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Interim Early Help Senior Lead

An Early Help Senior Lead is required urgently by our client a Local Authority in the South East for a 6 month assignment.

An Early Help Senior Lead is required urgently by our client a Local Authority in the South East for a 6 month assignment.

The service needs strong drive and leadership from an expert in the field in order to drive improvements and reshape delivery.

If you have a strong skill set around service improvement in Early Years, please apply with CV for more information.

This is for an immediate start.

 

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