Service Director - Children's Health & Wellbeing
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Posted: 21/05/2026
- £103462 - £103463 per annum + with additional benefits
- Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- Permanent
My Local Authority client in Yorkshire is looking to appoint a talented Service Director for Children's Health & Wellbeing on a Permanent basis.
This role will provide strategic leadership across a complex and evolving system. You will shape how services are delivered across health, social care, education and early help.
About the role:
Based in Yorkshire (hybrid):
- Lead the development of a more integrated, preventative approach to children's health & wellbeing.
- Bring together partners across the local authority, health services, VCSE and wider system.
- Ensure services are aligned and focused on improving outcomes for children & families.
- Support and drive system transformation, including strengthening commissioning approaches, delivering SEND reforms and developing sustainable models of provision.
About you:
You will have the following experiences:
- Extensive experience as a strategic leader, with successes in delivering improvement across complex children's systems.
- Strong ability to influence across organisational boundaries and lead in a complex, politically aware environment
- Experience of leading transformation at pace, managing significant budgets and resources to achieve VFM.
- Ability to travel to different locations around the district.
What's on offer:
- Salary: £103,463 PA
- Hybrid Working (predominantly on site)
- Contract type: Permanent
- Hours: 09:00 -17:00 Monday to Friday
How to apply
- Once your CV is received, if you are successful you will be contacted.
- Due to the extremely high number of applications, it may not be possible to contact every applicant. As such, if you are not contacted please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
About Spencer Clarke Group
Here at Spencer Clarke Group, we pride ourselves on connecting you with the best career opportunities; our experienced Consultants have extensive market knowledge and will also provide expert career advice along the way.
When you join us, you will receive:
- Access to a wide range of temporary and permanent opportunities
- Free DBS checks
- Post Placement Aftercare
- Loyalty reward scheme and regular competitions for our agency professionals
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John Shorrock
Managing Consultant