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Head of Service – Home Again Programme

Fix Space190 open roles

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£46 an hour
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Birkenhead, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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Head of Service – Home Again Programme

Temporary Contract – 12 Weeks – Possibility of Extension

Job Details

Client: Wirral MBC Duration: 12 weeks Start Date: 30 November 2026 End Date: 21 February 2027 Hours: 36 per week Vacancies: 1 PAYE Rate: Approximately £45.88 per hour (based on £330.35 daily and an assumed five-day, 36-hour week; daily paid hours to be confirmed)

Working Pattern and Location

Location: 2 Alice Square, Birkenhead CH41 2YA, with regional working across Cheshire and Merseyside. Working pattern to be confirmed.

Job Overview

Wirral MBC is seeking a senior Head of Service to lead mobilisation and delivery of the Home Again Programme within the Cheshire and Merseyside Regional Care Cooperative. The programme supports children and young people with complex needs who are subject to, or at risk of, deprivation of liberty arrangements, placement instability or highly restrictive care.

You will translate the regional service vision into a sustainable operating model, establish governance and referral pathways, build and lead a multidisciplinary workforce and oversee commissioning, partnerships and quality. This highly strategic role requires an experienced senior children's services leader capable of influencing local authorities, NHS partners, education, youth justice and commissioners.

Important – Please Read Carefully

Substantial senior leadership experience in children's services and delivering complex multi-agency service development or transformation is central to this role. This is a senior strategic leadership appointment, not a frontline support worker or social worker vacancy.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead mobilisation, implementation and operational delivery of the regional Home Again service.
  • Set strategic objectives, milestones, governance and sustainable operating arrangements.
  • Recruit, manage and develop a multidisciplinary service leadership team.
  • Develop referral, assessment and intervention pathways for young people with complex needs.
  • Build effective partnerships with councils, NHS, education and youth justice services.
  • Lead and contribute to governance boards and regional stakeholder forums.
  • Establish performance, quality assurance, reporting and benefits-realisation frameworks.
  • Oversee safeguarding, statutory, regulatory and service quality requirements.
  • Manage budgets, resources, commissioning priorities and strategic risks.
  • Provide assurance and expert advice to senior leaders and partner organisations.

Essential Experience & Skills

  • Demonstrable senior leadership experience in complex children's services or closely related multi-agency services.
  • Experience mobilising or transforming regional or multi-agency services.
  • Understanding of complex needs, placement instability, deprivation of liberty and safeguarding practice.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and cross-organisational partnerships.
  • Ability to lead strategic service design, governance, performance and quality assurance.
  • Experience overseeing budgets, risks, resources and long-term service sustainability.
  • Strong communication and influencing skills with executive and senior professional stakeholders.

Additional Information

An Enhanced DBS check is required. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Interviews are expected online. Working pattern and regional travel requirements should be confirmed with the hiring team.

Disclaimer

On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.

I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.

Job Reference

OR121583

Screening Questions

  1. Have you held a Head of Service or comparably senior leadership role within children's services or a related multi-agency service?
  2. Have you led the mobilisation or transformation of a complex service involving multiple local authorities, health organisations or other statutory partners?
  3. Do you have direct experience of services supporting children with complex needs and placement instability or deprivation of liberty arrangements?
  4. Have you managed multidisciplinary leaders, service budgets, safeguarding risks and strategic governance?
  5. Can you work across Cheshire and Merseyside and attend the Birkenhead base as required once the working pattern is confirmed?
  6. Can you meet the Enhanced DBS requirement?
  7. Can you start 30 November 2026 and commit to 36 hours a week for the 12-week contract?
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