Salary
PO16, £58,165 to £62,094
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Region
Rotherham
Job category/type
Youth Services
Date posted
12/08/2025
Job reference
REQ20929
attachment
Benefits Package.doc
Directorate - Children and Young People Services
Contract Type: Full time, 37 hours per week, temporary for 1 year
Closing Date: 31st August 2025
Interview Date: 9th September 2025
Recognised for our innovation and investment, this is a fantastic opportunity to join children and young people’s services to drive forwards the new reforms as part of the Families First Programme. We are fully committed to implementing the government’s ambitions in family help and intervention services.
This is a pivotal role in reshaping Social Care and Early Help, ensuring seamless delivery of services for children. As our Families First Participation Lead, you will ensure the transformation is underpinned by genuine engagement and co-production with children and parent/carers, building on our strong reputation for working in partnership, as demonstrated in our recent local area SEND Inspection.
To lead and co-ordinate the participation work, you will bring passion and energy to the programme. The role will require excellent stakeholder relationship skills to build positive, trusting and co-operative partnerships with parents and carers with lived experience, those living in areas of high deprivation and those from diverse communities. You will bring experience of community work and project management, as well as knowledge of working within a public sector context, whilst demonstrating a passion and ambition to deliver the best services for the children, young people and families of our borough.
About Us:
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to delivering high-quality services to our community. We are proud of our inclusive, caring, and ambitious approach to making Rotherham a great place to live, work, and visit.
Key Responsibilities:
- Programme Management: Design, co-ordinate, oversee, and lead the Families First Participation work.
- Work with parents and carers and community members: Develop an effective parent/ carer steering group with Terms of Reference, a chairperson and secretary and bank account.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Lead and co-ordinate engagement with internal and external stakeholders, including DfE, Health services, Police, Education providers, Elected Members, children, young people, families, and communities.
- Budget Oversight: Monitor financial resources, ensuring compliance with Government funding criteria.
- Communications: Presentation of panel performance for internal and external stakeholders, include a public facing executive summary.
Why Join Us?
At Rotherham MBC, we believe in making a difference. We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment where your contributions are valued. Join us in our mission to transform services and improve the lives of children and families in our community.
For an informal discussion, please contact [email protected]
This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.
Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).
This post is classed as 'politically restricted' under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended). The full details of the restrictions are set out in the Statutory Instrument, but broadly the restrictions prohibit candidature from public elected office; holding office in a political party; as well as involvement in political activities such as canvassing or public speaking/writing.
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