Senior Manager Young People’s Services

Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities. West Cheshire is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

Are you passionate about improving the life chances of young people? Do you have a track record of delivering high quality services for young people?

We have a unique opportunity for you to join the Early Help and Prevention (EHP) senior management team. As the Young People’s Service senior manager, you would have responsibility for two services areas:

Our targeted youth work offer across the borough, which includes group delivery and one to one work and the Education/Employment and Training support, including the statutory tracking and monitoring of NEET.

The EHP service is forward thinking and aspirational. We are seeking an applicant with the mindset to help drive our services forward. You will play a fundamental part in embedding cultural change and seeking ongoing improvements for service effectiveness, ensuring that our young people are at the heart of the work that we do and are supported to achieve positive social mobility.

The benefits of working for the Council go well beyond making a difference to young people’s lives. As well as working within a supportive environment with colleagues that share your values we offer:

• A competitive salary
• A generous holiday allowance starting at 26 days pro rata (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service to 31 days
• An excellent career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 22.3% (Employer contributions elsewhere are typically 3%)
• The opportunity to develop your career in a supportive service.
• Rewards and Recognition for going above and beyond such as additional annual leave and shopping vouchers
• Opportunity to purchase up to 10 days additional annual leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme which offers free 24/7 confidential assistance, practical information and emotional support.

You will also have access to a huge range of benefits including discounts on:

• High street and supermarket shopping
• Gym membership
• Holidays
• Days out
• Cinemas
• Childcare vouchers
• Cash back scheme on any medical treatment that you may require via Medicash
• Car Lease scheme (Brand new fully maintained and insured car for 3 years in return for a fixed monthly payment via salary sacrifice)
• Cycle Scheme (Save up to £320 on the cost of a brand new bike and equipment)

In return we are looking for;

A dynamic, energetic, and ambitious leader. You can work with risk, and you understand the landscape of Local Government and the challenges that we currently face. You are politically astute. You can manage large budgets, prioritise, and maintain a grip on service delivery. You will be comfortable driving change and running transformation programmes. Developing strategy will come naturally to you, as will turning policy into action, and action into outcomes. You will be proactive in seeking opportunities for service development, including funding opportunities. You will have substantial management experience and be adept at working in partnership with others.

This is a flexible, hybrid post which means working in Council offices and in locations across the borough as well as the opportunity to work from home.

For an informal discussion please contact [email protected] Please note I am on leave between 25th and 30th August.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled for week commencing: 18th September 2023

Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk

No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £10.90 per hour for all contracted hours.

For any technical enquiries please email [email protected] and quote job reference number in all correspondence.