Daniel Phelps Email & Phone Number

I am the Corporate Director for Children's Social Care in Waltham Forest and deputy to the DCS/ DASS, leading a workforce of over 220 staff and a budget of £35 million. I have worked in social care for over 20 years, with the last 18 years in Local Authority management, providing leadership to a range of high performing services including:• An Outstanding Leadership and Management judgement in the most recent OFSTED judgement• Introduced evidence based intervention programmes including Functional Family Therapy, ART for Youths and MST• Led the Violence Reduction Partnership- the borough’s public health approach to violence reduction• 18% reduction in Persistent Absence across the borough’s schools• Launched a radical transformation of Alternative Provision, including a 8 million capital programme• Leadership of the Hospital Discharge social work team and the rapid establishment of the Integrated Home Discharge service• A successful Troubled Families scheme with 100% “turnaround”• A highly regarded Prevent programme• A YOS with a “very creditable” HMIP report with outstanding outcomes for young people• A transformed and fully integrated Children Centre offer• A creative property transfer to a consortia of local VCS to deliver violence reduction aimsWe are an ambitious authority, with Outstanding Leadership and Management and we are looking to recruit family focused, committed Social Workers.

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