Principal Service Lead - Provider Services

Sheer Jobs Ltd; Dudley; Hybrid; GBP 87,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheer Jobs Ltd is recruiting an Interim Principal Service Lead to join the Children & Young People Leadership Team. The role leads and improves services for children with disabilities, fostering, residential care and emotional wellbeing, with strong links to the Principal Service Lead for Children in Care and Care experienced.

You will drive safeguarding, compliance and continuous improvement, lead high‑performing teams, and collaborate with health, education, police and other partners to

Qualifications

• Must be a Qualified Social Worker.
• Experience leading Children's Social Care improvement initiatives.
• Experience working with fostering, residential provision and disability services.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across services including fostering, residential provision, placements and family time.
• Drive quality, performance and safeguarding, ensuring compliance and inspection readiness.
• Lead high‑performing teams and collaborate with health, education, police and system partners to deliver value for money.

Skills

Qualified Social Worker

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Principal Service Lead, Provider Services

Must be a Qualified Social Worker.

Hybrid -3 days on sites

£525 per day (Senior Category)

Our local authority client is seeking an exceptional Interim Principal Service Lead to join our Children & Young People Leadership Team. This is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for leading and improving services for children with disabilities, fostering, residential care and emotional wellbeing, with strong interconnectivity with the Principal Service lead for Children in Care and Care experienced.

In this role, you will:

• Provide strategic leadership across services, including fostering, residential provision, placements, family time and services for children with disabilities, ensuring outstanding support and positive outcomes.
• Drive quality, performance and continuous improvement, ensuring strong safeguarding practice, statutory compliance, inspection readiness and a relentless focus on improving the lives of children and young people.
• Lead high-performing teams and partnerships, championing the voice of children and young people, embedding excellent corporate parenting, and working collaboratively across health, education, police and wider system partners to deliver service excellence and value for money.

Who we're looking for:

We are seeking a visible, authentic and ambitious leader with significant experience within Children's Social Care and a proven track record of delivering improvement in complex environments.

Rate of Pay

£525 per day (Senior Category