Strategic Manager - Cared For Children and Care for Experienced Young Adults

Are you an experienced strategic leader, able to inspire others to drive a sustainable improvement to the lives of children, young people and families?

We have an exciting opportunity as part of our continued transformation journey for an experienced Strategic Manager.

We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.

We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:

• 2 Day Induction Programme
• 2 days Signs of Safety training (social care colleagues)
• Extensive Learning & Development and Career development opportunities
• Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
• A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
• Local government Pension Scheme
• Heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme
• Employee Discount Scheme
• 28 days’ annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years’ service
• Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Monthly quality supervision
• SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues)

You will be responsible for leading and motivating the Children in Care and Care Leavers service areas in delivering a high-quality service to our Cared For Children and CareExperienced Young Adults. Your focus will be on ensuring all Children andYoung Adults are well supported to maximise their life chances; where they can thrive in our care, are safe from any harm or abuse, have access to the best education and training, and feel prepared for adulthood. This is a key operational and strategic management role and an essential part of our improvement journey.

As part of the Corporate Parenting Service senior management team, you’ll be a vital link between management, commissioners, practitioners and those who make strategic decisions in partner agencies. You will be a key driver in developing and delivering the Corporate Parenting Strategy within Northamptonshire Children’s Trust and in partnership with North and West Northamptonshire Councils.

• You must have a BA in Social Work or Diploma in Social Work, CQSW or CSS, or other professional social work qualification recognised by Social Work England
• You are able to inspire colleagues and stakeholders to fully engage with the aims and the long-term vision
• Embed an inclusive culture of creating positive and supporting teams
• Able to communicate with conviction and clarity in the face of tough negotiations or challenges
• You are able to share your expertise through coaching and mentoring to support teams to succeed
• Using a range of quality assurance tools, you will drive high quality and efficient service delivery
• You can translate strategic priorities into clear outcome focused objectives for managers and teams

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Children’s Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation.