Head of Service- Social Care

Leading the operational delivery of Children and Adults Social Care (which includes the Probation Service) you will help define the Service strategy, focused on improvement, prevention and early intervention. Support Health and Social Care integration, with the expertise to ensure integration between functions and services. You will have overall responsibility for the Social Care budget and wider resources.

Ensure appropriate quality assurance systems are in place and are reviewed and developed. Promote a strong culture of performance management you will enable training programmes. Developing and delivering the Public Service’s strategic agenda, you will ensure that the Portfolio Director, Chief Secretary and Minister have access to the best professional advice and information on all aspects of Social Care.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Submit applications to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh

Closing date 4 Nov, interviews to be held week commencing 16 Nov

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