Head of Services
Surrey County CouncilAddlestone, England
Overview
This is a local council role (full time) with Surrey County Council based in Addlestone. The advertised salary is £68,000 to £68,000 per year. Applications close on 14 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Please note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation.
The starting salary for this role is £68,000 per annum based on a 37 hour working week.
Rewards and Benefits
- 5 weeks holiday a year plus Bank Holidays
- Sick pay
- Safeguarding training
- Flexible working where role allows
- Pension scheme
- Employee Assistance programme
About the Organisation
The Eikon Charity is one of Surrey’s leading charities supporting children and young people. We listen, we talk, and we help young people with the skills they need to live their best life. And we work with families and professionals to make sure everyone gets the support they need.
We are looking for people with passion and expertise to join us in continuing to be a leading provider of early intervention in Surrey.
The Eikon Charity is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and aims to provide a working environment that is free from unfair discrimination and will enable employees and volunteers to fulfil their personal potential.
As Head of Services, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the charity’s services for children, young people and families. You will ensure services are safe, high quality and impactful, with strong oversight of delivery, safeguarding, service development, quality assurance, data, impact and reporting.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will contribute to organisational strategy, lead and develop service teams, and build effective relationships with senior external stakeholders to influence, collaborate and secure the best outcomes for young people and families.
As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, we do not accept CVs.
If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@eikon.org.uk
We do not provide feedback on applications.
We are happy to provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates who attended an interview upon request.
The close date for this advert is 12.11.2026 with interviews planned for w/c 23.11.2026
To apply for this role, please click HERE to download the details and application form.
How this role compares
We hold 248 council vacancies in England that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £34,660. This role pays more than about 99% of them.
There are 3,980 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 265 of them in England.
You have 24 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 28 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Surrey County Council has 121 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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