Head of Service- Social Care

Cross Departmental Opportunities

Jamestown, Saint Helena, St. Helena

On-Site

Expires: Expiring in less than 4 weeks

Full time

£60,000 per year

Job summary

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.

Job description

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.

Person specification

Level 6 degree or level 7 masters in a relevant subject or with relevant experience. UK Qualified Social Worker, CQSW or DipSW or equivalent, with current registration. Alternatively have relevant professional qualifications, registration and experience in related fields. Extensive and varied background as a senior manager in Social Care and in writing and implementing policy and strategy. A strong leader, to inspire others to deliver transformational projects and impactful results

Benefits

- This advertised role is not within the Civil Service or an accredited Non Departmental Public Body, as such your continuity of service may be affected if you apply and are successful.
- This role does not include a option to apply for a Civil Service Pension as it is outside the Civil Service.

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

Submit applications to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh

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

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced (or equivalent) criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

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

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Kedell Worboys - SHG UK Representative
Email : shgukrep@sthelenagov.com
Telephone : 02038187610

Recruitment team

Email : recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh

Further information

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