Title

WORKFORCE

Head of Children's Social Care

More available for exceptional candidate.

Blackpool Council is looking forward with confidence, and is keen to ensure that its children's services offer the best possible support to our vulnerable children. With a new Director of Children's Services in place, and the full backing of elected politicians, Blackpool is determined to improve its front line practice and establish a new direction for the service based on Munro principles.

Our new Head of Children's Social Care will report directly to the DCS, and will be responsible for a wide array of crucial services including safeguarding, children's homes, corporate parenting, fostering and adoption, learning disabilities for looked after children, the emergency duty team, and the assessment and fieldwork social work teams. You will of course be a qualified Social Worker, but your ability to work corporately, collaborate with colleagues, develop staff, and work closely with your teams to establish best practice will be key to your success here.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a new start at Blackpool – and could also give you the chance to boost your career to the next level.

For more information please visit  this link, or contact our advising consultants Luke Judd 0113 205 6077 or Phil Emms 0113 205 6078.

Closing date: 26 October 2012.

WORKFORCE

Beyond the safety net: Embedding prevention at the core of social care reform

By Tom Stannard | 20 March 2026

If we are serious about building sustainable public services and improving outcomes for our communities, early intervention cannot remain a long-term ambitio...

WORKFORCE

Culture not just compliance

By Hayley Titchner | 19 March 2026

The new Employment Rights Act is set to usher in fresh challenges for the sector which will necessitate behaviour change and a fresh culture if organisations...

WORKFORCE

Ensuring people take pride of place

By Andrew Laird | 17 March 2026

To successfully deliver the Pride in Place programme communities need to be prioritised in both governance and delivery, say Professor Donna Hall and Andrew ...

WORKFORCE

The turning point for early help: can April's reforms deliver the change children need?

By Martha Hampson | 12 March 2026

Martha Hampson says that with record investment and a new Family Help model coming in April, there is a rare chance to turn missed moments into meaningful su...