Head of Service – Neighbourhoods and Partnerships

Kirklees Council; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Kirklees Council as the Head of Neighbourhoods and Partnerships, where you will lead community transformation strategies aimed at improving lives through sustainable solutions. This pivotal role requires an experienced leader committed to social care, innovation, and collaboration to empower communities. You will work within a supportive team focused on creating healthier, independent lives for the residents of Kirklees.

Benefits

Hybrid working options

Support for employees with disabilities

Qualifications

• Strategic leader with a track record in social care or community services.
• Experience in early intervention and prevention strategies.
• Ability to lead system-wide transformation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a targeted prevention strategy.
• Lead transformation programs focused on early intervention.
• Oversee key services including support to carers and community partnerships.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Community-Based Service Models

Change Management

Financial Acumen

Collaboration

Job description

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Organisation

Kirklees

Directorate

Adults & Health

Service Area

Communities and Access Service

Hours

37

Number of Jobs

1

Location(s)

Kirklees (Hybrid Working Available)

Position type

Permanent

Grade

18 - 19

Salary

£60,537 - £70,791

Advert Wording

Interviews will take place on the 29th & 30th of July.

Are you passionate about transforming lives through early intervention? This role focuses on creating sustainable, community-based solutions that support adults, families and communities to live healthier, more independent lives for longer

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and implement a targeted prevention strategy.
• Lead transformation programmes focused on early intervention/ prevention and reducing demand on formal services across adults, children’s and health services.
• Champion a whole-family, whole-community, whole-life, whole system approach to service design.
• Promote trauma-informed, strengths-based, and restorative practices.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement i.e. Councils role within Integrated Neighbourhood Health teams
• Oversee key services including support to carers, co-production, and community and safeguarding partnership working.
• Use intelligence-led decision-making to drive service improvement and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with partners across social care, health, education, and the voluntary sector to deliver jointly commissioned outcomes.
• Manage budgets effectively and ensure cost-efficient service delivery.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• A strategic, experienced leader with a strong track record in social care (adult and/or children’s) health or/or community services.
• Excellent people leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Deep understanding of prevention, early intervention, and community-based service models.
• Experience working across both Adults and Children’s services.
• Proven ability to lead system-wide transformation and partnership working.
• Financially astute with strong change management and innovation capabilities.
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, safeguarding, and co-production with communities.
• Politically aware and confident working in a complex, multi-agency environment.
  
  

Why Kirklees?

Kirklees is a place of ambition and opportunity. As Head of Neighbourhoods and Partnerships, you’ll join a forward-thinking leadership team committed to improving lives through innovation, collaboration, and community empowerment.

Apply now to become our next Head of Neighbourhoods and Partnerships and help shape a stronger, healthier Kirklees.

Likely Job Titles Candidates Might Hold

• Head of Prevention
• Strategic Lead – Early Intervention
• Service Manager – Community Wellbeing
• Head of Adult / Children’s Social Care
• Head of Community Services
• Director of Prevention and Wellbeing
• Head of Access and Inclusion
• Strategic Lead – Children’s and Adults Prevention Services
  
  

Benefits

Our employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community, to help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of to support you in and out of work.

JIll Greenfield is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email:or phone: [phone] and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing date

21 July 2025, 11:55 PM

Important Information

Job Profile/description

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