Head of Service (Leaving care, USAC) – Birmingham Children Trust  Location - B6 4DU  37 hours – On going contract  Pay Rate - £500 per day    

• Substantial experience of working in a senior leadership role including improving service quality.
• Experience of frontline practice work management
• Experience of analysing data and forecasting trends
• Experience of multi-agency working and delivery of services.
• Experience of managing and promoting change, considering options, assessing risk and taking forward new initiatives.
• Experience of financial management; understanding of the importance of robust financial management arrangements, financial regulations and compliance, providing reports on budgetary control methods
• Experience of successfully implementing project management and operational activities
• Business awareness of National and Local Government context.
• Evidence of persuasion and influencing skills at management level including over a range of contentious issues.
• Ability to write, understand and interpret complex written reports and policy documents, including the ability to evaluate the arguments
• Able to build and motivate a team, creating a positive environment which encourages open discussion and innovation, supports performance, builds capability and enables professional development.
• Ability to set clear direction, objectives and responsibilities, assumes accountability and inspires others by acting with integrity – role modelling BEST values

  Essential:  

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent and holds a recognised relevant professional qualification
• Direct Social Work Management & Supervision – Holds a Social Work professional qualification or equivalent. 
• Social Work post qualifying award desirable.

Willingness to undergo appropriate training as requiredToo find out more information please contact Jude at Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency.