Head of Service MASH

Opus People Solutions on behalf of Peterborough City Council have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Service for MASH Team.

This role will be office based at Sand Martin House ( , Bittern Way, Peterborough Peterborough PE2 8TY) and will be full time.

The role for Head of Service for MASH will be to oversee the development of this extremely busy service and drive performance to achieve the actions raised by Ofsted.

In this role you will:

Lead and performance manage social care and/or a multi-professional social care service’s against local and national indicators and targets within statute and the relevant guidance to ensure that assessment and interventions are delivered in time and are of high quality to meet children and family’s needs and deliver the required outcome.

To contribute and play an active part in the delivery of service across children’s services as part of the Children’s Services Management Team and the implementation of Family Safeguarding and motivational interviewing as the model of intervention with families across Children's Social Care through the construction of a Service Plan for the respective areas of responsibility.

To line manage Group Manager(s) and overall management responsibility for the respective service areas and deliver services through the relevant Service plans.

To manage and bring the budget for the responsible service area in on target.

To deputise for the Assistant Director, and or Service Director as and when required, at any service or multi - agency meeting, board and /or committee.

To deliver training as and when required.

To update policies and procedures as and when required

If you have a minimum of 4 years experience in MASH and Head of service experience and this is the role for you then we would love to hear from you.