Work Arrangements

• On-site work required for a minimum of 3 days per week
  
• Duration: 3 months (with potential for extension)
  

Key Skills

• Essential - Proven ability in strategic leadership to develop integrated services across various areas, ensuring a cohesive and child-centered approach
  
• Essential - Deep understanding of safeguarding thresholds, contextual safeguarding, and multi-agency working within a MASH/front door context
  
• Essential - Strong grasp of youth offending legislation, diversion strategies, and restorative justice practices
  
• Essential - Skilled in identifying and responding to extra-familial harm, including criminal and sexual exploitation
  
• Essential - Strong track record of building effective partnerships with various sectors to deliver joined-up services
  
• Essential - Track record of using data and quality assurance frameworks to drive service improvement
  
• Desirable - Experience in designing and delivering preventative services that reduce the need for care
  
• Desirable - Demonstrated success in embedding early help pathways and leading targeted interventions
  
• Desirable - Experience leading service redesign, workforce development, and cultural change
  
• Desirable - Committed to co-production, voice of the child, and strengths-based practice
  

Successes

• Successfully recruited new personnel to Children Services Teams
  
• Rapid turnaround on interviews
  

Context

• Responsible for delivering effective, inclusive leadership and management of the teams
  
• Responsible for ensuring practice is in line with current legislation and relevant guidance
  
• Has responsibility for budgets within the relevant services
  
• Has responsibility for ensuring high quality, value for money services
  

Working Model

• On-site model (minimum 3 days in office required)
  
• Post holder will be required to attend council buildings as required
  
• Need to be able to drive and have access to their own vehicle or alternative transport arrangements
  

Working location and arrangements

• Town Hall, Main Road, Romford RM1 3AR
  
• Excellent transport links via car or public transport
  

• Social work qualification
  
• SW England registration
  
• Extensive recognised post qualification training