Principal Service Lead - Safeguarding and Quality Assurance

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- Cable Plaza, Waterfront West, Brierley Hill, Dudley

Job Reference DUDLEY/TP/697/5110

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent

£76,597 to £81,370 (pay award pending)

£76,597 to £81,370 (pay award pending)

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Cable Plaza, Waterfront West, Brierley Hill, Dudley

Closing Date:

31/08/2026

Sector:

Local Councils

Business Unit:

Children's Services

Principal Service Lead – Safeguarding & Quality Assurance (PSW)

Are you an experienced and values-driven leader with a passion for safeguarding, professional standards and continuous improvement?

Dudley are embarking on an exciting journey of improvement. We have strengthened capacity at Associate Director level with four permanent roles AD Education and Inclusion, AD Quality, Performance and Improvement, AD Family Help and Safeguarding and AD Corporate Parenting. We are now recruiting to our Principal Service Lead roles to further strengthen our leadership capacity.

Dudley Council is seeking an exceptional Principal Service Lead – Safeguarding & Quality Assurance to join our Children’s Services Leadership Team. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for driving practice excellence, strengthening safeguarding arrangements and ensuring high-quality services that improve outcomes for children, young people and families.

In this strategic leadership role, you will:

• Lead safeguarding, quality assurance and practice improvement
  , acting as the Strategic Principal Social Worker and driving excellence in social work practice across Children’s Services.
• Provide leadership across key safeguarding, quality and workforce development functions
  , ensuring strong governance, professional standards and continuous improvement.
• Drive learning, inspection readiness and performance improvement
  , working with partners and stakeholders to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.

Who we're looking for:

We are seeking a visible, credible and ambitious leader with significant experience in Children’s Social Care and a proven track record of delivering service improvement and safeguarding excellence.

You will bring:

Join us and help drive outstanding safeguarding practice, continuous improvement and better outcomes for children and young people across Dudley.

Workplace Attendance:
Working in the office 3+ days a week (pro-rata)
or Onsite full time.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note:

Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications