Head of Safeguarding Services & Strategy

Civic Recruitment Limited; Taunton (MA); Vor Ort; USD 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Civic Recruitment Limited is recruiting for a 6 Month Contract with a local authority in Somerset. The post holder will provide strategic and operational leadership across Family Safeguarding Services, ensuring safeguarding and child protection deliver high-quality outcomes for children and families.

Responsibilities include chairing legal planning meetings, leading multi-agency partnership work and driving service improvement across county-wide safeguarding teams.

Qualifikationen

• Qualified Social Worker with SWE registration.
• Significant senior leadership experience within Children's Social Care.
• Experience as Head of Service, Service Manager or equivalent senior management role.
• Extensive experience within safeguarding and child protection services.
• Experience leading service improvement and transformation programmes.

Aufgaben

• Strategic Leadership: Lead the delivery of Family Safeguarding Services across Somerset and support Families First Partnership reforms.
• Safeguarding & Service Delivery: Oversee safeguarding activity, ensure timely and child-centred interventions.
• Legal Planning & Permanence: Lead legal tracking, chair Legal Gateway Meetings, ensure robust planning.
• Leadership & Management: Line manage 4 Operational Managers, drive performance and workforce development.
• Partnership Working: Build relationships with Legal Services, Education, Health, Police and Early Help.
• Quality Assurance & Improvement: Monitor performance, improve practice standards, prepare for inspections.

Kenntnisse

Strategic leadership

People management

Communication

Decision making

Ausbildung

Qualified Social Worker

Social Work England Registration

Jobbeschreibung

Civic Recruitment Limited is recruiting for a 6 Month Contract with a local authority in Somerset. The post holder will provide strategic and operational leadership across Family Safeguarding Services, ensuring safeguarding and child protection deliver high-quality outcomes for children and families.

Responsibilities include chairing legal planning meetings, leading multi-agency partnership work and driving service improvement across county-wide safeguarding teams.