Head of Service - Family Help

Head of Service - Family Help

£384.29 Daily Rate - PAYE
£500.00 Daily Rate - Umbrella
Full Time
3 Month Contract Initially
South East London - 3 days a week in the office

This post provides strategic leadership, and you will be responsible for the quality of performance and practice in the operational area. The post will have 2-4 direct reports and overall responsibility for the staff group and budget in their area.

We are seeking candidates who are qualified social workers with a thorough technical knowledge of the requirements of Working Together 2023, the Pan London Child Protection Procedures, and other relevant safeguarding statutory guidance. You will demonstrate a good understanding of the DfE Families First for Children programme of reform.

You will demonstrate a track record of practice improvement and an in-depth understanding of the Signs of Safety practice framework. You will have experience in senior management, which includes managing complex frontline operational safeguarding practice. You will be ambitious for children and families and be able to lead the workforce to deliver effective services to improve the lives of children and young people.

Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of the Children Act, current legislation, regulations, guidance, and standards relating to delivering services for children and young people.
• Understanding of national priorities for children, young people, and families in family help and child protection.
• Understanding of the key challenges in improving the quality and effectiveness of family help and child protection services.
• A Degree in Social Work or DipSW.
• Relevant post-qualification or demonstrable evidence of continuous professional learning.

Experience

• Significant experience at a senior level of leading a social work service for a diverse community, including managing workloads and demand as well as all aspects of staff management.
• Effective management of the quality and performance of services against local and national standards.
• Proven ability to implement and manage effective and sustainable organisational change.
• Sound understanding of the financial context and experience of managing large and complex budgets.
• Significant experience of partnership working at a strategic and operational level to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people.
• Experience of Ofsted inspection frameworks.
• Project management experience with proven ability to organise and deliver against set objectives.

If this role is of interest and you meet the above criteria, then please apply immediately.