Director of Children's Social Care and Early Help
| Posting date: | 23 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL1 1HD |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75704553 |
Summary
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Organisation: Oldham Council
Role: Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help
Salary: £104,337 £115,105 per annum
Location: Oldham
Oldham’s time is now. Could you be part of the senior team helping to shape the future of the borough?
Oldham Council is embarking on a journey of transformation.
We're making the lives of Oldham people better by revolutionising our borough and our services with an ambition that is unrivalled and a determination that's fierce.
We're looking for several ambitious, transformational senior leaders for exciting roles across our organisation and this is where you come in as our Director of Children’s Social Care.
Could you lead one of the fastest improving Children’s Social Care teams in the country?
Oldham seeks a dynamic, visionary leader to take its Ofsted-rated 'Good' service to Outstanding. You will oversee key service including Children’s Services Integration, Corporate Parenting, Safeguarding, Social Work, and Early Help, with a team of around 600 staff.
As Director of Children’s Social Care, you will lead the strategic and operational delivery of services, provide expert advice on safeguarding and corporate parenting, and drive continuous improvement by uniting the team around shared priorities and future goals.
For further details about this role and details of how to apply please visit https://www.greater.jobs/oldham
Closing Date: 10am on Monday 16 June 2025
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About Us:
We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:
A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.
We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.
Our Values and Behaviours:
By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.
We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:
- Work with a resident focus
- Support local leaders
- Committed to the borough
- Delivery high performance
- Take ownership and drive change
You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page
Our Benefits Package:
At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:
- 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
- The option to purchase additional annual leave.
- An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
- Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
- Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
- Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
- Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
- Staff recognition and celebration events.
- Peer support groups
Inclusive Recruitment:
We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.
NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).
Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, have previously been in or currently in care, those that are carers, and those who have served in the Armed Forces as a regular, reserve or cadet.
Data and Privacy:
For details of how we use your data please see our privacy notice.
Important Information:
Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.
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