Service Manager - Children in Care

Are you an experienced service manager in children’s social care, able to inspire others to drive a sustainable improvement to the lives of children and families?As Service Manager for Children in Care at Northamptonshire Children’s Trust, you will lead a social work team to deliver safe, stable, and ambitious care planning that improves outcomes for children. Reporting to the Strategic Manager of Children in Care, you will drive high-quality, relational and trauma-informed practice, working with partners to improve permanence, placement stability, education, health and wellbeing.This is a key role within a collaborative, forward-thinking environment — and a genuine opportunity to shape services that make a real difference to children's lives.Key responsibilities include:Delivering child-centred care planning focused on safety, stability, permanence and wellbeingLeading service improvement and embedding strong relational practiceEnsuring strong performance, quality assurance, and statutory complianceStrengthening partnerships to support stability, family time, lifelong networks and better outcomesEnsuring support reflects children's voices and individual needsGet in TouchWe welcome the opportunity to speak to interested candidates. Please feel free to email Dudley Foster, Strategic Manager -  [email protected].