Head of Children & Families Service – MASSH

Permanent
£69,119 – £93,434 per annum
Hybrid Working

Baltimore Consulting are partnering exclusively with Cornwall Council to recruit an exceptional Head of Children and Family Services (Multi-Agency Support & Safeguarding Hub).

CVs are being reviewed immediately, followed by a competency stage interview and the final stage interviews will be taking place 26th November 2026.

This is a career-defining opportunity to join an ambitious, innovative and high-performing children’s service that is recognised for its commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people and families. Reporting into the Service Director, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a broad portfolio of children’s services, leading a large multidisciplinary workforce and overseeing a delegated budget of approximately £5m-£8m.

This role offers the opportunity to influence service transformation, shape practice excellence and play a key role in maintaining the authority’s strong performance and ambitious improvement journey.

• Lead a broad portfolio of Safeguarding
  , Family Help
  , Early Intervention and Statutory Children’s Services
• Drive delivery of the Service Improvement Plan and ongoing service transformation
• Provide strategic leadership to a large multi-disciplinary workforce across children’s health and social care services
• Develop and strengthen multi-agency partnerships to improve outcomes for children and families
• Lead quality assurance
  , performance management and practice improvement, maintaining high standards and delivering excellent outcomes

• Significant senior leadership experience within Children’s Social Care in a Local Authority setting
• Proven track record delivering service improvement
  , cultural change and transformational programmes
• Strong experience leading safeguarding and statutory children’s services
• Qualified and registered Social Worker with evidence of continuous professional development
• Demonstrable experience managing significant budgets, complex partnerships and high-performing teams

This Head of Children and Family Services (MASSH) opportunity will suit an ambitious leader who is passionate about improving the lives of children and families whilst developing and empowering a talented workforce. If you are looking for a role where you can shape strategy, influence system-wide change and make a lasting difference, we would love to hear from you.

Our clients are passionate about creating and evolving a diverse workforce and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant. Recruiting decisions are based on your experience and skills. Any reasonable adjustments in the workplace will be fully supported during the application and hiring process.

Applications are reviewed as received and client requirements may change during the recruitment process.

Whilst we endeavour to review all applications, we may not be able to respond individually to every candidate.

Submission of an application, expression of interest or right to represent does not guarantee submission to a client, interview, placement, or engagement. Recruitment decisions ultimately remain subject to client requirements, availability, suitability, and selection processes.

Baltimore Consulting is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices, and all applications are considered based on the requirements of the role and the information available at the time of review.