Operational Director of Children's Services

Flexible, Homeworking with travel to Wales offices and services as required
Permanent, Full–Time over 35 hours per week
Salary: Circa GBP67,000 per year
Benefits: Holiday allowance minimum 29 days (pro–rata) plus public/bank holidays, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, pension scheme where we contribute up to 7%, an employee discount portal and much, much more!

About Us:
Our vision is that every child and young person has a safe and happy childhood. To do this, we need ambition. We need strategic leadership and direction. But just as important? The compassion, the warmth and the strength you'll bring to help us continue changing lives.
Reporting to the National Director of Wales, you'll lead, develop and manage a dedicated team of managers who deliver a range of children's services in a geographical area. One of the key missions will be to make sure that we're fit for the future, especially in a post–lockdown Wales. This really is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational leader who wants to make a difference to the lives of children and young people.

So why not take a well–earned tea break, have a read and review the attached job description?

About the Role:
Working with the senior leadership team of the Wales nation, you'll be responsible for a defined area and we're open to finding the best person who can establish relationships with key stakeholders and commissioners. You'll strive for excellence and work with commissioned services to achieve the best outcomes possible for children and young people. With your decisive and collaborative leadership, you'll be able to analyse, monitor and support service performance and delivery. As the Operational Director of Children's Services, you'll be accountable for the quality of our provision, ensuring the finances of the charity are sustainable. You'll be an advocate for the charity, you'll speak on behalf of children whose voices are not yet heard. You'll do everything you can to make sure they CAN be heard, while maintaining our outstanding reputation.

You'll direct our success by:

• Providing leadership and overall management for a range of Children's services, while working collaboratively with peers and stakeholders to make most of our resources
• Having responsibility for direct reports who'll be a range of committed staff with varying levels of expertise and managing their performance
• Monitoring contract management operations and ensuring effective governance by creating performance reports and supplying the information to relevant committees
• Guiding our sustainability and growth plans to make sure we are meeting or exceeding targets
• Oversee local tenders and grants and subsequent implementation and delivery plans
• Applying the HIGHEST standards of safeguarding across your patch and reporting on developments
• Operating within the local political context, adhering to legislative and regulatory requirements and build collaborative working relationships with local and national bodies, local government and their officials
• Acting as key account manager to commissioners, partners and stakeholders to ensure our services are promoted

Ideally, you'll have:

• A relevant professional qualification in Education, Health or Social Care
• A management qualification or working towards S/NVQ level 5 in management or DMS leading to MBA
• Ability to achieve Responsible Individual (RI) status to be our designated person at a senior level to hold accountability, for both service quality and compliance, in adherence to the RISCA (Wales) Act 2016
• Strong people leadership including (though not limited to) Culture, Health and Safety, Financial, Performance and Retention
• Experience of Safeguarding and delivering registered care services
• Detailed knowledge of the Social Services (Wales) Act 2014 and RISCA (Wales) Act 2016, including other relevant legislation and how this applies to us
• Commercial awareness and the ability to identify new sources of revenue and business opportunities
• The availability to travel to various locations in Wales when required, though we are flexible and this can be discussed further at interview

To apply, we'd like you to complete our application form and a supporting statement, telling us how you'll champion better lives for children and how your skills, experience and ambitions meet with our needs.

Interview date is planned for Tuesday 12th October.

Closing date is Sunday 3rd October.

If you require support in applying or have any questions, then don't hesitate to contact Carla Smart on .

For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 600,000 children and families across the UK.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best–practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under–represented in our workforce.

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Cyfarwyddwr Gweithredol Gwasanaethau Plant (Cyfeirnod yr Ymgyrch: 5776)
Hyblyg, Gweithio Gartref a theithio i swyddfeydd a gwasanaethau Cymru yn ôl yr angen
Parhaol, Amser Llawn dros 35 awr yr wythnos
Cyflog: Tua GBP67,000 y flwyddyn
Buddion: Lwfans gwyliau o 29 diwrnod (pro–rata) ynghyd â gwyliau cyhoeddus/gwyliau'r banc, pecynnau mamolaeth, mabwysiadu a thadolaeth hyblyg, cynllun pensiwn lle rydym yn cyfrannu hyd at 7%, porth gostyngiadau i weithwyr a llawer mwy!

Amdanom Ni:
Ein gweledigaeth yw i bob plentyn a pherson ifanc gael plentyndod diogel a hapus. I wneud hyn, mae angen uchelgais arnom. Mae angen arweinyddiaeth a chyfeiriad strategol arnom. Ond yr un mor bwysig? Eich tosturi, eich cynhesrwydd a'ch cryfder a fydd yn ein helpu i barhau i newid bywydau.
Yn atebol i Gyfarwyddwr Cenedlaethol Cymru, byddwch yn arwain, yn datblygu ac yn rheoli tîm ymroddedig o reolwyr sy'n darparu ystod o wasanaethau plant mewn ardal ddaearyddol. Un o'r nodau allweddol fydd sicrhau ein bod yn addas ar gyfer y dyfodol, yn enwedig yng Nghymru ar ôl y cyfnod clo. Mae hwn yn gyfle cyffrous i arweinydd ysbrydoledig sydd am wneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau plant a phobl ifanc.
Felly beth am gymryd hoe haeddiannol, a darllen ac adolygu'r swydd–ddisgrifiad ynghlwm dros baned?

Y Swydd:
Gan weithio gydag uwch dîm arwain Cymru, byddwch yn gyfrifol am ardal benodol ac rydym yn awyddus i ddod o hyd i'r person gorau sy'n gallu creu perthynas â rhanddeiliaid allweddol a chomisiynwyr. byddwch yn anelu at ragoriaeth ac yn gweithio gyda gwasanaethau a gomisiynwyd i gyflawni'r canlyniadau gorau posibl i blant a phobl ifanc. Gyda'ch arweinyddiaeth bendant a chydweithredol, byddwch yn gallu dadansoddi, monitro a chefnogi perfformiad a darpariaeth gwasanaeth. Fel Cyfarwyddwr Gweithredol Gwasanaethau Plant, byddwch yn atebol am ansawdd ein darpariaeth, gan sicrhau bod cyllid yr elusen yn gynaliadwy. Byddwch yn eiriolwr dros yr elusen, byddwch yn siarad ar ran plant nad yw eu lleisiau'n cael eu clywed eto. Byddwch yn gwneud popeth o fewn eich gallu i sicrhau y GELLIR eu clywed, wrth gynnal ein henw da rhagorol.

Byddwch yn sicrhau ein llwyddiant drwy:

• Ddarparu arweinyddiaeth a rheolaeth gyffredinol ar gyfer ystod o wasanaethau Plant, gan weithio ar y cyd â chyfoedion a rhanddeiliaid i wneud y gorau o'n hadnoddau
• Bod yn gyfrifol am staff ymroddedig a fydd yn adrodd yn uniongyrchol i chi a chanddynt lefelau amrywiol o arbenigedd, a rheoli eu perfformiad
• Monitro gweithrediadau rheoli contractau a sicrhau trefniadau llywodraethu effeithiol drwy greu adroddiadau perfformiad a chyflenwi'r wybodaeth i bwyllgorau perthnasol
• Llywio ein cynlluniau cynaliadwyedd a thwf i sicrhau ein bod yn cyrraedd targedau neu'n rhagori arnynt
• Goruchwylio tendrau a grantiau lleol a chynlluniau gweithredu a chyflawni dilynol
• Cymhwyso'r safonau diogelu UCHAF ar draws eich ardal ac adrodd ar ddatblygiadau
• Gweithredu o fewn y cyd–destun gwleidyddol lleol, gan gadw at ofynion deddfwriaethol a rheoliadol a meithrin perthnasoedd gweithio cydweithredol â chyrff lleol a chenedlaethol, llywodraeth leol a'u swyddogion
• Gweithredu fel rheolwr cyfrifon allweddol i gomisiynwyr, partneriaid a rhanddeiliaid i sicrhau bod ein gwasanaethau'n cael eu hyrwyddo

Yn ddelfrydol, bydd gennych:

• Gymhwyster proffesiynol perthnasol mewn Addysg, Iechyd neu Ofal Cymdeithasol
• Cymhwyster rheoli neu'n gweithio tuag at S/NVQ lefel 5 mewn rheolaeth neu DMS sy'n arwain at MBA
• Y gallu i gyflawni statws Unigolyn Cyfrifol i fod yn berson dynodedig ar lefel uwch i fod yn atebol am ansawdd gwasanaeth a chydymffurfiaeth, yn unol â Deddf Rheoleiddio ac Arolygu Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru (Cymru) 2016
• Arweinyddiaeth gref gan bobl gan gynnwys (ond heb fod yn gyfyngedig i) Ddiwylliant, Iechyd a Diogelwch, Materion Ariannol, Perfformiad a Chadw
• Profiad o Ddiogelu a darparu gwasanaethau gofal cofrestredig
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