Cambridgeshire County Council has made a clear, unequivocal commitment to transform children’s social care. We want all our children and young people to feel safe, supported and have stability in their lives, and be able to access integrated support that strengthens families and keeps them together. And we know - from external feedback as well as our own assessments - that we’re making sustained progress towards this commitment.
To continue our improvement journey, we’re moving to a model of place-based and more empowered leadership. Both of these new roles are accountable for statutory children’s social care across their place - from early help and safeguarding to children in need, child protection, intervention, support for children in care and for care leavers.
Between the roles, responsibility for countywide functions will be distributed, including Assessment, the MASH, Family Support and Safeguarding, and Youth Justice. Reporting directly to and deputising for the Executive Director for Children, Education and Families (DCS), you’ll lead the provision of safe, inclusive, and high performing services underpinned by personalisation, trauma-informed practice, and co-design with children, young people, and their families.
Making a decisive contribution from day 1, you’ll ensure we provide responsive, effective and integrated place-based support that improves outcomes for children and young people. And, as Cambridgeshire and Peterborough looks ahead to Local Government Reorganisation, you’ll be an active and engaged part of leading change and transitioning services safely and well to our successor councils.
To succeed, you’ll already have an impressive and comprehensive track record of effectiveness, with particular experience in service improvement, reconfiguration and transformation, working closely with both council colleagues and partners. These roles offer significant career development and stretch and will place you in a prime position to be a future leader of children’s services at the highest levels.
For further information on these two roles, please view the role profiles below.
Role Profile (North) Role Profile (South) Children's Leadership Structure
Contact Information:
Rob Naylor
Tel: 0121 312 3755
Email: rnaylor@faerfield.co.ukBen Cox
Tel: 0121 312 3755
Email: bcox@faerfield.co.uk
Indicative Timetable:
Closing date: Sunday 4 October 2026
Preliminary Interviews: w/c 12 October 2026
(dates may be subject to slight change)
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