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Head Of Service - United Kingdom - LinSocial Housing Ltd
Description
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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