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LEISURE

A new vision for leisure

By Ian Fytche | 28 August 2025

A shift to prevention creates a chance to reimagine leisure focused on active wellbeing, writes I...

FAIR FUNDING

Fair funding must reflect real need – not just population growth

By Cllr Tracey Dixon | 21 August 2025

Any fair funding formula must reflect not just how many people live in an area, but the depth and...

FINANCE

Short term gain could lead to long term pain

By Adele Taylor | 28 July 2025

A lack of investment in adult social care prevention even for a short period of time will have lo...

FINANCE

Central government must ease its grip

By Florence Eshalomi | 23 July 2025

Councils must have more power to control their own affairs - accountable not to Westminster in th...

REORGANISATION

Change without design is a dangerous thing.

By Catherine Howe | 23 July 2025

If we want to create a more human, prevention-focused state which makes the best use of technolog...

HOUSING

Let's start with a housing-first approach to welfare

By Mo Baines | 22 July 2025

Unlike health-related prevention strategies which take decades to materialise, the rapid expansio...

HEALTH AND CARE INTEGRATION

Opportunity knocks with latest 'last chance'

By Aidan Rave | 18 July 2025

Local government must be at the heart of the 10-year Health Plan if it is to work and there is mu...

ADCS

Born to run

By Ann McGauran | 16 July 2025

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services met last week in Manchester for its annual co...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Care prevention spending drops by 10%

By Izzy Lepone | 15 July 2025

Overstretched budgets mean that care leaders have been forced to reduce spending on prevention by...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for Government to fix 'broken' children's social care

By Ann McGauran | 10 July 2025

Urgent action is needed to fix a ‘broken’ children’s social care system and give all young people...

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Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention

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Westmorland and Furness Council

Team Manager - Care Experienced Team - WMF2401e

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Westmorland and Furness Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention

£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement of £6000 which is reviewed annually

Join a creative, forward-thinking senior leadership team within Children and Families at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Signatory - WMF2402e

£51,356 - £52,413

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Signatory. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Team Manager - Care Experienced Team - WMF2401e

£56,883 - £59,198

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Care Experienced Team, supporting young people as they transition from care into independence. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council