We are seeking a new Head of Agency for One Adoption North and Humber adoption agency. This regional agency leads the work of adoption staff in 5 local authorities The successful candidate will be employed by City of York Council, the agency is hosted by CYC.

We are seeking an experienced senior manager, who has a rounded knowledge of the adoption world in the 2020’s. The successful candidate will report to the Board , which comprises the Directors of Children’s Services for the partner LAs, while leading the operational managers and staff within the agency. This post will suit a person with the experience of senior leadership and business acumen in a local authority or voluntary sector setting.

North and Humber is an alliance formed in 2018 (East Riding, Hull, North East Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire and York) One Adoption North and Humber has gained a reputation for high performance in the recruitment, approval and support of adopters. It has achieved a high percentage of local adoption placements for the children from the 5 LAs. It coordinates high quality adoption support services for adopted families, including a peer mentoring project with Adoption UK.

The Council is highly committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is deemed as politically restricted. As designated politically restricted officers, employees will not be allowed to undertake certain activities. Please refer to the guidance attached for further information.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C2: Can express him/herself spontaneously at length with a natural conversational flow, avoiding or backtracking around any difficulty so smoothly that the person with whom they are conversing is hardly aware of it.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact   Danielle Johnson, 07429994704. Danielle.johnson@york.gov.uk 

Closing date: Sunday 11 June 2023 at 12 midnight

Interview date:  Week commencing Monday 26  June 2023