FCR 2159 Head of Children and Justice Services - 2159-415578756
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £122,907.00 i £127,524.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 24 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | South Lanarkshire, ML3 0AA |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 2159-415578756 |
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Permanent: 35 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, and Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
Salary: £122,907 - £127,524
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This is a rare chance to join the leadership team at one of Scotland’s biggest and most progressive local authorities. South Lanarkshire Council is an ambitious, high performing organisation with a clear vision and programme of action which is designed to improve the lives and life prospects of everyone in South Lanarkshire.
In Social Work Resources we are committed to delivering personalised services which focus on positive outcomes and place service users, relatives, and carers at the centre of the process.
We require an exceptional Head of Children and Justice Services who will also have the Chief Social Work Officer role, to continue our commitment to transform and develop services to meet the current and future needs, expectations and preferences of our children and young people.
We would welcome applications from high calibre individuals who can communicate a clear vision for the future, deliver results, and set high quality standards.
A degree in Social Work is essential and a degree level qualification in management and/or Post Graduate Chief Social Work Officer Award would be preferred. If you do not hold the CSWO award there will be a requirement that you will undertake this with support from the organisation upon appointment. The successful applicant must be registered or gain registration with SSSC prior to taking up post.
In addition to a challenging role with plenty of scope to make an impact and advance your achievements, we can promise you an excellent benefits package that includes final salary pension, generous annual leave entitlement and flexible working initiatives.
When completing the application process please ensure you provide a separate supporting document covering the following areas:
Describe the main achievements of your career to date. Detail how your experiences have equipped you to undertake the post of Head of Children and Justice within Social Work Resources. Please include knowledge of developing a service to encompass best value and service improvement, highlighting key issues and challenges you have faced and describe how you addressed these.
How would you see and undertake your role as Chief Social Work Officer in relation to the Health and Social Care partnership, including Community Partners and planning. How would you promote social work values and practice across all social work services?
Please demonstrate your understanding of responsibilities in the strategic development and operational management of a large organisational department. Include how you would ensure your managers and their teams effectively deliver transformation and change programmes.
As Head of Service you will have responsibility for a significant number of employees. What skills and abilities do you consider to be necessary to be an effective manager and how would you describe your leadership style.
As Head of Children and Justice Services how would you ensure that children have positives outcomes and in particular that they are effectively protected from harm.
Recruitment Checks
Please apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.
As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks for example, Identity, Asylum and Immigration and employment history.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.
This post has been politically restricted in terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Foreign Police Check - Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential requirements for the position.
South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the British Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum essential requirements for the position.
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
Up to 33 days annual leave
Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
Occupational sick pay
Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)
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