Head Of Service, Cared For Children And Provider Services

Head of Service, Cared for Children and Provider Services
Grade Leader 7 - £65,905 - £78,075 per annum
Permanent/Full Time
Closing Date: 6th March 2024
Interview Date: 13th march 2024
Your opportunity to join our ‘Outstanding’ Company and make a difference!
We are proud that Together for Children has been rated as ‘outstanding’ in a judgement by Ofsted in 2021 in recognition of the stability of our very well supported and talented workforce who deliver an unstinting commitment to improving children’s outcomes. Join us and help us in continuing our outstanding journey!
This is an excellent opportunity to provide strategic leadership, vision and direction to the Fostering, Permanence, Adoption, Family Time and Connected Carers specialisms alongside the recently absorbed Performance, Customer Feedback and Children’s Independent Referral Teams. You will also hold overall accountability for QA and Business Support provision to CSC.
We’re looking for candidates with demonstrable ambition to drive quality forward, using evidence-based tools and techniques that add real value to how we work.
You’ll have a visible leadership role within the company and with partners and should be comfortable working across organisations for the benefit of improving outcomes for families. You will join a cooperative and collaborative senior leadership team responsible for budget delivery, people, and performance management and will also be accountable for the service performance and operational standards through the establishment of clear targets and key performance indicators ensuring continuous improvement.
If you would like to talk to someone about the role before applying, please contact Majella McCarthy, Director of Children’s Social Care at Majella.mccarthy@togetherforchildren.org.uk
This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to an enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and barring Service.
Together for Children is committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse local communities that we support across Sunderland. We’re striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel valued and diversity is celebrated by everyone.
As part of this commitment, we work collaboratively with our established employee networks:
• Accessibility Network
• LGBTQ+ Network
• Racial Equality Network
We welcome and encourage job applications from candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race, and background.
As well as an attractive and competitive salary, other benefits of working for Together for Children include agile working arrangements, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and a flexi-time scheme. A comprehensive health and wellbeing programme is also on offer to all employees.