Assistant Director (Children We Care For)

Hear from Rasheed Pendry our Director of Children's Social Care and our young people on what we are looking for.

Why Wandsworth

Our journey never stops, and we continue to foster and develop the conditions to ensure transformational impact for our children and families. This role is a central part of our ambition to ensure all children and young people can thrive and reach their full potential.

Being chosen as the London Borough of Culture for 2025, these are exciting times to join us at Wandsworth and explore the new opportunities that will be available for our families and young people., Reporting directly to the Director of Children's Social Care, you will be part of an experienced senior leadership team, leading and managing operational teams. The Assistant Director will create the right culture and environment for the workforce to flourish and ensuring operational plans are delivered are core to the job.

We are looking for an inspirational leader with a proven track record in delivering and leading complex children's services. You will be responsible for leading our vision of being an Outstanding Corporate parent for our children looked after and care leavers, putting children at the heart of all we do. Championing our supporting disabled children service and regulated provision, ensuring families receive the right support at the right time. You will work collaboratively to lead and embed a performance focused culture to deliver high quality outcomes for our most vulnerable children and young people.

Closing date: 27th October 2024
Shortlisting: From 28th October 2024
Interview: 11th November 2024 - Interviews will be held in person.

Richmond and Wandsworth Better Service Partnership is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils