Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking an experienced Service Manager to work within an Early Years Service for a Local Authority based in East London.

Job Purpose

We are looking to recruit an experienced Service Manager for an Early Years service in East London.

This is a key leadership and operational management post which will oversee a busy and high functioning service of over twenty strategic and operational staff.

The Service Manager sets and deliver the vision and strategy for Early Years in the borough, improving outcomes for over 25,000 children 0-4 in the borough by enabling their access to high quality childcare and support.

Through technical and leadership expertise in strategic commissioning of the Early Years market in the borough, the Service Manager will ensure the efficient and impactful use of the £35 million Early Years budget; establish sufficient, sustainable, high quality childcare in the borough; build important partnerships across the sector; and drive and maintaining standards across the broad range of provision in the borough through the use of technical quality frameworks.

The post also leads the development of services for 0-5s with SEND and the high-profile £5 million Best Start in Life programme, transforming services as part of a whole systems approach to enable the integration of universal and targeted health, social care, children's centres, early years and early help services for children up to the age of 5 years old and their families.

We are looking for a dynamic, well organised experienced leader who is able to hit the ground running in order to continue the positive impact of the Early Years service.

You will need to be:

HCPC registered

Eligible to work in the UK

Why Choose Remedy?

Competitive pay rates

Access to exclusive roles that aren't available from other agencies

1st tier agency

Up to £250 for each social work professional you refer to us who we place*

If you are interested and would like to find out more please apply to this advert with a copy of your updated CV. Alternatively, please send your CV directly