Head of Children & Families and Justice (Perm/Full Time) - REF:HSCP/82275

Job Description

Head of Children & Families and Justice                                               REF: HSCP/ 82275

Salary: CO4 - £95,866                                                                            

Location: Hector McNeil House

Hours: 37 Hours Per Week

Are you committed to making a difference to children, families and adults’ lives? Are you an inspirational leader who puts all people at the heart of everything you do?

 

As part of our strengthening of Inverclyde HSCP, we are searching for a new Head of Children & Families and Justice services. We are seeking an exceptional individual with compassion and excellent values that reflect the ambition of Inverclyde’s promise to its citizens to keep them safe, improving their wellbeing, reducing inequalities through the delivery of effective collaboration and whole-system partnership working.

 

You will be an experienced leader with energy and passion that leads from the front, creating the right vison and culture that is kind, compassionate and trauma informed. Relationships are at the heart of all we do in Inverclyde.

 

As an employee of both Council and Health Board you will require a sound understanding of the integration of health, social work and social care both strategically and operationally. You must be focussed on people, ensuring they receive high quality services that keeps them safe and improves their lives.

 

Inverclyde HSCP is innovative, committed, with strong partnership working with our communities being critical to our success. The partnership has delivered some of the best performance in Scotland in Children’s services and Justice. We have increased challenges because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis on our communities. Nevertheless, this has made us more determined to scale up the positive learning from the past few years to #Keep the Promise. We will continue to invest in relationships that strengthen families and communities that reduce inequalities.

 

This role demands exceptional skills and abilities to work in a complex organisational environment.  You will be an accomplished and credible leader, naturally engaging and who is able to inspire and motivate staff.

 

With a demonstrable track record of success in integrated delivery, you must hold a social work qualification and be SSSC registered. You must have the ability to develop

a strong people focused culture which encourages and nourishes talent. Inverclyde is full of hardworking dedicated staff; this is a career defining role and the chance to lead an excellent service that has it citizens at its heart.

 

If you believe you can meet the challenges of this important role then we would welcome your application.

 

If you would like to find out more about this role before applying, for a confidential discussion please contact Kate Rocks, Chief Officer, Inverclyde HSCP, email kate.rocks@inverclyde.gov.uk or telephone 01475 715365.

Inverclyde Council offers a wide range of benefits to employees including flexible working opportunities, attractive pension schemes, a Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme, career development and health and wellbeing support.

You can find out more in our Employee Benefits Booklet which is available on our website Employee Benefits - Inverclyde Council

 

Important Applicant Information:

 

• Please read the Essential Applicant Information details prior to submitting your application.

 

• Please note that if you apply via this website it is important that you regularly check your emails following your application submission. All further communication regarding your application, including any invite to interview and, if relevant, details of any formal offer/contract, will be done by email. You should ensure that your email is set up to receive emails from MYJOBSCOTLAND and Inverclyde Council, and that they are not filtered into any JUNK/SPAM folders.

 

• Inverclyde Council is an accredited Living Wage Employer paying the Living Wage Rate where required.  Please click the link to `Essential Applicant Information’ above for more information.

 

• Inverclyde Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including LGBT people, Black and minority ethnic people and disabled people. We also recognise that women are underrepresented at some pay grades.

 

• Interviews for non-teaching posts with Inverclyde Council will be based on the Councils' competency model which is reflected in our performance appraisal scheme. Details of this can be found at the link below and clicking the Performance Overview document on the left hand side:

 

http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/working-for-the-council/council-induction

 

Vetting by Disclosure Scotland

If you work in regulated work (children and/or protected adults) you will be subject to obtaining a satisfactory PVG. A small number of posts require a Standard or Basic Disclosure check and the majority of all other posts will complete a Criminal Convictions Form. All disclosure checks are obtained via Disclosure Scotland. If you are the successful candidate you will be required to pay the cost of the disclosure check required for your post.

 

Regulatory Bodies

If your post requires registration with a Regulatory Body such as HCPC or SSSC etc., you are required to obtain and maintain registration including paying any fees for HCPC. As part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are no longer required to pay SSSC fees.  

 

Further Assistance

Alternative application packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille and Audio. To request an alternative application pack or require further assistance to attend and/or participate in an interview, please contact the HR Recruitment Team on 01475 712740 or email Human Resources at: Human.Resources@inverclyde.gov.uk.

Armed Forces Personnel/Reservists

Inverclyde Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel / reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

 

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the essential criteria for the job.

 

Flexible Working

Inverclyde Council recognises the mutual benefits of having a flexible, effective workforce to deliver the best services to our community, whilst enabling employees to balance their personal, home and work responsibilities more effectively, with a view to achieving greater job satisfaction, motivation, morale and productivity. 

Employees are able to apply for a range of options including Part-Time Working, Job share, Compressed Hours, Homeworker, Hybrid Working and Flexible Retirement. More detail can be found in the Flexible Working Policy, linked in the download section of our Employee Benefits web page.