Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care

Cheshire East Council
Salary £85,883 to £115,826
Hackney

Cheshire East is a big borough with huge potential.  Home to 400,000 people – it’s a place with fantastic assets, great connectivity and serious economic clout.  With a new Chief Executive, Leader and Deputy Leader appointed in 2024, the council is embarking on a major reset to ensure our financial sustainability and protect essential services – creating a

THE ROLE

As the Director of Family Help, you will be leading, developing and delivering high quality social care, prevention and family help services to children and families across the borough. You will drive the next phase of our service transformation programme and help develop new and innovative approaches to delivering integrated children’s services, engaging closely with partners, key stakeholders and Members.

We are seeking a qualified social worker for this role, someone who is ambitious and with the experience of delivering high quality children’s services whilst managing complex service redesign and change.

INFORMATION

For further details, please click on the role profile and useful links below, or for more information please contact Tim Farr on 07756 293292 or tim.farr@starfishsearch.com.

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Timeline

Closing date: 2nd March 2025

Useful Links
Children's Services Improvement Plan 2024-25 VIEW
Improvement Plan Progress Update November 2024 VIEW
Message from the Chief Executive VIEW
Cheshire East Council Plan 2024-25 VIEW
Our Transformation Plan VIEW
LGA Corporate Peer Challenge in March 2024 VIEW
Budget and MTFs VIEW
The CLT VIEW
Political Composition VIEW
Facts and Figures VIEW
Visit Cheshire VIEW
CEC Children and Families Structure Chart VIEW
How to apply

To make an application, please click on the apply now button below, with the following prepared:

  • Your CV (no more than three sides of A4).
  • A supporting statement (no more than three sides of A4) that sets out why you think this role is the right move for you and how you meet the knowledge and experience criteria.

If our client is a member of the Disability Confident Scheme and you would like to apply under the scheme, please state that clearly at the top of your supporting statement, along with any adjustments you require to be made if invited for interview.

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