AddressDirectorate: Children and Young People's Services
Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week.
We are offering an exciting rare opportunity for the right individual to join our Children and Young People’s Leadership Team. This is a high-profile post providing leadership and management to our well-established Safeguarding and Quality Assurance service.
We are looking for someone that passionately champions children and young people, with energy and confidence to drive high expectations. You will share our ambition to have services that ensure outstanding outcomes for children and young people in Rotherham and a commitment to contributing to delivering ‘good’ children’s and young people’s services.
In this post you will play a significant role in ensuring our Council’s vision for children and young people to be “resilient, safe and successful” is achieved both operationally and strategically. The Safeguarding service provide the foundations upon which we collaborate with key stakeholders, external and internal partners, and providers to deliver the best possible services improving outcomes for our children, young people and families.
You will have responsibility for the effective and efficient operation and delivery of several services which have a direct impact on partnership working, review and quality assurance, performance, learning and workforce, and wider supportive and complimentary services including voice and participation and therapeutic support. You will have responsibility for delivering high level advice and guidance, in verbal and report writing formats, which significantly influences, either directly or indirectly, the trust and confidence of internal colleagues, the external partnership, workforce and the Council.
You will have extensive experience at a senior leader level and bring proven experience of consistent achievement in the public sector. You will have substantial experience of working in a statutory children’s services environment, including recent experience of managing several teams. You will have sound knowledge and a significant understanding of current and emerging legislative frameworks and government policy agendas in respect of this field of work and an ability to lead in this area. You will need exceptional interpersonal skills, a passion for quality and the ability to develop and sustain effective working relationships, within the service and with internal and external partners.
This role supports the Council to meet its statutory sufficiency duties, secure positive outcomes for children, young people and families and offer value for money.
For an informal discussion, please contact Laura.Gough@rotherham.gov.uk
This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
This post is classed as 'politically restricted' under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended). The full details of the restrictions are set out in the Statutory Instrument, but broadly the restrictions prohibit candidature from public elected office; holding office in a political party; as well as involvement in political activities such as canvassing or public speaking/writing.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.
From 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2024 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a weekly / monthly deduction (dependent on pay frequency) from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded of three additional day’s leave (pro rata for part-time).
