We are looking to appoint a permanent head of service who can join our children''s service leadership team to work alongside colleagues to ensure that service delivery is of the highest standard and that staff are supported to develop and grow to do their best for children and young people. We are ambitious for our children and the successful candidate will continue to drive change and embed high standards of practice. This is an exciting and fantastic development opportunity working closely with our partner agencies to form and shape processes where the focus is ensuring children can be cared for within their families and their communities and have the same opportunities as their peers. Rewards and benefits For all your hard work. You will receive the following: Between £67,108 - £72,158 per annum subject to experience flexible and agile working opportunities 30 days annual leave an option to purchase up to 10 days of additional leave per year family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone. an in-house Occupational Health service employee discount scheme Cycle to Work scheme links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network career d