At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose to improve people’s lives.
We are looking for a skilled, creative and experienced leader to join us in developing our Corporate Parenting Services in B&NES. Ofsted rate us as Good, but we want even better for the children entrusted to our care, and for care leavers whom we continue to support. For us to achieve consistently outstanding services, we need the best and most committed social care leaders to join our leadership team.
About The Role
You will have responsibility for overseeing our Children in Care and Care Experienced teams, our Disabled Children’s team, our Adolescent and Child Exploitation team, and our Fostering Service, including kinship carers and our innovative Fostering Families Service. As we respond to the Families First Partnership reforms, we are currently consulting on aligning our structures to meet the demands of this exciting new way of working, and so the teams for which this role holds responsibility may be subject to change.
We are looking for someone with exceptional communication and people skills, who has a friendly, patient and confident approach with colleagues, professionals and members of the public. We value relational approaches with all stakeholders and promote this via our systemic practice model. We expect you to provide high levels of support to staff, alongside constructive challenge, to develop confident autonomous managers and practitioners. You will need strong organisational skills to manage and prioritise your work.
About You
The successful candidate will have experience of managing teams, be proficient at using and analysing key data, and, crucially, must have the child/young person/family at the centre of their work and decisions.
Benefits
* A friendly and caring team
* Excellent administrative support
* First-rate supervision and support
* Extensive training programme
* Corporate commitment to improving outcomes for our children and young people
With the Assistant Director, and as part of the Senior Management Team, the post holder will participate in the formulation of detailed Directorate objectives and policies and work as an active member of the senior management team to make Directorate-wide decisions linked to key local policies and procedures and national policy.
Equal Opportunity and EEO Statement
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. The Council is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applications for job‑share, part‑time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Legal Clearances
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Safeguarding Statement
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.
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