Assistant Director for Suffolk Cares (Redeployment)

• Suffolk County Council
• Address:Endeavour House Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2BX
• Salary:91136per annum
• Hours:37 hours per weekflexible working options available
• Contract:Permanent

AsAssistant Director forSuffolk Cares you will be the strategic leaderfor children and young adults who are in our care or have left our willbe responsible forimproving practice strengtheningpartnershipsand making sure children and young adults receive the right support at the right time.

Your role and responsibilities

This is a senior leadership role with direct accountability for the qualityperformanceand impact of corporate parenting services. You will:

• Lead services for children in care and care leavers including fosteringadoptionand residential childrens homes.
• Act as thechampion for children and young adults who are in or have left our care ensuring their voices shape services and decision-making.
• Lead and influence complex partnerships across the Suffolk system to improve outcomes for our Care Experienced Community.
• Drive continuous improvement ensuring services are effective high quality and focused on achieving the best possible outcomes.
• Provide strong leadership across people performanceresourcesand governance within a large and complex service area.
• Champion a culture of collaborationinnovationand co-production working alongside children young people familiescarersand partners.
• Be a critical part of achieving a good inspection outcome.

We support hybrid and flexible working however in this roleyoullbe expected to providevisible accessibleleadershipacross the organisation and with our meansyoullregularly workfrom our offices and across Suffolk.

About you

We are looking for a senior leader who understands childrens social care and can lead improvement across a complex system. You will need:

• A strong commitment to improving the lives of children and young people.
• A Social Work qualification and registration with the relevant Social Work regulatory body.
• Significant senior leadership experience withinsocial care childrensservicesor a related field.
• Strong knowledge of social care practice statutoryresponsibilitiesand Ofsted inspection frameworks.
• Experience leading service improvement or transformation across multiple agencies.
• Experience of leading large multidisciplinary teams and managing complex budgets.
• Strong communicationand relationship-building skills with senior leaders elected members partners staff children young adultsfamiliesand carers.

You can view a full list of requirements in theJob and Person Profile (JPP) which you can find in the How to apply section towards the bottom of this advert.

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For more information

Please contactHayley Griffinfor a conversation about the can reachherby emailing.

How to apply

Step 1 -Read theJob and Person Profile (Word)andRole Addendum (Word).

Step 2 -Click Apply Now to start your online application.

Step 3-Upload anup-to-date CVandsupporting statement:

Please upload an up-to-date copy of your CV together with a supporting statement explaining your motivation for applying for the role anddemonstratinghow your experience achievements and leadership approach equip you to deliver the roles key priorities and use specific examples todemonstratethe outcomes and impact of your work.

• You should use theSupporting Statement template (Word).
• Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.

For guidance on completing your application please seeourHow to Apply page.

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Closing date: 12:00pm 14 August 2026

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this (Disclosure and Barring Service)checks or police vetting will berequiredfor relevant posts.