Strategic Lead - Changing Futures

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 37 Hours

Salary: NJC Grade H4 SCP 41 - 46 £52,413 - £57,881 

Closing Date: 26th May 2026 at 23:59 pm 

This post is open to employees currently On Notice/At Risk and Internal.  Please note applications from employees currently On Notice/At Risk will be given priority. On Notice/At Risk employees should complete the application form as normal, upon submission you must email the Recruitment Team – recruitment@blackpool.gov.uk to ensure that your application form is marked as priority.

Strategic Lead – Changing Futures

Join us in making a real difference in Blackpool!

We’re looking for passionate,  and skilled Strategic Lead to develop our exciting Changing Futures programme. This is your chance to work in a vibrant seaside town, leading on systems change to better support those at risk of multiple disadvantage. You’ll play a key role in influencing and  collaborating with system leaders to deliver creative, person-centred solutions that better serve our most vulnerable residents.

What you’ll do:

Strategically lead stakeholder partnerships relating to support people with MD across Blackpool.

Develop and embed lived experience and gambling related harms at a strategic and systematic level to influence decision making processes.

To lead the delivery of sustainable solutions that provide high quality services for people with MD and that influence, implement and deliver system change for such services locally and nationally.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary (with potential salary match for similar roles).
• Hybrid & flexible working for work-life balance.
• Protected CPD time, diverse training packages, and paid SWE registration.
• Generous annual leave (26 days, rising to 32) plus option to buy extra days.
• Employee Assistance Programme and staff benefits scheme.
• A supportive, visible management team and structured induction.

If you’re passionate about social work, committed to professional growth, and want to make a difference in Blackpool, we’d love to hear from you!

For an informal chat, contact:
Tom High - tom.high@blackpool.gov.uk

to view the Job Description.

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This post requires access to PSN (Public Services Network) services or networks and the successful post holder will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure check of unspent convictions through Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). This post is also subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of legal working in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.