Hybrid Head of Service Providers - 37 Hours bei Torbay Council
Torbay Council · Torquay, Vereinigtes Königreich · Hybrid
- Senior
- Optionales Büro in Torquay
Job Description & Person Specification >
Are you a dynamic and experienced leader with a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people? Torbay Council is seeking a Head of Service Providers to join our Children's Services team. As a key member of the Children’s Service Management Team, you will provide strategic leadership for provider services, ensuring high-quality support for children in cared for placements, supported accommodation, and those requiring home to school transport.
Key Responsibilities:
Are you a dynamic and experienced leader with a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people? Torbay Council is seeking a Head of Service Providers to join our Children's Services team. As a key member of the Children’s Service Management Team, you will provide strategic leadership for provider services, ensuring high-quality support for children in cared for placements, supported accommodation, and those requiring home to school transport.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a group of services to deliver outcomes in line with relevant strategies and performance indicators.
- Embed care system reforms, including data analysis, market shaping, recruitment campaigns, and governance arrangements.
- Ensure high-quality services and value for money in line with Council priorities.
- Plan, monitor, and control budgets to meet targets set by the Divisional Director Learning and Partnerships.
- Develop and establish services to achieve Service Delivery Plan objectives.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Proven leadership and management experience at a senior level in children’s services.
- Ability to think strategically and work collaboratively across organizational boundaries.
- Highly developed analytical skills and a proven track record in innovation and problem-solving.
- Effective communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to adapt to different audiences.
- Experience in managing budgets and delivering cost-effective services.
Qualifications:
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject such as Social Care, Health, Education, Children and Youth Work, or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Leadership and Management qualification or willingness to complete one within 12 months of appointment.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a forward-thinking and people-oriented organization committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
- Work in a supportive and collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Make a real difference in the lives of children and young people in Torbay.
This post will be carrying out Regulated Activity. As such the post will require an Enhanced Criminal Record Check plus an additional Barred List Check. The check will reveal any spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions (which have not been filtered), any local Police information and a check of either the Adult, Child or Adult and Child Barred Lists.
If you are viewing this advert on a job board, you can access the full job description by placing the below URL into your browser:
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/jobs/job-descriptions/head-of-service-providers/
For an informal chat please contact Becky Thompson on 01803 208100 or [email protected].
Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 11th August 2025.
Our adverts do sometimes close early - even where there's a published deadline - so if you're keen, please apply as soon as possible.
If you are viewing this advert on a job board, you can access the full job description by placing the below URL into your browser:
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/jobs/job-descriptions/head-of-service-providers/
For an informal chat please contact Becky Thompson on 01803 208100 or [email protected].
Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 11th August 2025.
Our adverts do sometimes close early - even where there's a published deadline - so if you're keen, please apply as soon as possible.
Skills
Essential:
- Successful sustained, and proven leadership and management experience at a senior level in children’s services, including operational, performance, and people management.
- Ability to think strategically and to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries.
- Ability to make strategic decisions in relation to the quality of service.
- Evidence of applying innovative and analytical approaches to solving complex and challenging problems.
- Effective organisational skills, including the ability to plan work programmes which make optimum use of available resources, especially time.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
Knowledge
Essential:
- Detailed understanding of the function of children’s services including education, social care, and early help.
- Detailed knowledge of legislation, national guidance, and procedures specific to all of Children’s Services.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of current practice issues in relation to early help, social care, education, and the related interdependencies with partner agencies.
- An understanding of internal and external resources that can be accessed and deployed to ensure Children’s Services can achieve its organisational objectives.
- An extensive knowledge of commissioning and relevant legislation.
Experience & Qualifications
Essential:
- Educated to degree level standard or equivalent in a relevant subject such as Social Care, Health, Education, Children and Youth Work, Probation or Criminal Justice or significant demonstrable experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent or postholder will be required to complete a management qualification within 12 months of appointment.
- Experience in the management of people and services.
- Experience of setting and achieving organisation performance and standards.
