Head of Service for Provider Services

Charles Hunter Associates; England; Hybrid; GBP 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in Kent is seeking a Head of Service for Provider Services to provide strategic oversight and leadership. This permanent role offers a salary of £91,500 and embraces hybrid working. The successful candidate will develop strategies and manage children's placements while collaborating with key stakeholders. Regular travel to the authority's offices in Chatham will be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing strategic leadership and direction.
• Strong relationship management skills with key stakeholders.
• Ability to manage children's placements and understand financial impacts.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies, policies, procedures for Provider Services.
• Oversee the Council's sufficiency plan for children in care.
• Interface with Children's Services on expenditure and future planning.
• Lead for Adoption Partnership South East.

Job description

A recently 'good' rated, Kent-based Local Authority is looking for a Head of Service for Provider Services.

Salary up to £91,500 - PERMANENT POSITION

You will:

• Provide strategic leadership, vision and direction to the service areas within Provider Services, taking a lead role on the development of relevant strategies, policies, procedures, programmes and projects.
• Maintain a strategic oversight of the Council's ambitious new sufficiency plan, nurturing strong, positive relationships with key stakeholders to ensure greater stability for our children in care.
• Provide a strategic oversight of children's placements and be the interface between Children's Services and Commissioning ensuring Children's Services has a comprehensive understanding of expenditure, how much is being spent and the impact it is having. To include predictions of future expenditure related to changing demand, using scenario modelling to help plan commissioning.
• Lead for Adoption Partnership South East (London Borough of Bexley, Kent CountyCouncil (Host) and Medway Council)

PERMANENT ROLE - £91,500 (INCLUSIVE OF OUT OF HOURS, SPECIAL SKILLS PAYMENT, AND MARKET FORCES PAYMENT)

Hybrid working embraced, however travel regularly to the authority's offices in Chatham, Kent.

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