may be called for interview on one of the dates below.

Interview dates 23rd & 24th August 2023

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.


We actively deliver services that are culturally responsive to the needs of the children, parents and carers we work with to deliver equality, diversity and inclusivity in all we do.

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