Head of Children & Families Service – MASSH

Head of Children and Family Services (MASSH)
Permanent
£69,119 – £93,434 per annum
Hybrid Working
 
Baltimore Consulting are partnering exclusively with Cornwall Council to recruit an exceptional Head of Children and Family Services (Multi-Agency Support & Safeguarding Hub).

CVs are being reviewed immediately, followed by a competency stage interview and the final stage interviews will be taking place 26th November 2026.
 
This is a career-defining opportunity to join an ambitious, innovative and high-performing children’s service that is recognised for its commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people and families. Reporting into the Service Director, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a broad portfolio of children’s services, leading a large multidisciplinary workforce and overseeing a delegated budget of approximately £5m-£8m. This role offers the opportunity to influence service transformation, shape practice excellence and play a key role in maintaining the authority’s strong performance and ambitious improvement journey.

As Head of Children and Family Services (MASSH), you will be responsible for leading services that safeguard and support vulnerable children, driving innovation, strengthening partnerships and ensuring excellent practice standards across the organisation. With a strong commitment to relationship-based practice, early intervention and integrated service delivery, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.
 
Your Role as Head of Children and Family Services (MASSH):

• Lead a broad portfolio of Safeguarding, Family Help, Early Intervention and Statutory Children’s Services
  • Drive delivery of the Service Improvement Plan and ongoing service transformation
  • Provide strategic leadership to a large multi-disciplinary workforce across children’s health and social care services
  • Develop and strengthen multi-agency partnerships to improve outcomes for children and families
  • Lead quality assurance, performance management and practice improvement, maintaining high standards and delivering excellent outcomes

 
Your Previous Experience as Head of Children and Family Services (MASSH):

• Significant senior leadership experience within Children’s Social Care in a Local Authority setting
  • Proven track record delivering service improvement, cultural change and transformational programmes
  • Strong experience leading safeguarding and statutory children’s services
  • Qualified and registered Social Worker with evidence of continuous professional development
  • Demonstrable experience managing significant budgets, complex partnerships and high-performing teams

 
This Head of Children and Family Services (MASSH) opportunity will suit an ambitious leader who is passionate about improving the lives of children and families whilst developing and empowering a talented workforce. If you are looking for a role where you can shape strategy, influence system-wide change and make a lasting difference, we would love to hear from you.
 
If you’re interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who this may be of interest to, please contact Will Smith on 0117 3137110 or apply today.
 
We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact
 
Our clients are passionate about creating and evolving a diverse workforce and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant. Recruiting decisions are based on your experience and skills. Any reasonable adjustments in the workplace will be fully supported during the application and hiring process.
Applications are reviewed as received and client requirements may change during the recruitment process.
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