Head of Adolescents, Complex Safeguarding and Edge of Care

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. 

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, affordable housing, stunning waterfront and our beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

The Role:

• We are looking for an exceptional experienced senior manager to provide strategic and effective visible leadership and guidance for a range of statutory children’s social care services and youth offending services, including the Youth Justice Management Board, ensuring that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is paramount
• Head of Adolescents, Complex Safeguarding and Edge of Care is responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of an annual business plan by ensuring effective performance management, including identification of risk and capacity issues across the held portfolio of services
• In your role as Head of Adolescents, Complex Safeguarding and Edge of Care you will take full lead responsibility for the development, implementation of specific projects within Children’s Social Care and Youth Offending Services in line with strategic priorities, managing all communication and risk issues
• Head of Adolescents, Complex Safeguarding and Edge of Care has strategic responsibility in the development of an effective partnership framework to support those exposed to complex safeguarding, promoting effective joint working and information sharing
• As the Head of Adolescents, Complex Safeguarding and Edge of Care you have responsibility for a range of Edge of Care services including the Family Group Conference service, supporting children and young people to remain living with their families where safe to do so
• You will have the drive and passion to deliver excellent services and continuously improve practice quality and standards, to ensure a positive difference and brighter future for our children and young people and their families/carers.

Our offer to you:

• 35 hour working week with hybrid working model
• At least 31 days holiday rising to 35 after 5 years service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception.
• Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes 
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave 
• Discounted Gym Memberships 
• Employee Volunteering Scheme 
• Medicash 

Next steps:

Closing Date for this role is: Wednesday 30th October 2024.

Interviews will take place Friday 8th November 2024.