Service Director / Children’s Social Care Improvement & Quality - AWD online : Job Details

Children’s Social Care Practice Improvement and Quality Service Director who is a qualified Social Worker with relevant experience at a senior level in a health / education or social care environment and has the ability to drive and support service improvement across Early Help, Children’s Social Care, Youth Justice and SEND is required for well-established organisation based in Wokingham, Berkshire.

SALARY: £89,723 - £109,637 per annum + Benefits

LOCATION: Hybrid split between working from home and the office in Wokingham

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Children’s Social Care Practice Improvement and Quality Service Directorwho is a qualified Social Worker with relevant experience at a senior level in a health / education or social care environment and has the ability to drive and support service improvement across Early Help, Children’s Social Care, Youth Justice and SEND.

Working as a Service Director you will take a collective and shared responsibility for the effective leadership and corporate management of the organisation’s services and delivery of improved outcomes for children and their families.

As a Service Director you will act as a professional lead for developing the relational framework of practice (based upon systemic principles and rooted in a restorative, strengths-based approach to working with children and their families) to embed the approach across Children’s Services.

Within this role you will be working with internal and external partners to provide compassionate and inspiring leadership that is capable of developing strong and effective relationships with partners and their community, to drive improved outcomes for children, families and carers.

DUTIES

Your duties as a Service Director include:

• Lead and be responsible for the Academy - leading workforce development & strategy in Children’s Social Care & SEND to develop a Centre for Professional Excellence

• Lead the Social Work Teaching Partnership

• Lead on the development of a systemic and relational practice framework

• Ensure that quality standards are embedded and procedures maintained

• Work with academic partners to ensure a rich and vibrant practice environment that allows good social work and SEND casework to flourish

• Establish and maintain a community of practice

• Link and lead within the Safeguarding Partnership

• Establish and monitor best practice developments & standards

• Responsible for the delivery of services approved budgets

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Qualified Social Worker

• Registered with Social Work England

• Degree level qualification

• Recognised management / leadership qualification

• Evidence of continued professional development

• Ability to drive and support service improvement across Early Help, Children’s Social Care, Youth Justice and SEND

• Possess experience and aptitude in the use of performance data

• Able to interpret and analyse data for service improvement

• Background working within the Children and Young People or health related sector

• Excellent understanding and knowledge of developing strategy and quality improvement in a health /education or social care organisation

• Thorough knowledge of legislation, statutory regulations and Government guidance and standards relevant to services for children and young people to deliver strategies and policies for the directorate

• Excellent knowledge and experience in the assessment of the impact of delivering evidence

• Relevant experience at a senior level in a health /education or social care environment

• Relevant experience of senior and strategic leadership in services for children, young people and families

• Successful experience at a senior level of leading a service

• A comprehensive understanding of the current issues and challenges facing local government, alongside key statutory frameworks

• Ability to lead, develop and sustain effective team and partnership working

• Ability to establish and sustain positive relationships that generate confidence, ability and trust

• Highly developed influencing and negotiation skills

BENEFITS

• Generous annual leave entitlement of 31 days (rising to 36 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays

• Enrolment to an excellent local government pension scheme

• An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline

• A range of local & lifestyle discounts

• Use of a free onsite gym (located at Shute End office)

• Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes

And much more!

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JOB REF: AWDO-P13040

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