How to Apply
This guidance contains important information to help with your application:
- Please apply by submitting a CV and Covering Letter (no more than four sides of A4 in length per document aligned to the person specification). Please also include your contact details.
- Please ensure your full employment history is outlined in your CV; and that where there are essential criteria, competencies and/or qualifications you make clear how you meet these. We may wish to verify this information during the recruitment process.
- Please provide the details of two referees. Note that we will only approach referees for candidates proceeding to final selection and only with your permission. Please clearly indicate whether we can approach each referee before the selection date.
- Please share with us in your supporting statement, the values and behaviours that you bring to your leadership, and how you will transfer your skills and experience into this role.
- Please complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form when you upload your details.
- Please return your application by the closing date – no applications will be accepted once the long listing process has begun.
- Following long listing, you will be contacted directly by a Penna consultant to update you on the status of your application.
- At any point throughout the process our retained consultants at Penna will be happy to help you with information, insight and guidance about the process and our clients.
The following timetable sets out the key dates in the recruitment process:
| To apply for this role, please click the link below: | Applications Deadline | Initial Interview | Final Interview | Apply Link |
| Director of Children's Safeguarding | Sunday 10th August | w/c 18th August | Thursday 4th or Friday 5th September (TBC) | Apply |
| Assistant Director, Quality Assurance and Practice Improvement | Sunday 10th August | w/c 18th August | Thursday 4th or Friday 5th September (TBC) | Apply |
| Head of Service for Corporate Parenting | Sunday 17th August | w/c 25th August | Friday 12th September | Apply |
For further information or a confidential discussion about these roles, please contact:
Director of Children’s Safeguarding:
To find out more, please contact our retained consultant Andrew Tromans at Penna on 07805 226301 or at andrew.tromans@penna.com, or Carol Coyle on 07500 887849 or at carol.coyle@penna.com.
Assistant Director, Quality Assurance and Practice Improvement:
To find out more, please contact our retained consultant Andrew Tromans at Penna on 07805 226301 or at andrew.tromans@penna.com, or Carol Coyle on 07500 887849 or at carol.coyle@penna.com.
Head of Service for Corporate Parenting:
To find out more, please contact our retained consultant Amin Aziz at Penna on 07709 514141 or at amin.aziz@penna.com, or Carol Coyle on 07500 887849 or at carol.coyle@penna.com.