Strategic Programme Lead Families First

Job Qualification Form

The Basics

Company:

Bracknell Forest

Contact name, title & number:

Alison Hale (Rec contact)

Sonia Johnson (Assistant Director: Children's Social Care)

Audrey Johnson (Assistant Director: Early Help and Communities)

Vacancy job title:

Strategic Programme Lead Families First

Level of DBS Required and any barred list

(Social Care and Education roles)

Day rates / Salary / benefits:

£550- £600 per day

Total budget £600 which they’d like to work within but will consider up to £660

Framework Vs Direct rates/ budget sign off:

Comensura – agreed rates of 9.95% mark up

Will move onto a new category

Length of contract: Budget sign off for full duration

6 months

Based on the success of the programme will extend longer

Location:

Is remote working an option?? Start date & IT Equipment

Bracknell – main office is Times Square

Early help offices dotted around the brough (20 minutes total across)

2-3 days onsite per week – SC teams like to wo’rk onsite on a Thursday but not a dealbreaker

In your absence who would be the secondary point of contact/decision maker in the recruitment process: (Name, job title, contact number/e-mail)

NA

Reason for hiring:

What impact will this person have on the community and to your organisation?

Lead of the families first reform – in it’s infancy

Direct Line Manager, Name, job title, contact number:

(Ensure you also qualify the role with the direct line manager if you aren’t already)

Sonia Johnson (Assistant Director: Children's Social Care)

Audrey Johnson (Assistant Director: Early Help and Communities)

Audrey is direct LM

Exclusivity:

NA

Need

Essential / Desirable Skills and Experience (any flexibility?)

Reforms are in their infancy in the council

Looking for an experienced transformation leader with social care qual and knowledge of the reforms OR highly experienced PM with expertise in leading Social care reforms as they will need to have the gravitas and expertise to demonstrate full credibility of knowledge of the reforms

Must have experience in transformation in particular focus at the front door /early help.

Need some scoping work, put together the project teams, trialling and piloting the different ways of working

Embedding family safeguarding into the reforms (Family safeguarding is their practice model)

Day to Day Responsibilities (Operational or Strategic) – Who do they report into?

• Need some scoping work, put together the project teams, trialling and piloting the different ways of working
• Need a good evaluation of what’s working currently in line with the reforms and what can be scoped for change
• Internally they are ready to make the changes but lots of partnership with health and police – transformation across partners will be key
• Someone who can translate the evaluation into tangible actions to move forward at pace in the new year following ofsted

3 Most Important Things (skills / attributes/ qualifications you can’t compromise on)

• Must have expertise in transformation across childrens services
• Will be able to deliver a programme of change at pace, scoping needs and making recommendations with measurable success within 6 months (then will extend)
• Must be able to demonstrate sound knowledge of reforms and partnerships at the front door

How long have you been looking? (What is the impact of not hiring? why do you believe you’ve been unsuccessful so far? what skills were missing from previous applicants? Do you have any internal options?)

1 week

Candidate Background (Previous job titles/ sector experience/ Qualifications)

As above

DNA 5 – Confirm you have the following

Budget (enough for duration of contract, contract length, framework Vs direct)

Full qualification/understanding of the Role (inc. why, start date, MIT’s, requested exclusivity etc.)

Interview slots (booked in verbally over the phone and confirmed in ROE)

Thursday (in person ideally but not a dealbreaker) have 2 more slots

Follow up call scheduled (with DL/mobile & virtual meeting proposed)

ROE email returned (confirmed by client with SDS/IR35 status)

Company Information

Team split/size/structure/culture

Projects (relevant current and future they may need to have involvement with)

Diversity and Inclusion

What is X councils’ approach to Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace?

How do you ensure equal opportunities for all and consistency during your hiring process?

Are there any current initiatives implemented to promote Diversity and inclusion?

How does your leadership team demonstrate their commitment to Diversity and Inclusion?

Final pitch

Any other jobs within their team/ any other managers within your discipline hiring/ anyone hiring across Social Care or Education? (Contact name and numbers)

Upcoming IRO roles and unsure of LADO need (sits within commissioning) shes going ot check and come back to me

Are they looking for a permanent replacement? (Pitch our retained offering)

NA