Service Manager (Children's Services) - Whitletts Social Work Office - SOA12262
- Location:
- Whitletts Area Centre, 181 Whitletts Road, Ayr, Ayrshire, KA8 0JQ
- Salary:
- £61,411 - £65,152 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
- Work From Home:
- Hybrid
JOB DESCRIPTION
Working within the Children’s Health Care and Justice management team, you will exhibit the drive, values and leadership required to shape a highly ambitious and improved Children's Health and Justice Service South Ayrshire. Working in collaboration with partners you will be a key leader, responsible for the delivery of the Children's Health and Justice Services key strategic aims and objectives, ensuring that Children and Young People remain at the center of all that we do.
Additionally, your role will contribute to wider Service agendas working with Elected Members, NHS Non Executives, Heads of Service, senior officers and stakeholders across partner organizations.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
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ABOUT US
South Ayrshire is at the heart of historic Ayrshire, with a wealth of local heritage and culture, first class leisure amenities, world-wide travel links, diverse landscapes and thriving communities.
Making a difference for our communities is at the heart of what we do and working with us means, you can use your skills, knowledge and experience to help us do just that. We currently employ around 6000 people to serve a population of more than 112,000 people located across a diverse area that includes the towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon as well as small rural villages, coastline and farmland.
We are an ambitious Council, and we aim to place people at the centre of everything we do as we look to deliver the best possible outcomes. We are ambitious for our communities too and our new Council Plan is based on priorities and outcomes that we believe will have the greatest impact on the wellbeing of our communities, our local economy, and our environment.
BENEFITS
Here’s what we can offer!
- Competitive salary
- Excellent pension scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement and enhanced leave scheme (purchase of up to 2 weeks’ holidays)
- Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health services
- A healthy environment supportive of work-life balance and caring responsibilities
- Car leasing scheme
- Discounts on major supermarkets and retailers, cinemas and gym memberships (including Council leisure facilities)
- Purchase of white goods and more via salary sacrifice
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Scotwest Credit Union
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Interviews for this post are scheduled for 12/03/2026.
The grade of this post is Level 14.
The work style for this post is Hybrid Worker.
Hybrid
The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly between home and the office and the frequency for attending the office may vary depending on the exigencies of the service.