Business and Performance Manager

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children? Cheshire West and Chester Council is recruiting a new position of Business and Performance Manager to take a lead role within our pan-Cheshire Youth Justice Service. This is a new post and an exciting opportunity to contribute to a service rated as 'Good' in our last inspection, as we strive for continuous improvement in everything we do., As the Business and Performance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our multi-agency Youth Justice Services. You'll work collaboratively with key stakeholders from police, probation, education, health and social care and will be a vital member of our leadership team, with responsibility for managing the business support functions and staff. You will have a keen eye for detail, ensuring our performance data is robust and embedded at the heart of service provision. While experience in youth justice is not essential, we are looking for someone with a background in a similar business or performance role within the public, private or voluntary sector. You will be highly numerate, have excellent IT skills and have experience with working with operational databases/spreadsheets and qualitative and quantitative data. Your experience, insights and expertise around performance reporting and information management will help maintain our national reputation as a high performing service. An understanding of statutory returns and inspections is desirable. The role is crucial in providing the service with insight into the children we work with to ensure that we know our children well. This in turn shapes our services and influences changes in practice. Our Vision and Values: At Cheshire West and Chester Council, we believe in delivering high-quality services to truly make a difference. Our vision for the Youth Justice Service is to help our children and communities be the best they can be, ensuring everyone feels safe and valued.

• Our children and victims are at the heart of all we do.
• We work with optimism, equality, and tenacity.
• We approach our work with care, respect, understanding, and empathy.
• Connections matter: We build relationships through creativity, consistency, and integrity.
• Collaboration is key: We empower those we work alongside by listening and responding to their needs.
What We Offer: This is an agile post which means the opportunity of working from home along with the ability to work from offices across the CWAC area where staff from Youth Justice Services work from. The benefits of working for the Council go well beyond making a difference to people's lives, as well as working within a supportive environment with people who share your values you will 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)
  
  Competitive salary
• Generous holiday allowance of 26 days (pro rata), increasing to 31 days after five years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase extra leave and access bank holidays.
• An excellent career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 22.3%. (Employer contributions elsewhere are typically 3%)
• The opportunity to develop your skills and career.
• Rewards and Recognition for going above and beyond such as additional annual leave and shopping vouchers.
• Supportive team and culture
• 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., 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 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 £12 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email and quote job reference number in all correspondence.