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Details...

Job title:
Assistant Director - Children With Disabilities, Fostering, Adoption & Young People's Team
Job reference:
ESD2
Department
Children And Young People's Services
Grade:
Senior Officer Salary Scale 6-10
Pay:
From: £63,957 To: £71,193
Hours:
37 Hours Per Week
Closing date:
03/04/2015

Description...

Ofsted recently undertook an inspection of St Helens' Children's Social Care Services which resulted in an overall judgement of requires improvement. The Council is seeking to build on this result and has recently enhanced its senior management team in Children's Services through the creation of an Assistant Director Safeguarding post.

The post will lead on the continued development of child safeguarding arrangements, with direct oversight of the Safeguarding Unit along with a range of Service Teams including Adoption, Fostering, Children with Disabilities, a Children's home and a short stay respite unit.

The successful applicant will have a proven record of management and leadership within a social care context and contribute to the leadership of Children's Services, in accordance with the Council's strategic vision for children and young people.

Applicants must be social work qualified and registered with the HCPC.

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The post is subject to Enhanced DBS disclosure.

When applying for this vacancy, you have the following options

For an application form and further details contact:

cayps@sthelens.gov.uk

When requesting an application form please state your name, your address, the job you are interested in and the job reference number.
The Council's official job application form must be completed in all cases. CVs should not be submitted as a replacement.