Children's Commissioning Lead

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join an aspirational organisation that is working tirelessly to improve the lives of our children, young people and their families.

By joining our forward-thinking service, you will be supported to deliver exceptional leadership and outcomes, as well as enhancing your own professional skills with access to ongoing training and development opportunities.

You will be responsible for taking the lead for Commissioning and Support Services and overseeing our Short Breaks service, Children with Disability panel, Transitions to adulthood, SEND Education support, SEND placements and placement planning along with a range of contracts and proactive quality assurance. 

Your primary focus will be to support and develop our services to help young people in realising their skills, ambitions, and dreams where your expertise is essential in achieving this goal.

You will be at the heart of shaping our offer for children and young people, and work collaboratively with the wider directorate to achieve these priorities.

This is not just a job - it is an opportunity to transform lives through your genuine passion and specialised skillset.

You will benefit from support from an excellent team to help you deliver on exceptional outcomes, and as a team player you will also support your colleagues in achieving the overall priorities of the service. Redcar and Cleveland Council is committed to ensuring you feel valued as part of our Children’s Commissioning and Support Services workforce, and the council holds ambassador status for the Northeast Better Health at Work Award.

We offer a range very attractive Employee Benefits and Rewards including

• Generous annual leave of up to 34 days per year
• Hybrid Working (where appropriate)
• Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes
• Access to our employee health and wellbeing platform, which includes an exciting range of staff benefits, including, spreading the cost of home and electronics, bike shop, car scheme, gym membership, lifestyle savings
• A range of Staff Network groups

For more details: https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/benefits-and-rewards

Previous applicants for the position will not be considered on this occasion.

Attachments

• Benefits and Rewards Brochure Jan 2026.pdf
• Children's Commissioning Lead - JDPS.docx