Around 84,000 children in England live in care. 7 in 10 children experience a change in where they live, where they go to school, or who their social worker is each year and 1 in 3 care-experienced young people become homeless within 2 years of leaving care.
Become is the national charity that’s here to support every child and young person with experience of the care system. They tell us what’s not working. Together, we fight to make change happen.
It’s a hugely exciting time to join Become. We've grown in recent years and are in a stable position to increase our impact and ensure a better care experience for children and young people across national systems. We've recently developed a new strategy and refreshed our brand to strengthen our voice. We have sustainable funding and a warm, welcoming culture with a growing team of passionate experts committed to transforming outcomes for care-experienced young people.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead an ambitious organisation, looking to grow the scale, reach and impact of our work. Building on our effective work, well-respected reputation and solid financial position, the CEO will work alongside our highly skilled Board and our passionate team to drive our strategy.
Our new CEO will:
1. Maximise Become’s impact to deliver a better care experience for children and young people across national systems.
2. Provide inspiring leadership in accordance...