Director Of Children And Young People’s Services (Dcs)

We’re incredibly proud of our Children’s Services improvement journey in St Helens, which has seen our Ofsted rating go from ‘Inadequate’ in 2019 to ‘Good’ with outstanding features in 2023. Our staff are delivering high quality practice with a total commitment to the Children and Young people of our borough. We have an integrated senior leadership team with health and have all the ingredients needed to deliver on our bold ambitions.

Our top priority as a council is to make a difference to the lives of Children and Young people who live in the borough. To do so we need to build on the positive momentum of the last four years and ensure we continue to improve outcomes for all children, whilst tackling deprivation and child poverty and protecting children from vulnerable backgrounds.

We’re recruiting a Director of Children & Young People’s Services who will play a key part in the council’s senior leadership team and will be responsible for the full range of services to the children & young people of the borough. As the statutory DCS, you will drive our children’s services ongoing journey, supported by the council’s senior leadership team, political leaders, and Cabinet.

We’re seeking an inspirational leader with significant senior management experience within local government children’s services. You’ll have a proven track record and a passion for making a positive difference and improving outcomes for children. You’ll also have excellent partnership skills, a strong political understanding, and the ability to deliver results.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a vibrant and energetic senior leadership team, for someone who wants to make a real difference to the children, young people and families across our borough. We can’t wait to deliver the outstanding outcomes our Children and Young people deserve. 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Chris Barrow on 07437 839048 or Anita Denton on 07725 554802.

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Closing date: midnight on Sunday 11^th February 2024