Group Manager

Grade: SM1, As Group Manager of Family Assessment and Support (Safeguarding), you will lead the overall development and delivery of the safeguarding service in the Central locality, providing clear leadership to enable Team Managers to perform at their best, whilst being an integral part of an exceptional team who strive to make a difference for the children and families of North Yorkshire.
At the core of our work is the belief that children and young people deserve to receive the outstanding care and support they need to be safe and reach their full potential. Our practice model puts effective relationships with children and families at the heart of all the work we do, recognising the strength and capabilities of families in finding solutions to their family situation, building networks and safety.
The role of Group Manager is dynamic and diverse, requiring a confident, autonomous, highly articulate individual, to drive forward practice and influence stakeholders, partners and colleagues. We are looking for an innovative social work professional with strategic managerial experience who is driven, astute, inspirational, and an effective communicator. As Group Manager you will demonstrate transformative leadership in a challenging and evolving sector by shaping and driving the practice across the county and localities whilst also utilising and developing your skills and knowledge. You will have a good understanding of all the national drivers for change and be able to articulate this from policy into practice for your teams.
We understand the importance of investing in our workforce, and as such you will be well supported to effectively deliver and improve services. NYC has an extensive CPD programme for CYPS staff and we would invite any applicant to utilise this offer once they are in post. In addition, for 2025 we have post graduate systemic training, further family seeing boot camps and a range of other opportunities for an ambitious leader via both CYPS and the corporate training and learning offer.
You will be responsible for the management of significant financial resources and ensure that the service delivers within nationally defined regulations and standards. In addition, you will have a sound knowledge of all the Ofsted Inspection Frameworks and a good understanding of the diverse needs of children and their families.
There are significant challenges facing Children's Services nationally. However, North Yorkshire has a record of facing challenge with innovation and creativity and seeks transformational approaches, which maintain and improve services to children and their families. We continue to deliver beyond Local government Reorganisation and continue to work with colleagues and partners as North Yorkshire Council. Strength in relationships and partnerships has always been a key driver and it is more important than ever given the national position. We continue to work in genuine partnership with all our stakeholders, the most important being the children and their families.
Social Care is undergoing transformation because of the McAlister Review: Stable Homes build on love. NYC is working innovatively to embrace these recommendations and welcomes creative leaders with exceptional social work practice knowledge, ideas and creativity alongside the ability to demonstrate personal resilience and tenacity and deliver on improving outcomes for children, their families and their communities., Total rewards
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds
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As a council we are very much committed to encouraging flexible working for our employees, including using modern technologies to support agile ways of working, alongside office based working. We can offer you a range of employee benefits including a competitive salary, generous leave entitlement, a government pension scheme and access to our 'Everybody Benefits' package which includes a variety of retail discounts, alongside our extensive CPD offer.