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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Future Forum: Need to reduce rising child care numbers

By Dan Peters | 12 May 2022

The local government sector needs to bring down the increasing numbers of children in care, the i...

LEGAL

Judge calls for more children's home placements

By Martin Ford | 03 May 2022

A judge has called for more support from the Government to fund secure placements for vulnerable ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Doing the right thing for children

By Ann McGauran | 27 April 2022

With the direction of the Government’s policies for schools and SEND becoming clearer, the new pr...

BUSINESS

New Solace hire to improve sector diversity

By Mark Whitehead | 26 April 2022

Senior officers' organisation Solace is recruiting a new officer in a drive to improve diversity.

HEALTH

No child should be at the mercy of a postcode lottery

By Steve Crocker | 25 April 2022

We need a national conversation about the way our mental health system fails too many children an...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council chief turnover quadruples post-pandemic

By Mark Whitehead | 20 April 2022

The number of council chief executives leaving their jobs has shot up in the last year, new figur...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

Call for national review of children's mental health services

By Ann McGauran | 07 April 2022

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has called for a ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Family matters

By Ann McGauran | 15 March 2022

With the findings of the independent review of children’s social care expected soon, Ann McGauran...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

The next steps for our children post-pandemic

By Charlotte Ramsden | 15 March 2022

The effects of the pandemic on schooling for children cannot be ignored, says Charlotte Ramsden, ...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

Our golden chance to improve the lives of children

By Charlotte Ramsden | 19 January 2022

The levelling up agenda provides us with the chance to tackle the rising number of children livin...

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Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention

£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement of £6000 which is reviewed annually

Join a creative, forward-thinking senior leadership team within Children and Families at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Signatory - WMF2402e

£51,356 - £52,413

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Signatory. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Team Manager - Care Experienced Team - WMF2401e

£56,883 - £59,198

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Care Experienced Team, supporting young people as they transition from care into independence. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention

£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement of £6000 which is reviewed annually

Join a creative, forward-thinking senior leadership team within Children and Families at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Signatory - WMF2402e

£51,356 - £52,413

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Signatory. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Team Manager - Care Experienced Team - WMF2401e

£56,883 - £59,198

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Care Experienced Team, supporting young people as they transition from care into independence. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council