Head Of Service - United Kingdom - LinSocial Housing Ltd

    LinSocial Housing Ltd
    LinSocial Housing Ltd United Kingdom

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    Head of Service - Children's Regulated ServicesLocal Authority | East Midlands (City-Based)

    An opportunity has arisen with a large local authority in the East Midlands for an experienced Head of Service - Children's Regulated Services to join on a 13-month ongoing interim assignment.

    This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for a complex and high-profile portfolio of regulated children's services, playing a critical role in delivering safe, high-quality outcomes for children and young people while supporting strategic transformation, governance and financial sustainability.

    Assignment Details

    Contract Length: 13 months (ongoing assignment)

    Pay Rate: £500 per day (Umbrella)

    Higher rates may be considered for exceptional candidates, based on experience

    Working Pattern: Hybrid - 1 to 2 days per week in the office

    Remote working may be considered for an exceptional candidate

    Office Base: City-centre office, East Midlands

    About the RoleYou will provide strategic leadership across Children's Regulated Services, leading a portfolio that includes:

    Children's residential homes

    Semi-independent provision

    Fostering services

    Corporate parenting functions

    Working closely with the Director of Children's Services, senior leaders, elected members and partners, you will translate strategic vision into operational delivery, ensuring services are safe, effective, compliant and continuously improving. A key focus of the role is strong governance, inspection readiness, placement sufficiency and ensuring the voice of the child is central to service design and delivery.

    Key Responsibilities

    Provide strategic and operational leadership across children's regulated services

    Act as Responsible Individual for residential care and fostering services

    Lead service development in line with national minimum standards, legislation and policy

    Drive innovation, quality assurance and performance improvement across the portfolio

    Lead placement sufficiency and work closely with commissioning to ensure best value

    Chair and contribute to placement and decision-making panels

    Champion corporate parenting responsibilities and co-production with children and young people

    Lead services through Ofsted inspection frameworks, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement

    Build strong partnerships across health, education, commissioning and safeguarding arrangements

    Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in both service delivery and workforce culture

    What We're Looking For

    Registered Social Worker (Social Work England) with a relevant professional qualification

    Appropriate senior management qualification (or willingness to work towards one)

    Proven senior leadership experience within complex children's social care environments

    Demonstrable experience managing regulated services and leading through inspections

    Strong delivery of strategic outcomes, service improvement and transformation

    Experience of placement sufficiency, commissioning and financial governance

    Excellent partnership working, political awareness and decision-making skills

    Deep understanding of safeguarding, corporate parenting and inclusive practice

    Apply now for a confidential discussion.

    Linsco is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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