Director of Children and Education (DCS)
- Employer
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Location
- Sandwell, West Midlands
- Salary
- up to £110,890 per annum
- Closing date
- 5 Jul 2021
- Reference
- SAND000005272
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Executive officers, Management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Working Pattern
- Standard
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Sandwell Council is looking for a new Director of Children and Education to spearhead its next phase of development in children’s services. This is an opportunity to shape the structure and landscape for children’s services within Sandwell, providing strong, strategic local leadership and guiding the future development of an increasingly autonomous and diverse children’s services and education sector.
This statutory role will ensure effective oversight of the contract with Sandwell Childrens’ Trust, and other key commissioned providers of statutory services, and operationally manage the council’s own directly delivered services for children and young people.
Working with your leadership team you will formulate a future for early years services, schools, the SEND agenda, and early help services to deliver improved outcomes for children as part of the council’s new Corporate Plan. You will also lead and shape the multi -agency commissioning arrangements and safeguarding partnership approach across the Borough and work closely with the CEO of Sandwell Children’s Trust to ensure that children are protected, and that good corporate parenting is achieved.
As an experienced leader you will influence and nurture the councils’ relationships with external partners and elected members and work closely with the Councils Chief Executive, central government departments and regional governance arrangements.
To find out more about this exciting post please visit http://www.hamptonsresourcing.com/vacancies/directof-of-children-and-education-dcs-sandwell-mbc
Or contact Simon Ray at Hampton’s Resourcing on 07870 620 587 / 01926 355 778.
Company
Who are we?
Sandwell is situated at the very heart of the West Midlands, just a stone’s throw from Birmingham. A large, diverse, metropolitan borough, Sandwell offers exciting opportunities for all in a friendly, supportive environment.
Why work for us?
- Generous annual leave entitlements
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits scheme, which includes:
- An exclusive retail discounts portal
- Salary sacrifice schemes for cars, bikes, technology and car parking
- An employee assistance and counselling service
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- A wide variety of learning and development opportunities
- Flexi-time working
- A variety of leave schemes including carers, compassionate, maternity and paternity
- Volunteering scheme
Your career at Sandwell Council
We offer something for everyone, with an incredibly wide range of career opportunities, at any stage of your career, from apprentices to senior managers.
Whether your focus is a support service, such as Finance, Human Resources, Legal or ICT, or a frontline service, such as Social Care, Planning & Regeneration, Housing or Leisure, it’s worth looking at what Sandwell has to offer.
Our plans for the future
Our Vision 2030 shows just how committed we are to creating the best future possible for our communities and for the people who live and work in Sandwell.
We’re a progressive organisation, and we’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far, but we know there’s much more to do to make our vision. For more information on our plans for the future see our dedicated vision 2030 page; http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/Vision2030
For more information about working for Sandwell Council, our recruitment process and our offer to you please visit;
https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/counciljobs
For information on our Values and Behaviours, please visit:
https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/council/values-behaviours
To view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide, please visit;
https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/staticpages/30847/local-government-careers
- Website
- http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 0121 569 3300
- Location
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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell Council House
Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3BS
United Kingdom
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