Children's Service Manager

£490 per day | Plymouth | Children's Social Care | Interim

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Children's Service Manager to take a key leadership role within Children, Young People and Families Services in Plymouth.

You'll take responsibility for 3 of 8 social work teams, overseeing work across:

• Child Protection (CP)
• Child in Need (CIN)
• Children in Care (CIC)
• Court proceedings

This is a senior role requiring an experienced manager who can provide strong operational leadership while ensuring high-quality outcomes for children, young people and families.

Key responsibilities:

• Leadership and oversight of 3 children's social work teams
• Driving quality, performance and service improvement
• Ensuring consistently high standards of social work practice
• Providing oversight of complex CP, CIN, CIC and Court work
• Monitoring team and service performance
• Providing service-lead expertise at key partnership meetings
• Supporting managers and teams to achieve positive outcomes for children and families

What we're looking for:

You'll need significant Children's Social Care management experience, ideally at Service Manager level, with strong knowledge of statutory practice and the confidence to oversee multiple teams and competing priorities.

Rate: £490 per day
Location: Plymouth

For more information on this role or for a discussion about opportunities across England and Wales please contact Davina at Caritas Recruitment - Davina.Cripps@caritas-recruitment.com / 07385 031109

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