Director of Corporate Parenting and Permanence

Beside the sea. Beyond expectations.

If you’re motivated by having the maximum impact on children’s lives, then look no further.

Children’s Services at BCP Council are on an improvement journey supported by a children’s transformation programme. The Council has an unwavering focus on driving up the positive outcomes for children and their families by placing children and young people at the heart of everything we do.

We are now looking for a Director of Permanence and Corporate Parenting and Permanence to play a key role in our improvement journey. As a qualified social worker and senior leader, you’ll have in depth knowledge of children’s social care and commissioning.

Reporting to the Corporate Director of Childrens Services, as part of your portfolio you will have Fostering, Children with Disabilities, Adoption (RAA shared with Dorset), Care Leavers, Children in Care, and the Corporate Parenting Board. You will also be responsible for the management and financial oversight of placements and work closely with our commissioning services. As an ambassador for Children’s Services, you’ll work across boundaries to break down silos and champion the voice of children and young people across the Council, partners, and wider region.

You’ll be innovative, resilient and have a track record of improving services, directing transformation and change as well as working across the partners leadership system. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a central role in shaping children’s services and to be part of a large, ambitious and recently formed unitary council, with an exciting transformation programme, who are committed to providing the very best support for our children and young people.

To find out more, call our recruitment partners at Tile Hill: Chris Barrow on 07437 839048, Maud Hollis on 07444 696659 or Anita Denton on 07725 554802. To download the candidate pack please click the button below.  

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 24th September 2023

To apply:
To apply, please submit an up-to-date copy of your CV (four sides of A4 maximum), along with a supporting statement (four sides of A4 maximum) detailing your experience, and achievements and addressing the key criteria for the role set out on this site and using examples to demonstrate how you meet the requirements. Documents should be uploaded via our website, please include and upload the below information in two documents only. If you experience any issues whilst applying, please contact ella.vanderhook@tile-hill.co.uk 

Applications should include:

• Full contact details;
• Names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees (we will ask your permission before contacting referees);
• Details of your current salary and notice period
• Notification of any dates when you are not available for an interview.

At Tile Hill, we are committed to inclusion and accessibility. We champion and support all individuals to ensure everyone feels valued, listened to and motivated to get the very best out of each recruitment process and that processes are designed to meet the needs of individuals. If you have any specific requests and would like a confidential discussion with the Tile Hill team, then please email inclusion@tile-hill.co.uk