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Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service. \nWe work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools. \nOur main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.\nAbout the role We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Commissioning, Contracts and Procurement. \nThe Strategic Commissioner for social care will work with the Head of Commissioning, Contracts and Procurement to champion, promote and deliver transformational change. The Strategic Commissioner for social care is responsible for the development, implementation and delivery of commissioning programmes, plans and strategies across a wide-ranging portfolio which includes children on the edge of care (early help); Children in need; children in care; children with disabilities and care leavers. This role will ensure effective commissioning of services, promoting a joint approach working with the Strategic Commissioner for Education and SEND. The Strategic Commissioner for social care will ensure there is high quality, responsive and efficient services are in place within Children’s Services ensuring the highest standard of provision is available to children, young people and their families within allocated and reducing resources. Increase sufficiency of placements; undertake procurements which achieve savings and service quality objectives; lead service reviews and contract management of providers and markets. \nThrough effective commissioning and contract management this postholder will play a vital part in enabling the company to achieve better outcomes for children and savings the company needs to achieve. \nThis post will sit alongside the Strategic Commissioner for Education and SEND, and line manage the Placements and Commissioning Managers for social care function with the team. The post holder will be directly line managed by the Head of Commissioning, Contracts and Procurement.\nYou are required to: • To be the strategic lead for social care commissioning within the company, taking responsibility for this remit internally and with external partners. • To lead the development and implementation of long-term strategic plans including sufficiency. • To work with colleagues in health (where appropriate) to support development of jointly commissioned services and processes, through development of joint funding, targets and monitoring. • To maintain effective working relationships with operational managers in social care providing advice and expertise on commissioning and contracts. • To build positive relationships with relevant colleagues across Berkshire and other neighbouring authorities in order to identify opportunities to collaborate, share best practice and learn lessons. • To collaborate on ensuring effective co-production with service user (and carer) takes place and the voice of children, young people and their families routinely informs the team’s work. • To develop business cases; service reviews; option papers and regular reports for senior leaders and Board members as required • To deputise for the Head of Commissioning, Contracts and Procurement when required. • To contribute to company or external initiatives in relation to commissioning and contracts. • To be up to date with the latest demographic data and statistics on the relevant client groups, with an informed view on the future implications of this. • To be up to date with the latest developments in the care and support market in Reading and Berkshire, including benchmarking of costs, quality and performance. • To lead on the social care commissioning team’s contribution to the JSNA and any similar local analyses and data collection in Reading or beyond. • Responsible for researching models of best practice to shape innovative models of care, evolving specification and service design, analysis of demand and throughput, resource analysis in terms of staff and assets, to improve efficiency. • Lead and undertake work to analyse needs, gaps in provision, market trends and make recommendations to implement strategic change to improve the availability, range, quality and value for money of services. • Lead the development of service specifications, tender documents, contract performance management frameworks and other relevant documentation. • To ensure the development of appropriate methods of participation, consultation and co-production with children, young people and their families and that this work underpins and informs commissioning of services. • Analysis of complex information and data in relation to current service provision and mapping against future intentions. Liaising with internal and external stakeholders in the analysis, planning design and delivery phases. • Working alongside the RBC Procurement Team who will manage tenders via a SLA with the company. \nFor more information about the role, please read the job description and person specification. \nOur offer We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.\nA competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including: • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution • Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service) • Discounted Child Care (on site nursery) • Cycle to work scheme. • Season train ticket loans • Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme • A range of local shopping discounts\nInclusion and Diversity We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.\nAsking for Adjustments Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.\nClosing date: 18 May 2025 Interview date: week beginning 27 May 2025\nWe look forward to hearing from you!","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£50,000 - £74,999","publishDate":"2025-04-30T08:11:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-18T08:11:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/862ee4e6-9ee4-46ee-bba7-2f7a545f0454.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"9a0e91ed-ae25-4764-af1b-17be7eef1263","title":"Social Worker/Higher Specialist Social Worker","employer":"Brighter Futures for Children","department":"","location":"Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading","locationType":2,"description":"Brighter Futures for Children \nChildren with Single Point of Access (CSPoA) Team \nSalary: \nSocial Worker - £45,938 - £50,708\nHigher Specialist Social Worker - £48,708 - £54,710\nAbout us Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.\n We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Justice Service and traded services with schools.\n Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.\nAbout the role This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our Children with Single Point of Access (CSPOA) team within Brighter Futures for Children. This role is situated within the front door for early help and safeguarding children, and you will represent the service for those seeking advice and support for children not already open to the service. You will work as part of a team to gather, review and evaluate information in regard to children’s needs, including children in need of support, intervention and protection. This is not a case holding role; instead you will explore, triage and make recommendations on the needs of children and young people, alongside the family and professional network ensuring they receive the help they need at the time they need it.\n We are seeking a social worker who is committed to intervening and supporting a family from the point of contact. You will be expected to support, provide advice, guidance and intervention to families on the phone – alongside produce workable safety plans for those children at the highest risk.\n We are looking for an experienced social worker with a strong social work value base that will be committed to this role and the team and that will practice using the practice approach of Brighter Futures for Children including trauma informed, systemic and restorative practice.\n Please see job description for further requirements of the role.\n Our Offer A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including: • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution • Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service) • Discounted Childcare (on site nursery) • Cycle to work scheme. • Season train ticket loans. • Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme • A range of local shopping discounts • Remote/Agile working\nInclusion and Diversity We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.\n We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.\n Asking for Adjustments Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.\n If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.\n Closing date: 6 May 2025 Interview date: To be confirmed\n We look forward to hearing from you!\n \n ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£40,000 - £74,999","publishDate":"2025-04-30T07:46:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-06T07:46:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/c84019b7-ff19-48a0-a83e-296e845f3b4b.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"36b40df8-8102-4d0c-8440-17f739a488f0","title":"Level 3 Early Years Practitioner","employer":"Brighter Futures for Children","department":"","location":"Sure Start Whitley Day Nursery","locationType":2,"description":"Brighter Futures for Children\n \nSure Start Whitley Nursery\n \nLevel 3 early years educator \nFull Time, 37 hours per week. Permanent\n \nRG3, SCP 8-11 (Gateway progression 11-17)\n£25,992 - £30,060\n \nAbout us\nBrighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service. \n \nWe work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health, and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Justice Service, and traded services with schools.\n Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy, and successful lives.\n \nAbout the team\nSure Start Whitley Nursery is a busy, popular and well established nursery providing high quality, affordable and free childcare to local families in the South of Reading.\n \nThe nursery is set out over three bright rooms which connect to a private garden space. Our local community is diverse with children attending our setting from a range of different backgrounds and with many different languages represented. Our educators are completely focused on ensuring that all children achieve and have an equal chance of success in an environment which is inclusive, inspiring, and nurturing.\n \nThe children are very important and so is our team. We work closely with our educators to ensure that they continue to learn, develop, and share good practices.\n \nWe are currently looking for a level 3 early years educator who can work collaboratively with our team, families, and wider professionals in the best interests of the children.\n \nSkills and experience\n<ul class=\"customHTML\">\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Level 3 in Early Years/Childcare.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Experience of working with children aged 0-5 years in an early years’ setting.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Excellent understanding of child development.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Excellent communication skills.</li>\n</ul>\n \n \nDesirable\n<ul class=\"customHTML\">\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Post qualified experience.</li>\n</ul>\n Offer You will be part of a supportive, hardworking, and passionate team. We offer a supportive framework to develop your career. You’ll work in a friendly and collaborative environment where we are committed to delivering positive outcomes. \nWe offer a competitive salary, and you will be paid above the average market rates for this area.\n \nA competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:\n<ul class=\"customHTML\">\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Cycle to work scheme.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Season train ticket loans</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">A range of local shopping discounts</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Remote/Agile working</li>\n</ul>\n \nInclusion and Diversity\nWe want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.\n \nWe particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.\n \nAsking for Adjustments\nBrighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.\n \nIf you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.\n \nClosing date: Sunday 11th May 2025\nInterview date: To be confirmed.\n \nWe look forward to hearing from you!","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£25,992 - £30,060","publishDate":"2025-04-24T11:01:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-11T11:01:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/cadb752b-f178-42bc-9914-73e68463292f.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"2ed9cf9e-777c-4527-abdd-9e107872b115","title":"Team Manager - Together for Families Team","employer":"Brighter Futures for Children","department":"","location":"Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading","locationType":2,"description":"Brighter Futures for Children\nX2 Team Managers\n \nSalary: £59,505 - £65,488 per annum (includes £6700 market supplement)\n About us Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.\n \nWe work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.\n \nOur main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.\n \nAbout the role\nWe currently have vacancies for experienced Team Managers to join our Together for Families Teams, part of the Family Help & Safeguarding service. We firmly believe that relationship-based social work makes a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families, and our generic Together for Families Teams focus on delivering outstanding support to families.\n \nOur Together for Families (TfF) Teams have been developed in order to allow children and families to benefit from the continuity of having only one social worker, and to form a relationship with that worker that promotes sustained positive change. The benefit for our social workers in this practice model is the ability to form consistent, meaningful relationship with children and their families; the opportunity to learn and to develop new skills whilst working across the journey of the child in statutory social work; to have lower caseloads, and a supportive environment that makes relationship-based social work flourish.\n Our Together for Families teams work with children during S.17 (Children Act, 1989) single assessments, S.47 child protection investigations, as well as working with children subject to Child In Need Plans, Child Protection Plans, pre-proceedings, proceedings and those becoming looked after.\n \nAs a Team Manager you will be responsible for leading and managing a small team of 5 social workers, and taking new cases from our Children’s Single Point of Access Team (MASH) on a 9 week duty cycle. You will provide passionate and inspiring leadership to your Team, providing regular high-quality supervision and support, and will ensure that the child’s lived experience is at the very heart of everything that is done. At Brighter Futures for Children, we have a culture of providing high support and high challenge, in the very best interests of children. We are immensely proud to be growing and developing our staff in Family Help & Safeguarding service and now benefit from having a very stable workforce where over 90% of our staff are permanent, our reliance on agency cover is low, and caseloads are mostly manageable. We need skilled and committed people to join our Team and support our delivery within this relationship-based practice model and make a real difference to our children and families in Reading. In return we offer a very competitive salary and benefits package, a recruitment and retention allowance, generous pension, relocation package, annual leave up to 26 days, and excellent career progression opportunities. Whether you want to develop your skills and experience as a social worker or step into more senior roles including management, we offer a comprehensive range of training and learning opportunities to do so, making a commitment to investing in you. At Brighter Futures for Children, we invest in the well-being of our staff too, and know that we can’t deliver excellent outcomes for families if our staff are also not exceptionally well supported. We really do like to “grow our own” and are immensely proud at how so many of our staff have stayed working with us, and have been supported to progress in their careers, including to more senior roles. If you like the sound of this, please get in touch with us today for a confidential discussion about the post.\n \nFor more information about the role, please read the job description and person specification.\n Our offer We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.\n \nA competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including: • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution • Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service) • Discounted Childcare (on site nursery) • Cycle to work scheme. • Season train ticket loans. • Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme • A range of local shopping discounts\nInclusion and Diversity We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.\n We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.\n \nAsking for Adjustments Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.\n If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.\n \nClosing date: 4 May 2025 Interview dates: To be confirmed\n \nWe look forward to hearing from you!","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"includes £6700 market supplement","publishDate":"2025-04-22T09:13:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-04T09:13:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/70d78a25-f08c-474f-95bd-1172ee99b87c.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"4797fcf5-7d2b-4bfc-85e0-f3ad95cb54eb","title":"Primary Mental Health Worker","employer":"Brighter Futures for Children","department":"","location":"Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading","locationType":2,"description":"Brighter Futures for Children\nSalary: £28,962 - £32,685 per annum Part-time (22 hours), permanent post\n About us Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.\n We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.\n \nOur main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.\n \nAbout the Team/role We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our well established team as a Primary Mental Health Worker. Our Primary Mental Health Team (PMHT) in Reading was set up in 2008 to offer early intervention for children and young people who are at risk of developing serious mental health problems. Since then, we have further evolved and are now essential in filling a gap between early intervention Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and more specialist Getting More Help (CAMHS) services.\n We are a diverse and experienced team of practitioners with a range of evidence informed therapeutic backgrounds. Our team is integrated with the strong, established, and stable Educational Psychology Service (EPS), led by the Acting Principal Educational Psychologist.\n We provide psychological therapies in schools and colleges and include systemic ways of working with children aged 5-18. We work within the Thrive model and have close relationships with the wider mental health teams as well as the social work, family, and youth work teams within Brighter Futures for Children. We ensure that children receive support at the Getting Help level, therefore preventing escalation to higher services, and we are proud to make a difference in children’s lives. We offer therapeutic interventions that are impactful and that lead to significant changes.\n Our Primary Mental Health Team is also an integral part of the School Links Project which provides regular mental health surgeries within schools. Our team also offers a range of relevant mental health training to parents and professionals to increase mental health awareness and preventative strategies.\n This is an exciting time to join our team as we are involved in new developments within the wider service. We are co-developing a specialist therapeutic fostering service to ensure our cared for (CLA) Reading children stay closer to home, with foster carers who are individually supported to provide for their needs and life experiences. We are also working on a new emotional health triage system, which will have Primary Mental health at its heart. This will ensure that Reading’s children and families receive a coordinated partnership emotional health offer, to support children to access the right help at the right time. If you want to be part of a service working in real partnership with others, transforming the system to improve outcomes for children and applying regional and national best practice, we’d love to hear from you.\n Our team is a very stable team, we work in a supportive environment and value our team members. We are looking for a qualified person to join our team as one of us is leaving for early retirement.\n \nEssential Qualification/Experience: A recognised therapeutic qualification and a minimum of three years’ experience post qualifying.\n \nWe would additionally prefer candidates who have a core qualification, are registered with a professional body, and/or have many years of relevant therapeutic experience.\n Candidates with applied knowledge of CBT, and therapeutic fostering would have an advantage.\nOur Offer: We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to be creative and focus on collaborative interventions that make a difference in children’s lives. We are innovative, child focussed, supportive, friendly, collaborative, and values driven.\n We have high expectations for our children and young people and work in a relationship-based, child-centred manner to achieve the greatest impact in children’s lives.\n \nA competitive salary, alongside a range of benefits including: • Local Government Pension Scheme • Relocation Scheme • 26 days’ holiday plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service) • Discounted Childcare (on site nursery) • Cycle to work scheme. • Season ticket loans. • A range of local discounts • Free parking • Salary sacrifice car lease scheme\n \nInclusion and Diversity We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.\n We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.\n \nAsking for Adjustments Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.\n If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.\n Closing date: 4 May 2025 Interview date: To be confirmed\n \nWe look forward to hearing from you!\n \n \n ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£20,000 - £34,999","publishDate":"2025-04-16T14:21:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-04T14:21:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/2bac7e4a-4868-4817-8008-57aeba938764.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"6d4cdd1b-527d-4221-bb1a-967e649b824c","title":"Service Manager - Stable Loving Home","employer":"Brighter Futures for Children","department":"","location":"Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading","locationType":2,"description":" Service Manager – Stable Loving Homes\nBrighter Futures for Children\nFull time, permanent post Salary: £60,146 - £65,941 per annum\nAbout us Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service. \nWe work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools. \nOur main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.\nAbout the role You will support the delivery of improved outcomes for children looked after by increasing the choice of homes in Reading. You will be the strategic and operational lead for the management and development of children’s homes in line with the Placement Sufficiency Strategy and statutory regulations set out in children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards. As part of the Children’s Services Senior Management Team, you will share responsibility for driving and implementing the strategic and operational vision of both Brighter Futures for Children and the Council and for successfully managing the cultural change required to achieve excellent service delivery. \nYou will be responsible for delivering statutory services as required for children’s homes at Brighter Futures for Children. This includes: • Cressingham and Pinecroft Short Breaks • 3 x Children’s Residential Care Homes Your duties will involve working closely with court timetables and undertaking viability assessments. You will contribute to collective leadership of the Company working collaboratively with members, services across the Company and council, partners and stakeholders to deliver Company’s priorities. Model and embed the Company's values and behaviours, helping to achieve our commitment to be an outstanding children’s services delivering great value for its residents and businesses.\nFor more information about the role, please read the job description and person specification. \n Our offer We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.\nA competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including: • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution • Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service) • Discounted Child Care (on site nursery) • Cycle to work scheme. • Season train ticket loans • Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme • A range of local shopping discounts\nInclusion and Diversity We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. 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Strategic Commissioner - Social Care

Brighter Futures for Children

£50,000 - £74,999

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

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Closing in 5 days

Social Worker/Higher Specialist Social Worker

Brighter Futures for Children

£40,000 - £74,999

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

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Level 3 Early Years Practitioner

Brighter Futures for Children

£25,992 - £30,060

Sure Start Whitley Day Nursery (Hybrid)

Posted 7 days ago

Closing in 3 days

Team Manager - Together for Families Team

Brighter Futures for Children

includes £6700 market supplement

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

Posted 9 days ago

Closing in 3 days

Primary Mental Health Worker

Brighter Futures for Children

£20,000 - £34,999

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

Posted 15 days ago

Closing in 3 days

Service Manager - Stable Loving Home

Brighter Futures for Children

£60,146 - £65,941 per annum

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

Posted 15 days ago

Closing in 6 days

Occupational Therapist

Brighter Futures for Children

includes £8000 market supplement

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

Posted 15 days ago

Closing today

Early Years Educator Apprentice

Brighter Futures for Children

12.60 per Hour

The Lodge Day Nursery (Hybrid)

Posted 21 days ago

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Team Manager - Together for Families Team

Primary Mental Health Worker

Service Manager - Stable Loving Home

Occupational Therapist

Early Years Educator Apprentice

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