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Operational Director, Children and Young People's Services - Warrington Borough Council

Up to £95k for an exceptional candidate

Ambitious. Passionate. Able to succeed.

These are the outcomes we want for all our children and young people in Warrington.

They are also the qualities we are looking for in our successful candidate.

We are proud of Warrington's proven track record of strong educational outcomes, and high care and protection standards, and believe our success is due to our commitment to putting children at the heart of all we do. Every day.

We are looking for a dynamic leader to join us on our journey to outstanding, to lead our school facing services and to support the Executive Director of Families and Wellbeing to drive forward improvement and innovation across the width and breadth of our childrens services.

If you have the ambition to support every child to achieve their best, passion to lead development, and demonstrable success from previous experiences we would love to hear from you.

For more information and to apply, visit this link

If you wish to arrange a confidential discussion about the vacancy contact Evelyn Dougherty at Veredus on 07714 920880.

Closing date: 11 July 2013

Interview dates: 18 & 19 July 2013

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