Assistant Director Children and Families

Here in Sheffield, we are inspiring and ambitious for our children and young people, so that they are happy, safe and have the start they need for the future they want. We are proud that Ofsted says children’s services in Sheffield are good, with a leadership committed to ‘doing the right thing’ for children in the City. We are recruiting to a permanent Assistant Director role within our Children and Families service. You will Be a qualified registered social worker with substantial experience of managing children\’s social care and working in partnership with multi-agency services at Assistant Director or Head of Service level. Know what best practice is and lead on high child-focused standards and good performance by your teams. Lead by example, developing integrated services with partners, based on the voice and experience of children. You will have a deep knowledge and understanding of all safeguarding issues and legislation. Be an excellent, supportive leader, who looks after your staff wellbeing and development, successfully engaging and motivating employees through change and improvement. Be experienced in effectively managing resources, whilst ensuring that the children and young people at risk get the help and support they need. If you want to join a senior leadership team which Ofsted says \’Models a clear child-focus which shines through children’s services at all levels of the workforce\’ ; if you are confident, resilient, informed, experienced, innovative, and committed to making a difference to the lives of children, young people, families and carers in Sheffield, then we would love to hear from you. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. This is a politically restricted post. We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of this job are guaranteed an interview. Full-time Directors work a nominal 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share. Assessment Centre: week commencing 23 September 2024 Interviews: 10 October 2024 #J-18808-Ljbffr