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Executive Director of Children's Services - Walsall Council

Executive Director of Children's Services - Walsall Council

Salary: Up to £117k

Over the course of the last 18 months, we have dramatically improved our Children's Services and are moving forward with confi dence built on real strengths: people's moral compass for children; the desire from practitioners and partners for visible leadership and the collective corporate ambition to secure sustainable improvements.

Improvement stories don't have a distinct beginning and they certainly don't have a neat end and a tidy full stop. There is still much to do, and the importance of getting it right cannot be overstated. Equally, it's not about individual heroics.

A key lesson learnt is that we need to be passionate and ambitious across our partnerships, so we are ‘better together for children'. Our learning will continue.

We now need to appoint an Executive Director of Children's Services to continue the progress already made in children's social care but also to spearhead our work in improving educational attainment. You will also have an important contribution to make to our corporate management team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take this change to the next level and to embed sustainable, long lasting improvements. For the right individual, this role provides an unmissable challenge.

Whether your background is education or social care, you will bring a successful track record of leading services for children and the credibility to develop strong partnerships with key stakeholders. Most importantly you will be passionate about shaping the futures of Walsall's children and young people.

For further details, please contact Jon Houlihan on 0121 644 5710 or visit www.walsallpivotalmoment.com.

Closing date: 1st April 2014.

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