Operational Director of Childrens Services
Operational Director of Childrens Services
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Job Description
Operational Director ofChildrens Services.
Salary:70000 per annum.
Location:Homebased (travel across England SouthincludingBuckinghamshire Hertfordshire Ipswich Oxfordshire Kent).
Contract:Permanent 35 hours per week.
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays with up to 5additional days for continuous service andoption to buy or sell leave.
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
- Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages.
- Pension with up to 7 employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts.
Why Action for Children
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that when we work together we can makea huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable childrens lives.
A bit about the role
Are you a strong communicator and creative thinker with a flair for innovation who is focused andpassionate about changing the lives of children and their families
We have a unique opportunityfor an Operational Director of Childrens Services to provide leadership and management acrossEngland South. This is an exciting and rewarding role with theopportunityto make a huge personal impact.
Reporting to the National Director ofEngland South you will lead develop and manage a dedicated team of managers who deliver a range of childrens services across a specified area.
England South has ambitious plans to grow residential criminal exploitation and mental health services whilst ensuring our existing service footprintremains strong and sustainable.
This is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational leader who wants to make a difference to the lives of children and young people as part of an enthusiastic and ambitiousEngland South team.
How youll help to create brighter futures
- Providing leadership and overall management for a range of Childrens services (includingChildrens Residential Homes) while collaborating with peers and stakeholders.
- Having responsibility for direct reportswholl be a range of committed managers with varying levels ofexpertise and managing their performance.
- Monitoring contract management operations and ensuring effective governance by creating performance reports and supplying the information to relevant committees.
- Guiding our sustainability and growth plans to make sure we are meeting or exceeding targets.
- Oversee local tenders and grants andsubsequent implementation and delivery plans.
- Applying theHIGHESTstandards of safeguarding across your area and reporting on developments.
- Operating within the local political context adhering to legislative and regulatory requirements and build collaborative working relationships with local and national bodies local government and their officials.
- Undertaking the regulated role of Responsible Individual.
- Acting as key account manager to commissioners partners and stakeholders to ensure our services are promoted.
Lets talk about you
- A relevant professional qualification in Education Health or Social Care.
- A management qualification or working towards S/NVQ level 5 in management or DMS leading to MBA.
- Substantial experiencing of safeguarding and managing childrens services.
- Strong people leadership including (though not limited to) Culture Health and Safety Financial Performance and Retention.
- Experience of Safeguarding and delivering or managing childrens services.
- Commercial awareness and the ability toidentify new sources of revenue and business opportunities.
- The availability to travel to various locationswithin England South whenrequired though we are flexible and this can be discussed further at interview.
Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.
Contact:David Simpson onor email us atquoting reference 11132.
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Closing Date:Thursday 24th April 2025.
Interviews will be weekcommencing12th May 2025.
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for thisrole.
Diversity equality andinclusion
AtActionforChildrenwerededicatedto building a diverseinclusive and authentic workplace.
Weactivelyencourageapplicationsfrom Black Asian &MinorityEthnic and disabled candidates as they areunderrepresentedwithinActionforChildren. We want to takedeliberateand purposefulactionto ensure equalopportunityto all groups in society and forActionforChildren.
Want toknow more about Action for Children
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See below for further information about working with us:
Action for Children Employee Benefits
Management Competency Framework
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
