Are you committed to the welfare of children and passionate about supporting them to achieve their potential?
Can you inspire teams and give them the confidence that underpins really high performance?
We’re searching for a Head of Service to manage the Front Door and Assessment Service of our children’s service as we continue our ambitious transformation journey. This is an exciting and critical senior role, fundamental to the welfare of vulnerable children across Swindon.
Our Front Door – Contact Swindon – provides support and guidance for parents, carers, members of the public, young people and professionals.
We receive up to 1,500 enquiries a month through Contact Swindon (there are around 50,000 children and young people in our borough) and our Head of Service will ensure that we are providing the right response, in a timely way, supported by high quality assessments.
You will oversee all functions of Contact Swindon, including multi-agency safeguarding and our emergency duty service both in and out of hours, shaping and developing these services with colleagues. As well as managing our assessment service, you’ll also play a key role in our safeguarding partnership.
This is a challenging and demanding role – the first point of contact for how our cases are assessed and managed through our wider system. You will need to be an exceptional team player with a track record of forming good strategic relati...