1-Year Post: Service Director – Partnerships, Improvements and Resources (Children’s)
Salary: £87,426 – £100,587
Children’s Services in Kirklees are
ambitious. We want Kirklees to be the best place for children and young people
to grow up. Families, communities and the voice of the child are at the heart
of our improvement journey. We also want children and families to be at the
centre of the plans for Place, Partners and People in Kirklees.
We are proud of what we have
achieved over the past few years and we recognise there is more to be done. We
are a looking for a candidate to help us fulfil and deliver our ambitions.
We are seeking a Service Director
to achieve excellence across all Children’s Services by maximising its
resources, developing further its relationships with key stakeholders and
partners, ensuring that the young people in Kirklees are engaged and influence
the developments and plans across the Authority.
As well as
recognising our strengths, the post holder will be required to be able to
innovate and develop new ways of working and engagement in a challenging
environment. Key to this approach will be understanding our Restorative
Practice model and ensuring that this further embedded across the organisation.
The intention is
that the post holder will be seconded from their current employer, remaining on
their substantive terms and conditions and their current employer refunded the
costs of employment. An indicative grade for the role is Agenda for
Change 8d/9 or Service Director (Local Authority).
This post is temporary for a year from the date of appointment.
Applications should be sent to wendy.harris@kirklees.gov.uk in the form of a CV and supporting statement that addresses the requirements of the role profile, by 12:00 on Friday 23rd August .
It will be important that, at the point of application, any interested individual has agreed the principle of a secondment with their employing organisation.
