Competitive Salary. A great place to live and work. Central Bedfordshire Council is a progressive and ambitious authority with a vision to make Central Bedfordshire a place where every child and young person has a great chance to succeed and where children and families are safe, healthy and achieve their potential. Delivering our vision will be challenging, we recognise the need for further integration and multi-agency working. We are determined to achieve our aims by working closely with our schools and other partners, and by targeting our resources to place children at the heart of what we do. Highly successful, with a background in either social care or education, you will have developed new ways of working with proven experience of driving change and an ability to challenge the norm. Creative and solutions focused, you will be able to build positive working relationships with colleagues and partners. Financially astute with strong business acumen you will be able to demonstrate your experience of driving significant improvement in services for children and families. You will have the vision and motivational abilities to lead and develop staff creating a talented and stable workforce which feels supported and confident in their roles. There is no doubt this will be a demanding role but one that also presents a great opportunity to work alongside an exceptional senior management team in shaping the direction of the authority. The closing date for applications is Friday 25th April. For further information on this role and for how to apply, please visit www.green-parkjobs.co.uk/centralbeds-dcs