Head of Interventions - Emersons Green

As the Head of Interventions, you will hold a pivotal leadership role within Vinney Green Secure Children's Home, a complex 24/7 service supporting some of South Gloucestershire's most vulnerable young people aged 10-18. Shaping the quality, safety and impact of our care, you will maintain an active leadership presence, inspiring and guiding a multi‐disciplinary team to deliver personalised, trauma‐informed support. Working with senior leaders, regulators and multi‐agency partners, you will influence service design, drive excellence and ensure every child receives safe, compassionate and high‐quality care.

What you will be doing

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the care division, ensuring statutory, contractual and legislative compliance within a highly regulated environment.
• Lead and supervise case managers, with oversight of intervention and resettlement workers, embedding high standards of practice, performance and accountability.
• Ensure that robust plans and processes for the audit and quality assurance of care and casework are in place, analysing themes and trends with a focus on implementing learning across the workforce.
• Review, develop and oversee intervention programmes, ensuring they are fit‐for‐purpose, evidence‐based and tailored to the needs of young people.
• Liaise with regulators and safeguarding partners, contributing to notifications, statutory meetings and multi‐agency planning, including risk management, care planning and deprivation of liberty decisions.
• Contribute to long‐term service planning, business continuity and service development, ensuring high‐quality, well‐organised and outcome‐focused provision.

What we need from you

• Hold a recognised social work qualification and registration with Social Work England.
• Significant relevant management and supervisory experience within children's social care or similar residential/secure environments, with experience of managing budgets and prioritising resources.
• A strong track record of managing risk related to young people, including offending behaviour, risk‐taking and safeguarding concerns, alongside a deep understanding of legislation, best practice and external policy impacting residential childcare and secure accommodation.
• Highly developed communication, interpersonal and influencing skills, able to motivate and develop staff and engage effectively with partners.
• Experience of working with complex partnerships, multi-agency systems and statutory safeguarding frameworks.
• Ability to analyse data, audit findings and performance trends to drive improvement, along with strong project management, problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Advantageous to have experience of using quality assurance systems, commissioning frameworks and long-term service planning tools.

What you need to know

• An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this post.
• Vinney Green operates a full non-smoking environment and there is no provision to facilitate smoking anywhere on site.
• Staff's personal belongings are required to be left in a provided locker on entry into the building and a further physical fitness check may be required.
• Interviews will be held week commencing 18th May 2026.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, ensuring all our staff are given the right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.

As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here. We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of. We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life. We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We're making a difference, be part of it!