To be responsible for to the short, medium and long term strategic planning and take full responsibility for operational planning for the functional area within Milton Keynes in line with the agreed objectives and expected outcomes. To take the lead in ensuring that quality, efficacy, inspection readiness and the for money of services are evaluated and continuously improved and that practice changes as a result of learning, development or innovation. To be wholly accountable for all aspects of service delivery within the specific functional area, ensuring the very highest professional practice, providing expert, trusted advice and guidance to colleagues and modelling appropriate behaviours. To have strategic leadership responsibility for the Milton Keynes Youth Offending Team on behalf of the Youth Offending Strategic Board, in accordance with legal requirements. This should include both statutory responsibilities for those within the justice system and the creation of effective strategies relating to early identification and prevention for those at risk of entering the system. To be the strategic lead for the Youth Justice Board. As such, to be a statutory partner of the Children’s Trust and MKSCB. To set the highest expectations and support and challenge all relevant staff continuously to develop and improve through effective performance management in line with the council’s agreed framework. To actively promote integrated working within and across service groups and with partner organisations. To manage the recruitment and selection process for all members of staff within the areas of responsibility, being fully responsible for safer recruitment. To anticipate and then assess the needs of colleagues and stakeholders when providing information and drafting reports so that they are accurate, timely, analytical and supportive of future decision making. To exercise robust risk management, taking full account of the council’s agreed procedures such as GRACE (Risk Management System). To take the lead in business planning and financial management so that resources are deployed effectively as possible. To ensure that appropriate health and safety policy and procedures are adhered to. To build an effective customer focus in line with the council’s public access strategy, and ensure the views and feedback from children and families is used to improve services. To implement the Council’s equalities policies and in particular, to understand the implications of equalities policies in the context of children and families.
To be responsible for to the short, medium and long term strategic planning and take full responsibility for operational planning for the functional area within Milton Keynes in line with the agreed objectives and expected outcomes. To take the lead in ensuring that quality, efficacy, inspection readiness and the for money of services are evaluated and continuously improved and that practice changes as a result of learning, development or innovation. To be wholly accountable for all aspects of service delivery within the specific functional area, ensuring the very highest professional practice, providing expert, trusted advice and guidance to colleagues and modelling appropriate behaviours. To have strategic leadership responsibility for the Milton Keynes Youth Offending Team on behalf of the Youth Offending Strategic Board, in accordance with legal requirements. This should include both statutory responsibilities for those within the justice system and the creation of effective strategies relating to early identification and prevention for those at risk of entering the system. To be the strategic lead for the Youth Justice Board. As such, to be a statutory partner of the Children’s Trust and MKSCB. To set the highest expectations and support and challenge all relevant staff continuously to develop and improve through effective performance management in line with the council’s agreed framework. To actively promote integrated working within and across service groups and with partner organisations. To manage the recruitment and selection process for all members of staff within the areas of responsibility, being fully responsible for safer recruitment. To anticipate and then assess the needs of colleagues and stakeholders when providing information and drafting reports so that they are accurate, timely, analytical and supportive of future decision making. To exercise robust risk management, taking full account of the council’s agreed procedures such as GRACE (Risk Management System). To take the lead in business planning and financial management so that resources are deployed effectively as possible. To ensure that appropriate health and safety policy and procedures are adhered to. To build an effective customer focus in line with the council’s public access strategy, and ensure the views and feedback from children and families is used to improve services. To implement the Council’s equalities policies and in particular, to understand the implications of equalities policies in the context of children and families.
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