Principal Service Lead - Provider Services


Company:	Triumph Consultants Ltd
Salary:	£525 to £525 a day
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Dudley, West Midlands
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	12 Sept 2026
Closing date:	10 Oct 2026

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Summary

What's involved with this role:

Role: Principal Service Lead - Provider Services

Ref: 137665

Pay Rate: £525.00 per day PAYE, with flexible holiday pay

Hours: 37 hours per week

Length of Contract: 6months

Location: Dudley

Working Arrangements: 3 on site hybrid days/2 remote days

YOU MUST BE A QUALIFED SOCIAL WORKER

Lead. Improve. Transform. Make a difference.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Interim Principal Service Lead to join a senior Children & Young People Leadership Team. This is a pivotal role for an ambitious, experienced leader who can drive improvement and deliver outstanding outcomes for children and young people. Interested candidates must be qualified Social Workers

This is an opportunity to take a high-profile leadership role, shape services and make a genuine difference to children and families.

If you’re an experienced Children’s Services leader ready to make an immediate impact, we want to hear from you.

The Role

You will provide strategic leadership across a diverse portfolio including:

Children with Disabilities

Fostering and Residential Care

Placements and Family Time

Emotional Wellbeing

Services supporting children in care and care-experienced young people

You will be responsible for driving quality, performance and continuous improvement, ensuring strong safeguarding practice, statutory compliance and inspection readiness.

Working across the wider system, you will build strong partnerships with health, education, police and other key agencies, ensuring services are joined-up, effective and focused on achieving the best possible outcomes.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a visible, authentic and ambitious senior leader with significant Children’s Social Care experience and a proven track record of leading services through complex environments and delivering meaningful improvement.

You’ll bring:

Strong strategic and operational leadership experience

A proven record of improving quality and performance

Excellent knowledge of safeguarding and statutory requirements

Experience leading complex Children’s Services

The ability to inspire high-performing teams and influence across partnerships

A strong commitment to the voice, safety and wellbeing of children and young people

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

Job Ref: 137665

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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