We are developing a brand-new service and would like to hear from you!

Do you have a strong background in Children’s residential care and fostering services?

We are in the process of re-designing and developing our residential care for young people and further developing our fostering service and would like to invite you to join us on our journey.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is committed to driving forward a multi-disciplinary service and you will be part of developing the blueprint for what care services for young people, families and carers in York should look like.

The role:

You will work closely with the senior leadership team including the Director of Children Services who was the original author of the ‘No Wrong Door’ approach, first developed in North Yorkshire.

The successful candidate will provide dynamic and innovative leadership across fostering and residential services in the City of York. This will include visionary working with strategic leaders to re-design our in-house residential provision to ensure high quality care to young people, creative edge of care services and intensive work with families to enable reunification plans where it is appropriate to do so.

You will be responsible for strategic leadership across the fostering service ensuring robust assessment and support services to all carers while ensuring maximisation of our in-house capacity alongside legislative compliance across all placement types.

About you:

We are looking for a motivated and forward-thinking individual who is committed to driving forward a multi-disciplinary service and being part of a committed and supportive senior leadership team who are working to develop the absolute best services for children and their families.

You should be enthusiastic about improving services for children in fostering and residential care with a demonstrable background of working at senior management level, be able to provide strong leadership and motivate staff and teams to drive forward change and improvement.

You will have in-depth knowledge of legislation and policy relating to fostering and residential services along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Our offer to you:

You can look forward to a generous pay and reward package including:

• Relocation expenses

• Local government pension scheme with generous employer contribution

• Up to 30 days annual leave entitlement

• Family friendly policies

• Assistance with travel to work expenses including discounted Park & Ride annual travel pass and 0% loans for train travel

• Comprehensive staff benefits package

• Health & Wellbeing initiatives

We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition, we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards, and savings.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Danielle Johnson, Director of Safeguarding,  Danielle.johnson@york.gov.uk    or on 07429994704

Relocation expenses, in accordance with the City of York Council’s Relocation Policy, may be available for the successful candidate subject to meeting the relevant criteria

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date:  31 May 2023

 Interviews Week commencing 12 June 2023