Job description
Kirklees Council
Residential Children's Homes Service Manager
Directorate: Children & Families
Area: Resources, Improvement & Partnerships
Team: Children's Residential Homes
Number of jobs: 1
Hours: 37
Location: Civic Centre 3, Huddersfield
Grade: 16
Salary: £52,288 - £53,203
Contract: Permanent
Our vision for Kirklees children’s homes is to provide fantastic places for our children and young people to live and grow up and for our staff to work, providing a ‘family’ environment where children and young people feel safe, cared for, and loved.
We are seeking a highly motivated, creative and skilled service leader to join our leadership team to support our residential services to deliver outstanding care and support for our children.
You will be experienced in management and leadership in Residential Children’s settings and have a proven track record of delivering high quality services for children. You will join an experienced leadership team and be supported to lead and drive our plans to build our residential children’s offer in Kirklees.
Our commitment to providing excellent residential homes for our children is further supported by recent investment into our estate with a sixth home due to open in the coming months.
If you are ready to join a highly motivated and committed leadership team focused on providing the best for children and young people, then we want to hear from you.
For a full list of the role requirements please see the attached Job Profile. As part of the application process you will be asked to demonstrate, giving examples, how you feel you meet the employee specification which you can find on the attached Job Profile.
What can we offer?
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Friendly and supportive team environment
- Ongoing training and career development
- Excellent pension scheme
- A range of family friendly polices, including flexible working
- Discounts with local and national retailers
- We offer a wide range of well-being initiatives including a cycle to work scheme and discounted KAL membership
For Informal enquires and discussion please contact Joel Hanna (Head of Service) at [email protected] or on 07528 252302.
To apply please visit the careers link: Kirklees Council Careers Site
https://kirklees.tal.net/vx/appcentre-ext/brand-4/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/4/opp/9276-Residential-Children-s-Homes-Service-Manager/en-GB
Closing Date: 26th March 2023
Interviews Including Children’s panel planned for week commencing 10th April 2023.
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
www.bradford.gov.uk
Bradford, United Kingdom
Kersten England
Unknown / Non-Applicable
10000+ Employees
Government
Regional Agencies