Strategic Lead for Adolescent Safeguarding and Family Support

Strategic Lead for Adolescent Safeguardingand Family Support

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families? Royal Greenwich is looking for a Strategic Lead for Adolescent Safeguardingand Family Support to work with the Senior Leadership team across the Council to challenge, identify and resolve issues, and champion a strategic approach that embeds and drives high performance and a value for money culture.

We are proud of our early help and prevention services and are seeking a Strategic Lead for Adolescent Safeguardingand Family Support Service to lead and enhance our service delivery. As a key player in our Strategic Leadership team, you'll lead and contribute to the further development of services aimed at improving outcomes for vulnerable children, adolescents, and families; ensuring the delivery of high-quality and effective interventions. You will champion the involvement of children and young people in all aspects of service planning and delivery, placing their needs at the forefront of decision-making.

Delivering success through integrated provision and partnerships will take considerable skill and leadership capability and there is a great ambition from Royal Greenwich and its partners to seize the opportunities that this presents. So are looking for someone who is flexible and adaptable, with a high level of professional credibility.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Deputy Director (Children’s and Families Social Care) to elevate our already well-performing Youth Justice and Family and Adolescent Support Service. As well as work closely with elected Members, various departments of the Council, including Housing and Safer Communities and statutory partners such as health, education and police, alongside other agencies from the community and voluntary sector and commissioned providers. Key responsibilities will include leading on establishing and embedding the development of a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary Adolescent Safeguarding service.

Consistently Rated Good by Ofsted, we pride ourselves on having an innovative learning culture dedicated to improving outcomes for children, young people, care leavers and their families. Royal Greenwich is a great place to live and work. Benefiting from excellent transport links ranging from Crossrail to the Elizabeth line to the Uber boat, we're one of the easiest boroughs to get to and navigate your way around.

Royal Greenwich is an inclusive employer, our organisational diversity is one of our greatest strengths and it really matters to us. We want our workforce at all levels to reflect and respect the diversity of our communities, bringing richness, inclusivity and innovation to our work and the services we deliver. We know we are not there yet at the senior leadership level and actively encourage applications from under-represented groups. We put equity at the heart of our recruitment and are committed to tackling discrimination in all forms. We are steadfast in promoting a diverse and inclusive community, an environment where we can all be ourselves, flourish and succeed.

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values apply now and join us in making a difference to our children's futures, your future and ours.

Recruitment Timetable: 

Closing date for applications: 06 May 2024, 23:59.

Shortlisting: W/C 6 May 2024.

Officer Panel Interview: W/C 13 May 2024.

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Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.