Head of Service

We are looking for a Head of Service to lead the Children in Care Service where you will join our Children in Care leadership team.

Are you ready for a new opportunity?

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to the Children in Care Service and contribute to the Children in Care leadership team.
• Lead to deliver outstanding services for children and families and ensure effective delivery by managers and workers.
• Develop partnerships and maintain relationships with key partners to understand and fulfil corporate parenting responsibilities for young people.
• Drive continuous improvement, champion service user involvement, and explore opportunities and innovations to improve outcomes for young people.
• Support and empower young people to achieve their full potential.
• Interviews will take place on 6 October.
• For questions or to find out more, contact Lisa Jamieson at

• You will need to have an understanding of how to include service users, partners and staff in achieving an outstanding service.
• You will need to be able to think ahead, scan opportunities and innovations to improve outcomes for young people, while ensuring managers and workers deliver good practice.
• You will have the skills to build relationships with key partners to understand and fulfil corporate parenting responsibilities for our young people.

• We know and understand that working in social care is hard work and challenging at times, and we reward you with a very attractive employment offer.
• Alongside regular supervision, access to training and shared learning, mental health and well-being support, we offer a wide range of benefits including competitive rewards and pension, a generous annual leave package with 30 days leave plus bank holidays; Car Leasing Scheme; to name a few.
• If you would like to be part of our passionate and dedicated Children's Trust and are committed to continuous and innovative practice improvement, apply today.