Nottingham City Council
Head of Locality (Children's Services)
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Head of Locality (North / South)
Contract - Permanent
Location - Hybrid / Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG
Salary - £72,917 - £81,700
Changing Lives, Changing Futures
Nottingham City Council is on a significant journey of improvement, reform and transformation across Children's and Education Services.
We are redesigning services, strengthening practice, and building a more connected system around children, young people, and families. With a clear vision, strong leadership, and a commitment to continuous improvement, this is an exciting opportunity to join us and help shape the future of services across our city.
As Head of Locality North, or Head of Locality South - you will lead a significant area of Children's Social Care, providing strategic and operational leadership across locality-based services that support children, young people and families.
Working as part of the Children's and Education Services Senior Leadership Team, you will champion relationship-based practice, ensuring children receive the right support at the right time through integrated working with Family Help, education, health and wider partners. You will drive service improvement, quality practice and effective safeguarding arrangements, ensuring services are responsive to the needs of Nottingham's communities.
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We are looking for two dynamic and experienced leaders who can inspire teams, drive performance and deliver sustainable service improvement. You will have a strong understanding of safeguarding, children's social care and partnership working, together with the ability to translate strategic priorities into excellent operational practice.
These are exciting opportunities to play a leading role in shaping Nottingham's locality-based approach, ensuring children and families benefit from seamless, child-centred and outcome-focused support.
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You will be Registered as a Social Worker with a Recognised Social Work Qualification.
Closing date:
Sunday 23 August 2026 at 11.59pm
Why Nottingham?
This is a pivotal moment for Children's and Education Services in Nottingham. We are investing in leadership, strengthening our services, and creating the conditions for long term success.
Our vision is simple: every child and young person should be seen, heard, and supported to thrive.
If you share our ambition and want to play a key role in shaping the future of services for children and families, we would love to hear from you.
In Return We Offer
- Salary £72,917 to £81,700 (SLMG3)
- Flexible hybrid working
- Generous Local Government Pension Scheme with 18.5% employer contribution
- Professional development and career progression opportunities
- A strong commitment to employee wellbeing
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