Job Description

Details

• Reference: orbis/TP/820/35396
• Positions: 1
• Salary: \xc2\xa366,774 to \xc2\xa373,583 per annum
• Category: Care - Children and Young People
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Working hours: 36 hours per week
• Posted on: 8 August 2023
• Closing date: 3 September 2023
• Directorate: SCC: Children, Families & Learning
• Location: Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, RH2 8EF

About the role

The starting salary for this 18-month, fixed-term position is \xc2\xa366,774 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.

At Surrey, we\'re offering an exceptional opportunity to join a dynamic team that\'s dedicated to improving the lives of children and families. As a Development and Projects Lead for Family Resilience and Safeguarding, you will be part of a culture in which children and families are supported in a spirit of partnership that encourages them to develop their own solutions while receiving the support they need to address their complex situations.

If you\'re ready to drive positive change, foster partnerships and create lasting impact, we want to hear from you!

This role reports directly to the Director and five Assistant Directors for Family Resilience and Safeguarding and will form a key part of the Leadership team. Family Resilience and Safeguarding covers the Early Help System, statutory social work, Youth Services and Youth Justice and Children with Disabilities; all of these services are going through significant improvement journeys.

Your role? To support the Director and Assistant Directors to deliver continuous improvement across the statutory services, overseeing development plans ensuring they complement each other and that they align with the values and principles of the Family Safeguarding model.

Your role will require careful negotiation and development work with key partner agencies such as Police, Health, Education, District and Boroughs and more. You will also offer coaching and development to the Assistant Directors and Service Managers on project delivery.

As our Project Lead, you will deliver complex programmes across multiple services, adapting approaches to reflect opportunities and working practices in various teams. This will include managing complex and sensitive negotiations of contracts and deployment with large budgets and critical service providers and partner agencies.

Here are the qualities, skills & experiences we are looking for in our Project Lead:

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification plus experience in a specialist area, at management level, in a demanding business environment
• Extensive knowledge of the principles of change management, project management and continuous improvement, and their practical application
• Substantial experience in successful leading, motivating, coaching, mentoring and developing staff

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the

For more information please find the full job description below and refer to this before submitting your application. We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.

Additional information

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 3rd September 2023.

Interviews will take place on the 14th September 2023.

Fancy a chat?

If you\'d like to talk to us and find out more about this role please just drop a quick message to and we\'ll get a call arranged.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years\' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.

Surrey County Council