Head of Children and Family Services

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Few roles offer the opportunity to make such a profound difference to the lives of children, young people and families. In Bridgend, we are committed to ensuring that every child has the best possible start in life, is safe from harm, and is supported to achieve their full potential. Our approach is rooted in early intervention, prevention, strengths-based practice, and working alongside families to build resilience and sustain positive outcomes.

We are proud of our Children and Family Services workforce, who work to safeguard and support children, young people and families across the county borough. We are a well supported and performing children and family services and well placed to continue to improve, which has been recognised by Care Inspectorate Wales ‘’ BCBC leaders have consistently prioritised children’s services, to support sustained and timely improvements. This has significantly strengthened the quality and delivery of social services functions’’.

As a Council, we are determined to protect vulnerable children, support strong families and communities, and deliver excellent services that improve outcomes and life chances. As our new Head of Children and Family Services, you will be a key member of the leadership team, working closely with colleagues across the Council and with partners in education, health, the police, the third sector, and regional and national organisations.

You will provide strategic leadership for children's social care and family support services, driving the delivery of our priorities and ensuring continuous improvement in prevention and early intervention, safeguarding, care planning, performance, and outcomes. This role requires an experienced professional leader with the ability to inspire our workforce, sustain high quality strength based practice, drive innovation and transformation, and deliver excellent services.

You will bring a strong values-based approach, a track record of delivering sustainable improvement, and a commitment to putting children and families at the centre of decision-making. You will be highly skilled in leading a diverse multi-professional workforce, building effective partnerships and leading system-wide collaboration to respond to the of children, young people and families.

Bridgend offers a strong platform on which to build. We have a talented and committed workforce, supportive elected members, strong partnerships, and a determination to continuously improve outcomes for children and young people.

You must be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the legislative, policy and practice landscape affecting children and family services. You will be a professional social worker with a deep appreciation of the opportunities and challenges facing children and family services and a clear vision for how early help, prevention, family support and effective statutory intervention can work together to improve outcomes.

We want to hear from individuals with a track record of strength based practice, strengthening family networks within communities, reducing the need for statutory intervention wherever possible, improving the experiences of children in care and care leavers, and ensure that every child and young person in Bridgend is supported to thrive. Through your strategic leadership, you will drive excellence in practice, foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement, and lead effective partnerships that deliver meaningful and lasting change for children, young people and families.

Prin yw'r rolau sy'n cynnig y cyfle i wneud gwahaniaeth mor ddwys i fywydau plant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd. Ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr, rydym yn ymrwymedig i sicrhau bod pob plentyn yn cael y dechrau gorau posibl mewn bywyd, yn ddiogel rhag niwed ac yn cael ei gefnogi i gyflawni ei botensial llawn. Mae ein dull wedi'i wreiddio mewn ymyrraeth gynnar, atal, ymarfer sy'n seiliedig ar gryfderau a gweithio ochr yn ochr â theuluoedd i feithrin gwydnwch a chynnal canlyniadau cadarnhaol.

Rydym yn falch o'n gweithlu Gwasanaethau Plant a Theuluoedd, sy'n gweithio i ddiogelu a chefnogi plant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd ar draws y fwrdeistref sirol. Rydym yn wasanaeth plant a theuluoedd sy'n cael cefnogaeth dda ac sy'n perfformio'n dda ac rydym mewn sefyllfa dda i barhau i wella, ac mae hyn wedi'i gydnabod gan Arolygiaeth Gofal Cymru: 'Mae arweinwyr Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr (y Cyngor) wedi blaenoriaethu gwasanaethau plant yn gyson er mwyn cefnogi gwelliannau parhaus ac amserol. Mae hyn wedi gwella ansawdd a chyflawniad swyddogaethau gwasanaethau cymdeithasol yn sylweddol'.

Fel Cyngor, rydym yn benderfynol o ddiogelu plant agored i niwed, cefnogi teuluoedd a chymunedau cryf a darparu gwasanaethau rhagorol sy'n gwella canlyniadau a chyfleoedd bywyd. A chithau'n Bennaeth Gwasanaethau Plant a Theuluoedd newydd i ni, byddwch yn aelod allweddol o'r tîm arwain, gan weithio'n agos gyda chydweithwyr ar draws y Cyngor a chyda phartneriaid ym maes addysg, iechyd, yr heddlu, y trydydd sector, a sefydliadau rhanbarthol a chenedlaethol.

Byddwch yn darparu arweinyddiaeth strategol i ofal cymdeithasol plant a gwasanaethau cymorth i deuluoedd, gan ysgogi'r gwaith o gyflawni ein blaenoriaethau a sicrhau gwelliant parhaus mewn atal ac ymyrraeth gynnar, diogelu, cynllunio gofal, perfformiad a chanlyniadau. Mae'r rôl hon yn gofyn am arweinydd proffesiynol profiadol sydd â'r gallu i ysbrydoli ein gweithlu, cynnal ymarfer o ansawdd uchel sy'n seiliedig ar gryfderau, ysgogi arloesedd a thrawsnewid a darparu gwasanaethau rhagorol.

Byddwch yn dod â dull cryf sy'n seiliedig ar werthoedd, hanes o gyflawni gwelliant cynaliadwy ac ymrwymiad i roi plant a theuluoedd wrth wraidd y broses o wneud penderfyniadau. Byddwch yn fedrus iawn wrth arwain gweithlu amrywiol ac amlbroffesiynol, gan adeiladu partneriaethau effeithiol ac arwain cydweithredu ar draws systemau er mwyn ymateb i anghenion plant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd.

Mae Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr yn cynnig llwyfan cryf i adeiladu arno. Mae gennym weithlu talentog ac ymroddedig, aelodau etholedig cefnogol, partneriaethau cryf a phenderfyniad i wella canlyniadau i blant a phobl ifanc yn barhaus.

Rhaid i chi allu dangos dealltwriaeth drylwyr o'r dirwedd ddeddfwriaethol, polisi ac ymarfer sy'n effeithio ar wasanaethau plant a theuluoedd. Byddwch yn weithiwr cymdeithasol proffesiynol gyda gwerthfawrogiad dwfn o'r cyfleoedd a'r heriau sy'n wynebu gwasanaethau plant a theuluoedd a gweledigaeth glir ar gyfer sut y gall cymorth cynnar, atal, cymorth i deuluoedd ac ymyrraeth statudol effeithiol weithio gyda’i gilydd i wella canlyniadau.

Rydym eisiau clywed gan unigolion sydd â hanes o ymarfer sy'n seiliedig ar gryfderau, cryfhau rhwydweithiau teuluol o fewn cymunedau, lleihau'r angen am ymyrraeth statudol lle bynnag y bo'n bosibl, gwella profiadau plant mewn gofal a'r rhai sy'n gadael gofal, a sicrhau bod pob plentyn a pherson ifanc ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr yn cael ei gefnogi i ffynnu. Drwy eich arweinyddiaeth strategol, byddwch yn ysgogi rhagoriaeth mewn ymarfer, yn meithrin diwylliant o ddysgu a gwella parhaus, ac yn arwain partneriaethau effeithiol sy'n cyflawni newid ystyrlon a pharhaol i blant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd.

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