Executive Director, Children’s Services
Closing date: Friday, 6 September 2024
Up to £146,624 per annum
The role
The Executive Director of Children’s Services will provide strategic leadership across Children’s Services, and the wider Health & Wellbeing Directorate. Holding the statutory role of Director of Children’s Services, the successful applicant will be working collaboratively with key partners and the sub-region, playing a key role in delivering the vision of Children’s Services; and in conjunction with the wider Extended Management Board, helping to deliver the wider Council’s vision.
In line with statutory responsibilities, the role will lead, manage and develop services for children, young people and families, ensuring that the Council meets its statutory responsibilities and provides a coherent and responsive approach to identifying and meeting local needs.
The Executive Director of Children’s Services will embody our THRIVE values. Working as part of the Council’s Senior Leadership team, they will implement a ‘One Council’ approach to ensure priorities are achieved in collaboration with colleagues, members, and partners.
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Core Purpose
To lead, inspire and energise everybody to make a positive difference to people’s lives
For more information contact:
Carol Coyle at Penna on 07500 887849
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Amin Aziz at Penna on 07709 514141
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or to apply go to
Who we are
Cheshire West and Chester is a council that helps you to play your part to make a difference. We have a great reputation locally and nationally, made possible by amazing colleagues working together to achieve great things and with ambitious plans for the future.
We are a unitary authority formed in 2009, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined, serving a population of 357,000 with a workforce of just over 3,400. We are a council to be proud of, with high-performing children’s services, a strong economy, productive cross-border partnerships and integration with health.
However, there are further opportunities ahead of us, including our commitment to tackling climate change, enhancing the customer experience, extending life chances, and enabling an inclusive economy – all of which need innovative and empowering approaches to achieve our ambition. We have recently launched our new Borough Plan, and an exceptional Executive Director of Children’s Services with the necessary drive and leadership skills will be key to our success.
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The Council has a history of excellent financial management which has enabled the delivery of significant savings to the local taxpayer whilst still investing in priority services. It has continued to deliver significant savings year on year whilst maintaining delivery of high-quality services to its residents. This has recently been recognised in the feedback from the Local Government Association (LGA) Peer Review.
There continues to be significant financial uncertainty and challenge for all local authorities due to high levels of inflation and increasing demand pressures, particularly in Adult Social Care and Children’s Social Care. This makes planning for the future important and the Council is in the process of developing a four-year budget aligned to the Council Plan and a 10-year Capital Vision.
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