Head of Children with Disabilities

As Head of Children with Disabilities, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and leading services for disabled children and young people across Nottingham. As a member of the Children's and Education Services Senior Leadership Team, you will provide strategic leadership across social care and short breaks services, ensuring children and families experience clear pathways, timely support and high-quality provision that enables them to achieve the best possible outcomes. Working with education, health, social care and community partners, you will drive service improvement, strengthen inclusion and ensure services are tailored to meet the diverse needs of children and young people.

We are seeking a passionate and influential leader with extensive experience of working with children with disabilities and their families. You will bring strong strategic and operational leadership skills, alongside a commitment to partnership working, quality practice and continuous improvement. You will play a key role in developing a more joined-up, accessible and responsive offer, ensuring disabled children and young people can access the right support at the right time and remain connected to their families and communities wherever possible. We're Looking for Someone Who

• Has significant leadership experience within children's social care and a strong track record of delivering service improvement.
• Can provide strategic direction and operational leadership across complex safeguarding services.
• Builds positive relationships with partners, stakeholders and elected members to drive better outcomes for children and families.
• Is committed to excellence, innovation and developing a high-performing, child-centred culture.
• Holds a relevant degree-level professional qualification, Social Work England registration, or an equivalent professional qualification.
  
  Children's Social Work
Do you want to make a positive difference for the children, young people and families that you work with? If the answer is yes then Nottingham City is the place for you. In Nottingham City, we are committed to helping families secure positive change for their children and young people. We have excellent, dedicated staff and are keen to welcome new workers to join our team as we continue on a journey of service improvement, delivering consistently good services for children, young people and their families. Our commitment to our staff reflects our determination to improve our services. We firmly believe that staff need the right support to be able to do an excellent job every day. Children and families are at the heart of our practice and at the very core of our Council Plan. Social work can be challenging, which is why we place a strong emphasis on positive teamwork, ensuring you have the support around you to do your work well. Our senior leadership team care deeply about both the children we work with and the staff who support them, and are committed to helping you do your best work. Nottingham is an innovative, vibrant and fast-growing Core City, entering a new era of regeneration. It is home to two world-class universities working in partnership with Nottingham City Council and has one of the best public transport networks in the country, including an extended tram system and strong rail links. The city also offers a flourishing arts, events and music scene, excellent sports facilities and clubs, and a wide choice of restaurants and a buzzing night-time economy. Nottingham is fast becoming a highly desirable place to live and work.