Whole Family Support & Wellbeing Lead - REQ05388

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NLC15 £62,135 – £68,013

The Scottish Government has committed £32 million to Children’s Services Planning Partnerships (CSPP) to build local capacity for transformational whole system change and to scale up and drive the delivery of holistic whole family support services. This is a significant investment and key element of how we will collectively Keep the Promise by ensuring families can access the support they need, where and when they need it.

We are looking for a creative and innovative manager to join children’s services in North Lanarkshire, who is passionate about keeping The Promise and involving families in the design and delivery of family support and services. Based within North Lanarkshire Council’s Education and Families Directorate, you will work closely with all partners across the CSPP, including the CSPP Strategic Lead. The Whole Family Support and Wellbeing (WFSW) Lead will play a key role in transforming the way family support is delivered in North Lanarkshire to achieve the ambition that by 2030, at least 5% of community based health and social care spend should be going towards preventative whole family support measures and shifting the balance of care. You will have responsibility for developing a strategic approach and implementing the WFSW across the authority with a specific focus on ensuring families access seamless and holistic support that is wrapped around their individual needs. You will lead in the strategic analysis of need, and in the planning and commissioning of Whole Family Support as part of the transformation of support to families developing key measures of success for Whole Family Support and for each funded or commissioned service. You may also have some direct management responsibility for service delivery.

We are looking for someone who is committed to involving children, young people and their families in developing services and approaches around the needs of children and their families. You will lead practice to deliver improved outcomes for children and young people, and support the North Lanarkshire fulfil its commitment to keep The Promise.

Line management responsibility for the post lies with the Senior Education and Families Managers (Social Work), Children & Families however you will also report directly to the CSPP.

We are looking for a dynamic, confident and highly motivated individual with degree level qualifications and successful experience of working in a management role and of leading initiatives which have a direct impact on improving the wellbeing of children and young people. You should already be able to demonstrate experience of successful delivery of services and/or change programmes with strong project management and well-developed collaboration, influencing and communication skills and evidence of having employed these effectively to support delivery. A relevant Post Graduate Management or Leadership qualification is desirable.

Should you wish to discuss the posts in more detail, please contact Andrew Gillies, Senior Education & Families Manager (Social Work) by email to arrange a discussion.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member through Disclosure Scotland and obtain a satisfactory membership check prior to commencing in this role.

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North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

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