Director of Care & Learning
The Highland Council
Inverness
- Expired
- Salary:
- £111,370
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
Job overview
A unique person to join an ambitious and innovative council
The Highland Council is at the forefront of the delivery of integrated children’s services in Scotland and the UK. We are unique in Scotland in having a Lead Agency arrangement for the integration of Health and Social Care and we have a reputation for leading the way in terms of partnership working.
The Highlands offer one of the most distinctive lifestyle choices available anywhere in the world. It is one of the most attractive places to live, work and socialise. The area offers diversity of geography, blessed with outdoor opportunities and a rich culture with a guaranteed friendly welcome.
As the Director, you will lead and implement strategic and corporate objectives in line with the Highland Council’s Priorities and Values. You will lead the Service to achieve improvements in performance and value for money to citizens. This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and innovative authority that believes passionately in services for children, and will support you to deliver the practice to make a difference for children and families.
We are committed to giving every child and young person in Highland the best possible start in life; to enjoy being young; and to be supported to develop as confident, capable and resilient people, able to fully achieve their potential. We want our children to be safe, healthy, achieving, nurtured, active, respected, responsible and included.
The Care and Learning Service is responsible for: Education; Children’s Services; Additional Support Needs, Criminal Justice; Commissioning of Adult Services from NHS Highland and Monitoring of Services provided by Highlife Highland.
The Highland Council has a comprehensive relocation package which may be available to the successful candidate.
Prior to confirming appointment, we will require the successful candidate to become a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.
To find out how to be a part of this innovative Council please access the attached Candidate Information Pack, Recruitment Guidance and Application Form.
If you would like a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please call Evelyn Dougherty at Solace in Business on 020 7976 3311.
To apply, please visit MyJobScotland.
About The Highland Council
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The Highlands of Scotland
Gàidhealtachd na h-Alba
The Highlands of Scotland is renowned for its beauty, hospitality and lifestyle. It is home to the Cairngorms, Scotland’s second National Park and the largest in the UK, and the new UNESCO ecopark in NW Sutherland. The population of the Highlands is 235,830. Inverness is the administrative and transport hub of the region - a city with over 63,000 inhabitants. It is a fast growing and ambitious centre with international air links. The University of the Highlands and Islands’ new Inverness Campus is one of the most ambitious projects in Scotland. Opened in 2015, it is a nationally and internationally significant location for business, research, education and has a thriving life sciences community. The Council and our partners signed a City-Region Deal worth £315 million in 2017 and this is delivering a range of exciting projects over a 10 year period.
www.highland.gov.uk/cityregiondeal
There’s something different and special about life in the north of Scotland. Whether it’s down to the diversity of the geography, an area rich in outdoor opportunities; whether it’s the vibrant culture or the friendly welcome, the Highlands offers one of the most distinctive lifestyle choices available anywhere in Scotland - and by extension, some of the most distinctive career choices too.
About The Highland Council
Mu Chomhairle na Gàidhealtachd
The Highland Council is one of 32 councils in Scotland, serving people across 26,484 sq km. The Council has 74 elected members. The Administration is a coalition of Independent Group; Scottish Liberal Democrats; and Scottish Labour Party.
The Highland Council provides a wide range of services with a revenue budget of £648m (2021-22). The priorities for the Council (2017-22) are highlighted in the Administration’s Programme ‘Local voices, Highland choices’; the Council’s Corporate Plan, and the budget strategy ‘Ambitious Highland – Health and Prosperity Strategy for Highland’
Programme
‘Local Voices, Highland Choices’ sets out the Council’s ambition and priorities, within 8 high level goals and 6 themes:
• A Council that champions the Highlands
• A place to live
• A place to thrive
• A place to prosper
• A welcoming place
• Your Highland Council
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