Durham County Council Head of Children’s Social Care Salary: £135,406 Durham County Council is proud of its strong legacy of excellence within Children’s Services. Following a period of significant transformation, the service has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted, reflecting the high quality of our practice, the strength of our leadership, and our unwavering commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people and families. We are now seeking an exceptional leader to join us as our Head of Children’s Social Care - a pivotal role offering the opportunity to build on an established record of success while driving forward innovation, inclusion, and meaningful impact. About the role As Head of Children’s Social Care, you will provide strategic leadership across a broad portfolio of statutory and specialist services, ensuring that children are effectively safeguarded, supported, and given every opportunity to thrive. You will oversee assessment and safeguarding services, early help services, looked after children and permanence teams, fostering, adoption, residential care, and care leaver provision, ensuring each area delivers high‑quality, compliant, and impactful practice. A key part of your leadership will involve working collaboratively with partners to implement robust safeguarding arrangements, maintain strong operational links with the family courts, and ensure that early help...