Job Description

We have an exciting role on offer within our Children's Services team as a Talent and Recruitment Lead.


About Us


We have an exciting role on offer within our Children's Services directorate as a Talent and Recruitment Lead About Us Middlesbrough Council Children's Services ambition is to increase its permanent workforce in the areas that are the difficult to recruit to.


The Children's Services Transformation Programme has responded to the challenge in attracting and retaining Children's Social Care workers and has created a role that to enhance and specialise in attraction, recruitment and retention activity.


The successful candidate will work alongside the existing recruitment function and focus on attracting, retaining and on boarding the best Children's Social Care talent in the field. To be successful in this role you need a good understanding of Children's Social Care, and the recruitment pressures it faces.


You will also require a degree level or equivalent qualification. More requirements are detailed in the and Personal Specification.


You will have a responsibility for the following:


Delivering on a Workforce Development Strategy that includes attracting potential candidates through innovative and effective activities.

Building effective relationships with the existing workforce including agency staff.

Collecting key workforce data to help understand key trends and performance.


If this is you, this may be the opportunity you are looking for!


In return we can offer:

Generous leave entitlement with an option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year. Excellent pension plus top-up options. Staff networks run by our staff for our staff. Flexible working (dependent on job role). Electric car lease scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Employee benefits portal including Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme. Staff lottery. Travel and car parking schemes. Ongoing training and development opportunities. Fantastic career progression opportunities and lots more!
If you would like to talk through this opportunity further, please contact If you would like to talk through this opportunity further, please contact chad_thompson@middlesbrough.gov.uk.


This vacancy is fixed term until 01.09.2026


The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.


We operative a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.



Telephone:

01642 727088

recruitment@middlesbrough.gov.uk