We are looking to recruit an effective, resilient and highly motivated individual to join the Ripon Early Help management team to lead, supervise, and manage a diverse and dynamic team of Early Help Children & Family Workers. Working closely with Practice Supervisors in the West Locality (Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon and Craven), the successful applicant will collaborate with colleagues across the Locality to ensure that all teams are fully supported.
You will build strong, mutually beneficial relationships with practitioners and managers across Children’s Social Care and Youth Justice and be committed to strong partnerships with colleagues across Education and Inclusion services, as well as schools, police and health agencies and community organisations in Ripon.
Be willing to take on a challenge, you will have proven leadership and management skills, strong knowledge and experience of working with families using systemic and strengths based relationship practice strategies, as well as the necessary skills/ability to effectively manage and develop performance outcomes to a high standard.
North Yorkshire Children and Families Service has developed a highly effective Practice Model, and you will lead your team to continuously improve their practice in Signs of Safety, Systemic approaches and Family Finding/Seeing; you will be passionate about your own development, and you will participate in service-wide practice development activities as both a learner and a facilitator.
For an informal discussion on this opportunity, please contact Senior Early Help Consultant Lois Calvert at lois.calvert@northyorks.gov.uk.
We look forward to exploring your interest and receiving your application.
Key Dates:
Closing date: 27 March 2026.
Interview date: 16 April 2026.
Key Documents:
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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.
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.