# Head of Service for Corporate Parenting

**Company**: London Borough of Havering
**Location**: Romford, Greater London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: GBP 77,550 - 87,084 per year
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Government & Public Sector

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## Description

We are seeking an exceptional senior leader to fill the role of Head of Service – Corporate Parenting. This role provides strategic leadership for services supporting Children in Care, Care Leavers, Permanence, and Corporate Parenting responsibilities. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring that children and young people experience stability, safety, permanence, and the support they need to thrive.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide visible, inclusive, and values-led leadership across Corporate Parenting services.

- Lead services supporting Children in Care, Care Leavers, and Permanence, ensuring high standards of practice and decision-making.

- Drive service improvement through effective use of performance information, audit activity, quality assurance, and feedback from children and young people.

- Ensure practice is evidence-informed, strengths-based, and focused on achieving lasting change.

- Develop and support Service Managers and teams through reflective supervision, performance management, and workforce development.

- Champion the voice of children and young people, ensuring their experiences and views influence service delivery and improvement.

- Build strong and productive relationships with partners across education, health, police, and the voluntary sector.

- Represent Havering confidently within local, regional, and multi-agency partnerships.

- Manage resources and budgets effectively, ensuring services deliver value for money whilst maintaining excellent outcomes for young people.

- Contribute as a key member of the Starting Well Senior Leadership Team, helping to shape the future direction of Children's Services in Havering.

Requirements:

- Qualified Social Worker (Diploma in Social Work, CQSW or equivalent).

- Current registration with Social Work England.

- Significant senior leadership experience within Children's Services.

- A strong track record of improving practice quality, performance, and outcomes within Corporate Parenting, Children in Care, Care Leavers, Permanence, or related statutory services.

- Detailed knowledge of children's social care legislation, statutory guidance, and practice frameworks.

- Proven experience of leading, developing, and motivating managers and teams.

- Experience of delivering service improvement through performance management, quality assurance, and learning.

- Strong partnership working skills and the ability to influence across a complex system.

- Experience of budget and resource management.

- Excellent analytical, strategic planning, and decision-making skills.

## Skills

### Required
- Qualified Social Worker
- Current registration with Social Work England
- Significant senior leadership experience
- Detailed knowledge of children's social care legislation

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