Head of Regulated Services

Nottingham City Council; West Bridgford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking an experienced Head of Regulated Services to provide strategic leadership for our Residential Children's Homes, Fostering Services, Permanence and Special Guardianship support.

You will drive continuous improvement, ensure compliance with statutory requirements and build strong partnerships to strengthen permanence planning and kinship care, enabling children to thrive.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Residential Children's Homes, Fostering Services, and Permanence and Special Guardianship support services.
• Lead development and delivery of regulated services, driving continuous improvement and ensuring services are responsive to the needs of children and families.
• Ensure compliance with statutory responsibilities, regulatory requirements and best practice standards.

Job description

As Head of Regulated Services, you will provide strategic leadership for our Residential Children's Homes, our Fostering Services, and our, Permanence service and Special Guardianship support services, ensuring children receive safe, stable and nurturing care that helps them achieve the best possible outcomes.

As a key member of the Children and Education Senior Leadership Team, you will lead the development and delivery of high-quality regulated services, driving continuous improvement, strengthening permanence planning and championing approaches that enable more children to remain connected to their families and support networks wherever possible. You will work collaboratively with colleagues, partners and carers to ensure services are responsive, effective and centred on the needs of children and young people.

We are seeking an experienced and inspirational leader with a strong track record in children's social care, care planning and regulated services. You will combine strategic vision with operational expertise, leading high-performing teams while ensuring compliance with statutory responsibilities, regulatory requirements and best practice standards.

With a commitment to innovation, partnership working and relationship-based practice, you will play a key role in strengthening Nottingham's fostering and permanence offer, expanding support for kinship care and ensuring children experience stability, belonging and the very best opportunities to thrive.

Children's Social Work

Do you want to make a positive difference for the children, young people and families that you work with? If the answer is yes then Nottingham City is the place for you.

In Nottingham City, we are committed to helping families secure positive change for their children and young people. We have excellent, dedicated staff and are keen to welcome new workers to join our team as we continue on a journey of service improvement, delivering consistently good services for children, young people and their families.

Our commitment to our staff reflects our determination to improve our services. We firmly believe that staff need the right support to be able to do an excellent job every day. Children and families are at the heart of our practice and at the very core of our Council Plan. Social work can be challenging, which is why we place a strong emphasis on positive teamwork, ensuring you have the support around you to do your work well. Our senior leadership team care deeply about both the children we work with and the staff who support them, and are committed to helping you do your best work.

Nottingham is an innovative, vibrant and fast-growing Core City, entering a new era of regeneration. It is home to two world-class universities working in partnership with Nottingham City Council and has one of the best public transport networks in the country, including an extended tram system and strong rail links. The city also offers a flourishing arts, events and music scene, excellent sports facilities and clubs, and a wide choice of restaurants and a buzzing night-time economy. Nottingham is fast becoming a highly desirable place to live and work.