Interim Head of Service - Residential Care Provision
North Yorkshire Council
Who You Are
We are seeking an experienced and credible Interim Head of Service: Residential Care Provision to lead strategic and operational management across children's residential homes. This role requires a leader who is child-centred, compassionate, resilient, and evidence-led. You should be able to operate effectively in a highly regulated environment and demonstrate strategic leadership with a positive, inclusive approach.
What the Job Involves
This critical role involves providing strategic leadership across residential services, implementing key strategic objectives, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving service improvements. Responsible for the management of a large, dispersed workforce, you will oversee the delivery of services that align with the Council's Homes for Children Sufficiency Strategy. The role requires collaboration with commissioning colleagues, corporate services, and external partners, alongside significant financial and resource management.
Skills
- Strategic leadership with strong operational grip
- Ability to lead through complexity and change
- Excellent performance management and quality assurance skills
- Strong financial, program, and risk management capability
- Ability to hold senior leaders and managers to account
- Excellent influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical skills for data-driven decision-making
- Political awareness and local government experience
- Child-centred and outcome-focused leadership
- Effective in high-pressure, regulatory environments