Deputy District Lead (Tamworth and East Staffs)

at  Staffordshire County Council

Job Introduction
An exiting new job opportunity has arisen within Staffordshire Children’s Services. This is a unique opportunity to develop as part of the senior management team in order to support the our District Model.
Our Deputy District Lead’s are based across neighbouring double districts in order to support the District Leads in the delivery of services to children and young people in those areas. The 4 double districts are: Stafford & South Staffs, Cannock & Lichfield, East Staffs & Tamworth and Newcastle & Moorlands
You’ll provide leadership and coordination to support the 2 District Leads within East Staffs and Tamworth.
The role will include a range of functions and services to support families using a strength-based model. These services all focus upon building relationships through high support and high challenge with the overall aim of keeping families safely together.
Main Responsibilities

You’ll be:

• supporting the leadership, management, supervision, and performance across the whole system covering all spectrums of need.
• ensuring that robust arrangements are in place to make best use of the available resources and ensuring high quality support for children and families.

You’ll be one of four Deputy District Leads and so you’ll work alongside those colleagues, promoting an ethos of a ‘whole system’ approach, sharing best practice and supporting each other as peers.
You’ll have unique opportunities to develop your leadership skills which will include operational responsibility for the Family Safeguarding Model and supporting children at the earliest opportunity. This is an area that Staffordshire Children’s Service have a key focus upon in order to ensure that children and their families are getting the right help at the right time.
You’ll report to the District Lead, and within this role you’ll form part of a wider leadership team, working in partnership with key central functions to ensure appropriate solutions are identified for our children and families.

YOUR DIRECT REPORTS WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING COHORTS:

Early Help, Child in Need and and the coordination of EHC Plans for SEND across a defined geographical area. You will also have the lead on Child Exploitation for the geographical area within which you are based.
The Ideal Candidate

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has a social work qualification and is registered with Social Work England (SWE)
• Has a commitment to ensuring children remain at the centre of everything we do
• Ensures we have the child in the right part of the system at the right time
• Has substantial post qualifying experience of working in statutory social work services for children and families
• Has substantial experience of managing social work services for children
• A proven track record in effective and professional management of Children’s services
• A clear and demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the Early Help, SEND, children with disabilities and Care Leavers agenda
• Proven leadership qualities and the ability to inspire and motivate
• Strong inter-personal skills with proven ability to develop and sustain effective relationships

For more information or a chat about this role please contact Donna Thompson at donna.thompson@staffordshire.gov.uk

Please refer the Job description for details