Raise York Family Hub Manager

Are you ready to build a transformative partnership that puts families at the heart of everything?

We are excited to invite applications for the role of Raise York Family Hub Manager. You will lead the development and delivery of our Raise York network, ensuring Family Hubs become the central point for information, advice, and support for children and young people. This role requires a high level of daily creativity to translate our ambition and vision into local reality.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an ‘Outstanding’ children’s services

• Operational Leadership: Provide city-wide leadership for Family Hubs and help drive the delivery of the Best Start Local Plan.
• Strategic Collaboration: Partner with the NHS, Education, and Public Health to simplify complex pathways and reduce duplication.
• Co-production: Work directly with families and partners to co-design a needs-led service offer.
• Team development: Lead the development of a new Team of Best Start Family Practitioners focused on improving outcomes for 3 and 4 year olds.
• Making a difference: Make a real difference to children’s lives and demonstrate the impact of Family Hubs.

We are seeking an ambitious and passionate, influential manager who can motivate multi-agency partners to achieve shared outcomes.

The post operates on a hybrid basis across West Offices, our Family Hub sites alongside some home working.

This post is suitable as a job sharing position.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C1: Can express themselves fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.

Please note, we do not have a sponsorship licence to sponsor individualsfor visas to work in the UK, therefore we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Service Manager for Early Help and Partnerships at julia.pope@york.gov.uk.

Closing date: Sunday 15 November 2026 at 12 midnight

Interview date: Tuesday 24 November 2026