Head of Fostering & Kinship - Devon CC | £650/day | Full-time

Head of Service – Fostering and Kinship Care\\n 📍 Devon County Council – Any DCC Office Location (Hybrid)\\n 🕒 Full-Time | 2-3 Days per Week in the Office\\n 💷 £650 per day (Ltd)\\n 📅 Interim/Locum Opportunity\\n\\nFor an informal discussion regarding this job or any opportunities in Social Work – Locum or Permanent, UK wide – please contact Gemma Bridgman at Caritas Recruitment – (phone number removed) g.bridgman @ (url removed)\\n\\nDevon County Council is seeking a motivated and experienced senior leader to take on the pivotal role of Head of Service for Fostering and Kinship Care. This is a full-time interim opportunity for someone ready to drive improvement and innovation in services for some of Devon's most vulnerable children and young people.\\n\\n🔹 About the Role:\\n\\nAs the Head of Service, you will lead and oversee Devon's Fostering and Kinship Services, ensuring high-quality support and positive outcomes for children living in alternative family placements. This post plays a key role in integrating fostering and kinship care with frontline Children's Social Care services, contributing to a whole-system approach to safeguarding and permanence.\\n\\n🔹 Key Responsibilities:\\n\\nProvide strategic and operational leadership across fostering and kinship services.\\n\\nEmbed a culture focused on stability, safety, and aspirational outcomes for children in care.\\n\\nEnsure services reflect the lived experiences of children, young people, and their families.\\n\\nDrive continuous improvement, quality assurance, and performance management.\\n\\nCollaborate with internal and external partners to deliver integrated, child-centred services.\\n\\n🔹 About You:\\n\\nQualified Social Worker with current SWE registration.\\n\\nExtensive senior management experience in fostering, kinship care, or wider children's services.\\n\\nProven track record of service transformation and leadership during periods of change.\\n\\nExcellent understanding of relevant legislation, regulatory frameworks, and sector challenges.\\n\\nStrategic thinker with strong people leadership and partnership-building skills.\\n\\n🔹 What's on Offer:\\n\\n£650 per day (Ltd)\\n\\nFull-time contract (initial term negotiable)\\n\\nHybrid working with 2-3 days per week in any DCC office\\n\\nOpportunity to make a significant impact at a time of transformation in Devon\\n\\nSupportive, values-driven leadership culture\\n\\nFor an informal discussion regarding this job or any opportunities in Social Work – Locum or Permanent, UK wide – please contact Gemma Bridgman at Caritas Recruitment – (phone number removed) g.bridgman @ (url removed)\\n\\nCaritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy