Strategic Head of Service for Early Help

5 months ago


Hornchurch, United Kingdom Veesupportservices Ltd Full time

Job Overview:
Rate: £550 Umbrella
Work Arrangements: Hybrid
Interviews: Ongoing.
Duration: 6 months (with opportunity for extension)
Role: Long term

**Please add Cover Page to CVs example can be found in order documents**
**SWE Registration is needed**:

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Key focus:

- To lead and direct work/practice that positively improves outcomes for children, young people and their families in Havering.
- To provide strategic oversight and support to services within the role and wider children services as required.
- Ensure that early help services are responsive, dynamic and effective in delivering community based universal and targeted services based on evidence of identified need to meet the needs of Havering’s children and families.
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Successes:
We have successfully recruited a number of new personnel to our Children Services Teams. We have a rapid turnaround on interviews.
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Context:
1.The post holder reports to the Assistant Director of Early Help and Partnerships.
2.The post holder will deputise for the Assistant Director as required including the exercise of their delegated authority.
3.The post holder has line management responsibility for approximately 98 staff across all services. This includes three Service Managers, nine Business Support Leaders, Contact & Rehabilitation Leader and the Supporting Families Manager.
4.The post holder has responsibility to effectively manage and monitor multiple budgets of approximately £6.2m and deliver value for money.
5.The post holder will be expected to work outside ‘normal’ office hours as required by their line manager;
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Working Model:

- Hybrid model
- Flexible approach involving working from our town hall campus/hubs.
- The post holder will be required to attend council buildings as required and to be able to attend meetings outside their normal hours of working.
- They will need to be able to drive and have access to their own vehicle or alternative transport arrangements.
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**Requirements**:

- The post holder will have a social work qualification
- SW England registration
- Demonstrate extensive recognised post qualification training and development of their own practice and management.
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Why Havering?
- Reflection spaces available
- Meeting rooms and quiet spaces available to book
- On-site Parking available (subsidised for all Havering council staff)
- Access to our systemic training offers and development pathway
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Working location and arrangements (if not working from home): Town Hall, Main Road, Romford RM1 3AR Our main Town Hall campus benefits from excellent transport links via car or public transport. Our offices are located centrally in Romford, only 18 minutes from London Liverpool Street Station and easily accessible via the M25, A12, A406 and A127.

**Job Type**: Temporary contract
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: £437.06-£550.00 per day

**Experience**:

- Retail sales: 1 year (preferred)
- Customer Service: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person


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