A welcome from the Corporate Director of Children and Young People Thank you for your interest in joining our Children and Young People’s service. As the new Director for Children and Young People, here in North Yorkshire I am excited to announce significant investment in our children and families service. More capacity. More prevention. Better outcomes. Be part of a service investing in family help and sustainable practice. Across local government, children’s services are facing unprecedented demand and funding constraint. Many organisations are responding by reducing capacity and narrowing ambition. We have chosen a different path. In response to the Families First Partnership Programme reforms, we in NYC are seeking to expand out teams in order to drive the changes of supporting children and their families at the earliest opportunity, right time, right person. We are making a significant and sustained investment in our workforce—creating new and additional capacity across children’s social care, which will become Family help and our Multi agency child protections teams. At a time when others are making savings, we are growing our teams because we believe that safe, effective and relationship based practice relies on practitioners having the time, support and professional space to do their best work, with children. Hear more from El Mayhew Corporate Director Children and Young People service outline our investment plans, about our children services and new career opportunities visit: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/cswl-jobs About The Role: North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence, and we are extremely proud of the work our Children’s Services do; Ofsted has recognised their hard work, rating us as Outstanding across all areas. We are now pleased to be offering the opportunity to join our highly acclaimed service and help us continue to offer an excellent provision as we expand our teams and invest in exciting new roles. Requirements Within this role, you will work alongside the existing Group Manager to support the overall development and delivery of the care planning and support teams across the county. The Group Manager provides 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. 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. Before applying via this vacancy please review additional information about working for North Yorkshire Council, what staff say about working in North Yorkshire, our CPD offer and career opportunities visit in addition to the job description and interview dates https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/cswl-jobs For further information regarding the roles contact Kate Reid at Kate.Reid@northyorks.gov.uk Key Dates Closing date: Sunday 17 th May 2026