Director of Families and Children's Services
1 month ago
Belmont Recruitment are working with Wiltshire County Council to recruit for a Director of Families and Children’s Services. This is a contract role for a minimum of 12 months with the view to extend, working 37 hours per week.
As Director, you will be responsible for ensuring Outstanding Families and Children’s services are designed to deliver the council’s vision, values and priorities within the business plan and lead on the development, delivery and review of the Families and Children’s strategy through service transformation. The service covers the full range of early help and statutory services, from our Integrated Front Door (MASH) through to adoption, and everything in between.
What we are looking for:
* Expert functional knowledge and/or providing significant advice with impact across the council.
* A broad knowledge and understanding of the services impacted by the service/function and across the council
* Proven extensive senior management experience of managing a range of services and functions at a corporate strategic level
* Substantial experience in both strategic and operational management across a range of services and functions within a large and complex organization
* Substantial understanding of the council’s people strategy to ensure effective workforce development in order to achieve service and council wide objectives
* Experience of working in a political environment and managing political challenges to the direction of the function or services.
* Substantial understanding of local government and the local, regional and national context
* Substantial understanding and experience of delivering services that impact on the local community and partner organisations, and managing challenges to the direction of these services
* Ability to deliver and support successful cultural and organisational change programmes with impact across the council
* Effectively handling challenging & complex situations which have wide ranging impact and reputational risk for the Council
* Leadership of high profile innovative projects which have wide ranging impact and reputational risk for the Council
Location: Wiltshire (hybrid)
Daily rate: £598.33
If this position is of interest, please get in touch with Jake Singh at Belmont Recruitment or apply now If you are looking for a position in a different sector, do not hesitate to get in touch as we have many other opportunities available across England.
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