Head of Service

Our client, Bury Council is looking for a Interim Head of Service for their Adolescent Support Services

Candidates must have experience in Youth Justice services or Specific Vulnerable Adolescent Services

Are you a highly motivated and experienced social work leader passionate about making a difference to vulnerable adolescents. Bury is seeking to appoint a dynamic Head of Service to lead our Youth Justice Service and review our existing services to adolescents ensuring we are maximising opportunities to deliver positive outcomes.

This is a pivotal leadership role with responsibility for delivering high-performing, innovative, and continuously improving services that safeguard and empower young people facing complex challenges.

You will lead the design, delivery, and development of services that reduce care entry, re-offending, and exploitation, while promoting safety, resilience, and positive futures. Your strategic insight, operational expertise, and partnership skills will help us shape the future of adolescent support in our community.

What You'll Do

• Provide inspiring leadership to multi-disciplinary teams across youth justice and adolescent services.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation, including designing and embedding new service models.
• Lead robust safeguarding and risk management for vulnerable adolescents.
• Build and sustain effective partnerships across statutory and voluntary sectors.
• Champion a culture of excellence, professional development, and inclusion.

What We're Looking For

• Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
• Proven senior leadership experience delivering high-performing adolescent-focused services.
• Experience in setting up and embedding new services and leading continuous service improvement.
• Strong knowledge of adolescent safeguarding, youth justice, exploitation, and trauma-informed practice.
• Excellent strategic thinker, communicator, and partnership builder.

This is an exciting time to join Bury, reporting to the Director of CSC and Early Help you will work within a supportive and forward-thinking team.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.