Executive Director for Children in Care

3 days ago


NewarkonTrent, United Kingdom Nottinghamshire YMCA Full time

Executive Director for Children in Care

YMCA Robin Hood Group are seeking an experienced and committed Executive Director to oversee our Children in Care service.

If you are looking to step into a senior role where you will lead on the design, development, and implementation of a comprehensive continuum of care to support young people in our local community who have had a more challenging start in life, this is a wonderful opportunity for you.
As a not-for-profit operator, we put the needs of children and young people ahead of everything else. Our priority is to enable these young people to ‘discover who they are and what they can become’.

The Role

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, this role will focus on providing an outstanding environment for children to thrive in, whilst ensuring that we are compliant with OFSTED and other regulatory bodies. You will demonstrate expertise in Safeguarding and most importantly, act with entrepreneurial spirit to lead the growth of the provision.

Core Duties

• Provide strategic direction and ensure sustainable growth and development at a pace that matches our ambitions for rapid growth over the next four years.
• Lead the growth of the provision through overseeing and project managing the sourcing and registration of new homes and services
• Manage the budget, assets and resources for this service area in excess of £10m.
• Ensure that the service is well placed to take advantage of external funding opportunities, block contacts and service level agreements which support our growth and strategic aims.
• Be responsible for the support of safeguarding all of children in our Children in Care Service, ensuring all policies and procedures are up to date and implemented effectively and work collaboratively with agencies involved in safeguarding (including LADO, MASH, Police and others).
• Positively lead and be responsible for large geographically dispersed management and leadership team, more than 100 staff members, operating across Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.
• Work with the Directors in the Service to develop a workforce development plan that promotes effective recruitment of a skilled workforce, enables existing staff to develop additional skills to support the service growth, enables internal promotion, and engages staff to sustain the longevity of employment.

Your Background

With extensive experience of senior management in children's residential care, you will:

• Draw on your operational and strategic experience of driving growth in Children’s Residential / Children Leaving Care / Children Looked After sectors, including experience of opening new residential homes.
• Show us how you have managed complex budgets including monitoring income and expenditure, forecasting and annual budget setting and generating surplus – responsible for budget size greater than £3m.
• Be able to highlight your experience of successfully implementing new services; sourcing funding streams; fundraising and writing funding bids and applications.
• Embody cause-driven leadership and be a true ethical entrepreneur and transformative leader.
• Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills, whether interacting with one of our young people, a member of staff or a member of our Board, you will act with professionalism and kindness.
• Inspire and motivate to create a culture of team-work and technical excellence within your service.
• Show creativity and able to find new and innovative ways to enhance the care we provide.
• Be a thoughtful, considered and a calming presence at times of challenge
• Collaborate to work with internal and external stakeholders to maximise opportunity.
• Our North Star will speak to the very core of who you are; the relentless dedication that all children and young people have the developmental relationships that support them to connect with one another and their communities.
• In line with our members of our Executive Leadership Team, we would also look for you to a hold:
• an MBA or equivalent business management qualification or, willing to undertake one with our support.
• a higher/further level qualification in a relevant field (business, psychological, social care).

Benefits

We offer the following benefits from day 1 of your employment with us:

• Equivalent of 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing 1 day each year for your first 5 years
• Workplace pension with Royal London (3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution)4 x Life Insurance/Death in Service whilst in the pension scheme
• Reduced school holiday childcare places at YMCA Camp Williams Nottingham & Newark10% off in our hospitality venues including the Malt Cross and the Café at our Activity Village in Newark.
• Pastoral support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Excellent opportunities for development and progression
• Support for further study up to post-graduate level 7 courses to support your development
• £500 refer a friend scheme applicable across the Group
• Regular ongoing inhouse training
• Eligible to join the Blue Light Discount scheme
• Staff events and annual celebrations

On passing your probation, you can select from one of the following additional benefits:

• Private medical and dental cashback scheme with Westfield Health and access to Westfield Rewards for high street discounts
• £120 cash annual contribution towards either: Travel costs or Childcare costs or Private gym membership

Closing Date – 22nd January 2025
Introductory Call – Ongoing to 22nd January 2025
1st Interviews – week commencing 27th January 2025
2nd interviews - week commencing 3rd February 2025

Location: Newark
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours
Salary: £100,000 to £110,000

You may also have experience in the following: Head of Care, Residential Care Manager, Residential Childcare Manager, Head of Childcare, Care Manager, Case Manager, Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Case Management, Case Worker, Engagement, Director of Care, Director of Childcare, Childrens Services etc.

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