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My Local Authority client in Yorkshire is looking to appoint a talented Service Manager for Children's Joint Commissioning & Quality on a Permanent basis. This role will provide strategic leadership to implement national and local policy initiatives into service development and transformation workstreams. About the role: Based in Yorkshire (hybrid): Work as a system leader to connect health, education and care providers to deliver a streamlined offer of support to meet the needs of children and young people and deliver better outcomes through creative commissioning opportunities. Develop and design innovative service offers through collaboration and co-production. Lead on identified transformation programmes of work that rely on a system-approach and joint commissioning Design and deliver shared pathways in response to Family First, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Best Start in Life and Health Babies policy reform, as well as the NHS Long Term Plan About you: You will have the following experiences: Extensive experience in Joint Commissioning, in a Local Authority or NHS context. Significant experience at a senior management level. Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills. Ability to travel to different locations around the district. What's on offer: Salary: 69,307 per annum Hybrid Working Contract type: Permanent Hours: 09:00 -17:00 Monday to Friday How to apply Once your CV is received, if you are successful you will be contacted. Due to the extremely high number of applications, it may not be possible to contact every applicant. As such, if you are not contacted please assume you have not been successful on this occasion. About Spencer Clarke Group Here at Spencer Clarke Group, we pride ourselves on connecting you with the best career opportunities; our experienced Consultants have extensive market knowledge and will also provide expert career advice along the way. When you join us, you will receive: Access to a wide range of temporary and permanent opportunities Free DBS checks Post Placement Aftercare Loyalty reward scheme and regular competitions for our agency professionals INDSCGJS

Job Title: Associate Director, Children in Care and Care Experienced Location: Dudley Contract: Interim/Temporary Rates: Competitive Job Overview: Our children's and young people social care teams plays a critical role in driving the vision and delivery of high-quality, effective safeguarding and support services for families with responsibility for overseeing multi-disciplinary teams that work collaboratively to protect vulnerable children and adults, promote family resilience, and improve outcomes. Leading the development and implementation of strategies that ensure early intervention, prevention, and tailored support for families experiencing complex challenges and championing a strengths-based, trauma-informed, and child-centred approach, ensuring safeguarding practices are robust, proportionate, and focused on achieving long-term positive change. Effective partnership working is critical - across wider teams, external agencies, and communities to create seamless, integrated services that keep children safe, support parents, and strengthen families. Job Purpose To provide strategic leadership, professional accountability, and operational oversight for services that safeguard, support and improve outcomes for children in care and care experienced young people. To be professional responsibility for ensuring that children who cannot live with their families experience safe, loving, stable and aspirational care, with a clear focus on permanence, sufficiency, quality of practice and achieving the best possible outcomes. This includes a strong drive to support more children to remain connected to, and cared for within, their home communities wherever it is safe to do so. To have a proven track record of developing children's residential provision and fostering services at pace, alongside the ability to lead complex change, mature commissioning arrangements, and deliver improvement and financial sustainability within a demanding statutory environment. To be a member of the Council's Senior Leadership Team, supporting organisational transformation, maximising use of technology/automation and cultivating a high-performance culture focused on continuous improvement, efficiency, and improved customer experience and choice. To support the delivery of the Council Improvement Programme, implementing the new operating model, and ensuring that all transformation work streams have clear deliverables to modernise service delivery. To ensure evidence-based decision-making and, robust financial management, and to model effective leadership behaviours and accountabilities underpinned by adherence to the Nolan Principles, while articulating a compelling vision for change. To act as the lead and direct the provision of children's social care to meet statutory and regulatory expectations whilst driving excellence, inclusion and innovation across the remit. To ensure the best outcomes to support family safeguarding, early help and children with additional needs across the Borough by developing best practice in social care and early interventions to avoid children entering the social care system. Connect2Dudley is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD - A joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dudley is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

The post holder will provide strategic leadership role in developing integrated pathways, facilitating and promoting innovation and transformation to improve outcomes for Southwark residents by using a deep understanding of the population health needs for in Southwark, the challenges in meeting those needs as well as the opportunities for meeting needs. The post holder will design and use co-production approaches to ensure the voice and experience of Southwark people, including service users, patients and carers, is at the heart. The post holder will provide expertise and leadership in translating relevant national, regional and local policy and direction associated with developing, transforming and improving local services and support for residents of Southwark, including working with counterparts from neighbouring boroughs and the SEL ICB Planning Team. The post holder will lead and develop a much stronger approach on prevention and targeted early action as well as deeper integration across health and local government partners, as well as wider council services within Partnership Southwark. The post holder will be expected to foster a strong working relationship with internal and external stakeholders, cultivating a supportive and safe environment in which strengths can be shared, challenges made and the impact of decisions on the whole system reviewed and understood by using well developed communication and influencing skills to engage a wide range of stakeholders. Provide expertise and leadership as well as work effectively with senior leaders in both the Council and the ICB, including elected members, clinical and professional leads, and Directors and Partnership Southwark Leadership. The post holder will have budgetary responsibilities aligned to the programme and will have responsibilities for ensuring that resources are deployed effectively to deliver the programme and use excellent negotiation skills as appropriate. The post holder will be directly responsible for setting and monitory all budgets associated with the management of the programme; act in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions in the discharge of this responsibility; and constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of these budgets and ensure that they operate in recurrent financial balance year on year. The post holder will have leadership responsibilities aligned to the programme and will be expected to contribute to the wider borough based team development, including line management responsibility for staff within the programme team. Forge positive working relationships, in order to support an effective matrix approach to achieve joint objectives; and manage, motivate and develop staff within the team to ensure that they are able to deliver the programme responsibilities. If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.

We're looking for a Project Curator to help us reimagine what Saltram means for Plymouth today. The Future Saltram Programme is the National Trust's commitment to open up this much-loved place like never before. Over the next few years we'll double the accessible outdoor space, deliver major improvements to visitor facilities, and-most importantly-work hand in hand with local communities to break down barriers to nature and heritage. As Project Curator, you'll lead the heritage and interpretation strand of our £6.2m Access to Nature and Heritage package, majority-funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. You'll shape how stories are told, how connections are made, and how Saltram's past and present come together to create a sense of belonging for new and existing audiences. You'll also play a key role across the wider programme, ensuring the historic environment is protected while being opened up in new ways. This is a fixed-term position until 31 August 2029. What it's like to work here Saltram is one of Plymouth's most treasured places-an "oasis in the middle of the city" where history, parkland, and community come together. With over 900,000 visits last year, it's one of the busiest National Trust properties in the country. You'll join a collaborative, energised team who work at pace, share challenges, and support each other to get the job done. It's a fast-moving, exciting time to be part of Saltram, with plenty of scope to make a real difference. What you'll be doing Reporting to the Project Manager, you'll be part of the Future Saltram team delivering the vision to end unequal access to heritage and nature. Your main focus will be the 'Stories of Saltram' project , which will open 511m of new, interpreted spaces in the Grade I house and Grade II stables. You'll also support visitor infrastructure improvements across the estate, including accessibility in the house. Working with built environment specialists and the wider National Trust curatorial team, you'll assess heritage significance and advise on impacts to collections, buildings, and landscapes. This is a unique opportunity to shape how people experience Saltram's history, ensuring it speaks to today's audiences while safeguarding it for the future. Who we're looking for We'd love to hear from you if you have: Proven experience in developing and delivering heritage, cultural, or interpretation projects to plans, timelines, and budgets. Ability to out stakeholders at the heart of decision making, including visitors, community members, academic partners, statutory bodies, contractors, and cultural audiences. Experience of undertaking or commissioning research and analysis to create inclusive and engaging outputs. Confidence in working with design professionals and planning processes, from concept to delivery. Strong communication skills to engage audiences through talks, tours, interpretation, and events. Relevant experience or qualifications in Art History, Museum Studies, or a related field. This is a chance to be part of a truly transformational project-helping to shape Saltram's future and redefine what a heritage estate can mean in a modern city. The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places