Transforming our service to put the needs of families and children at its heart. The challenge Diverse, vibrant and growing, Bristol is the largest city in the South West and home to some 82,200 children. Our Children and Families team is determined to make Bristol a city where every child belongs and every child gets the best start in life, whatever circumstances they are born into. We are especially proud of our strengths-based work in systemic practice and the positive culture in our team. As our Head of Service for Strategic Safeguarding and Quality Assurance, you will work alongside other senior members of the directorate to respond to the national changes and our Transformation Programme, Families First. It''s a busy and interesting role, with real opportunities to make a difference. You''ll use your expertise to ensure our social work professionals have the training, support and resources they need to work effectively with families, vulnerable children and those in care. Your role Joining a stable, committed and innovative senior leadership team, your focus will be on developing our new systemic practice hub and the evolution of our child protection service in line with our systemic principles. Responsible for the children''s workforce development team, you will shape our recruitment and retention strategy. You will also lead the Directorate in policy, performance and quality assurance work and collaborative working under the Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership. ..... full job details .....