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Please note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation.
The salary range for this role is £40,000 to £43,000 per annum based on a 35 hour work week, Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm with flexibility.
Rewards and Benefits
- Annual leave: Five weeks (pro-rata) plus bank holidays. Holidays increase after two years' service to a maximum of five weeks pro-rata after six years' service. The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year.
- Free Gym Membership: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents.
- Free Parking : There is free parking available at The Sovereign Centre and at all our delivery site. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.
- Pension Scheme: There is a YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request.
About the Organisation
YMCA East Surrey is a vibrant charity that has been actively supporting the local community since 1871. We help people to believe in themselves, support them to achieve their goals and inspire them to be the best they can be by providing services that focus on those who are vulnerable, have a disability or face disadvantage.
Our three core areas of work are Children & Young People, Health and Wellbeing and Housing.
YMCA East Surrey's mission is to provide opportunities for people to develop to their full potential with a focus on children and young people and those who are vulnerable, have a disability or face disadvantage.
YMCA East Surrey helps people to live their lives to the full by offering activities, services and support that:
- Help people stay safe
- Improve people's health and wellbeing
- Help people to belong, contribute and thrive
- Help people find their voice
About the Role
This role is based at YMCA Sports and Community Centre, Princes Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6JJ .
The purpose of this role is to be responsible for the management and effective delivery of multi-disciplinary services for children and families. The aim of the services managed by this post is to provide support to children and families to help to belong, contribute and thrive within East Surrey. Also, to support the HCYP with quality, development and training for staff and volunteers across the Children and Young People services.
Responsibilities:
- Lead on service delivery, management and governance
- Provide strong leadership for the service based on a clear vision for the service, clarity of standards and outcomes to be achieved.
- With the Head of CYP support the strategic development, planning and delivery of specialist services for children and families ensuring an effective co-ordinated offer for these families is in place and to develop new childcare settings as appropriate.
- To have the primary responsibility for establishing, maintaining and developing consistent and high standards of professional and managerial competence amongst all staff involved in the delivery of Childcare in line with that of internal policies and procedures and of regulators such as Ofsted.
- To provide line management to the Service Managers and Co-ordinators and work with them to ensure they provide an effective service to children and families in Surrey.
- Maintain up to date detailed knowledge of legislation and national policy and to ensure SLT, CYP management team and the service are briefed on changes. This will include the duties and responsibilities arising from the Children's Act 2014 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 amongst others.
- To have lead responsibility for ensuring the Childcare operates in a way which safeguards children and is fully compliant with children's safeguarding procedures.
To apply for this role, please click HERE.
