Head of Social Work with Children Looked After
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- Childrens Social Care
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- May 29, 2019 Post Date
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- 1900004F Requisition #
About you
With Head of Service experience and knowledge, you will be a confident leader and be able to be the change; with a passion for inspiring a social care workforce to be creative in their change and improvement. With a social work qualification and extensive post-qualification experience in both statutory, Public and Private Law Proceedings your track record of leading from the front will be essential.
The pace of change is demanding, so your resilience and ability to manage conflicting priorities will demonstrate your leadership skills.
About us
In Croydon, we want to ‘be the change’ and have outlined our destination to deliver a Children and Young Persons service that empowers our workforce and partners; ensuring children, young people and their families are the centre of everything we do.
Our best asset is our talented, diverse workforce and community. We can offer a development & learning programme to support your management and leadership skills as well as great benefits including 31 days annual leave, relocation package up to £8,000 and a pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%.
For an informal discussion about the role with Nick Pendry, Director of Early Help and Children Social Care, please contact 0208 726 6000 ext 64852.
Interview dates 26th June & 28th June 2019
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Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.