Executive Director, Early Years, Youth & Communities

Sheffield City Council; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield City Council is seeking an exceptional, values-led senior leader to join as Assistant Director: Early Years, Youth & Communities. You will provide strategic and operational leadership across universal, targeted, and statutory services to improve outcomes for children, families and communities.

You will lead Early Years, Youth Services, Community Services and Family Hubs, build partnerships across health, education, safeguarding and the voluntary sector, and drive transformation,

Qualifications

• Senior leader with local authority Children's Services experience.
• Experience across early years, youth, Family Hubs and SEND/inclusion.
• Proven ability to lead complex transformation within budget constraints.
• Strong strategic vision with operational credibility and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Lead Early Years, Youth Services, Community Services, Family Hubs and locality-based working, ensuring statutory duties are met and services are safe and effective.
• Drive citywide improvements in school readiness, Good Level of Development, childcare sufficiency, funded early learning, SEND inclusion, youth participation, and community resilience.
• Build partnerships across education, health, safeguarding, the voluntary and community sector, providers, communities, and local stakeholders to share accountability for outcomes.
• Lead transformation, commissioning, performance improvement, and inspection readiness, using evidence and intelligence to target resources and prove impact.
• Provide effective leadership for a multidisciplinary workforce and significant revenue and capital budgets, securing value for money while protecting quality and outcomes.
• Advise elected members, chief officers, and partners on strategic priorities, emerging risks, and improvement activity.

Job description

Sheffield City Council is seeking an exceptional, values-led senior leader to join as Assistant Director: Early Years, Youth & Communities. You will provide strategic and operational leadership across universal, targeted, and statutory services to improve outcomes for children, families and communities.

You will lead Early Years, Youth Services, Community Services and Family Hubs, build partnerships across health, education, safeguarding and the voluntary sector, and drive transformation,