Full Time 37 hours per week

We are excited to announce the opportunity for a Rostering Coordinator within our Children’s Services Internal Provisions team.

About the Role
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Rostering Coordinator to join our Children’s Services Internal Provisions team. This is a key operational role supporting our children’s homes across the county by ensuring safe, effective and responsive staffing arrangements.

You will play a vital part in making sure the right staff, with the right skills, are in the right place at the right time, helping to deliver high-quality care and positive outcomes for children and young people.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the day-to-day coordination of staffing rotas across multiple children’s homes
• Monitor staffing levels, availability and attendance, responding quickly to pressures such as sickness or vacancies
• Allocate and redeploy staff to maintain safe staffing levels and service continuity
• Work closely with Registered Managers to resolve rota challenges and support operational delivery
• Analyse workforce data (capacity, absence, trends) to identify risks and improvement opportunities
• Ensure rotas meet Ofsted requirements and staffing ratios
• Provide clear advice and updates to managers on staffing availability and risks
• Support contingency planning and emergency staffing responses
• Contribute to continuous improvement of workforce planning processes
• Liaising with external agencies for staff bookings and coordination
• Ensure rota incorporates ‘hands off’ requirements for team members
• Utilising knowledge of individual childrens needs and group dynamics

What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking someone who thrives in a fast-paced, operational environment and can confidently manage competing priorities.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Experience of rostering or scheduling staff against service need
• Ability to manage workloads in a real-time, customer-focused environment
• Strong organisational, prioritisation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to remain calm and resilient under pressure
• Excellent communication skills, with confidence working with a range of stakeholders
• Strong IT skills and ability to use workforce systems and Microsoft Office tools
• Experience of analysing data and using it to inform decisions
• Confidence in building strong relationships

Desirable

• Experience in a public sector or children’s services setting
• Awareness of workforce planning in residential care

What You’ll Bring

• A proactive, “can-do” approach to problem solving
• The ability to build strong working relationships across teams
• Confidence to make operational decisions and adapt quickly to changing demands
• A commitment to supporting high-quality services for children and families

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a service that directly supports frontline care for children and young people
• Work within a supportive and collaborative team environment
• Play a key role in improving workforce planning and service delivery
• Opportunities to contribute to service development and continuous improvement
• Hybrid working arrangements

For further information please see the attached job description or call Glenn Lobb for an informal discussion on 07814 779948 or by email [email protected]

Interviews for this role will be held on Friday 17th July 2026

Additional information
The salary range for this role is £35,412 – £39,152 per annum

This role requires the ability to communicate confidently in English and may occasionally involve working outside standard hours to support service continuity.

Devon County Council
We offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do, to improve the lives of young people and their families in Devon. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain benefits such as, ‘cycle for work’ and health screenings.

DBS information
This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure procedure.

Full driving license, and access to a road worthy vehicle that conforms to legislative requirements for work purposes (business insurance required).

Please ensure, when completing your application form, that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as described in the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.

Candidates may find it helpful to download the HMRC app, which can provide an accessible summary of your employment history with dates to support your application.

We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date if a sufficient amount of applications have been received, so we recommend applying early.

Note: We do not sponsor Visa’s for this post. UK Right to Work is required.

How to apply
Please ensure when completing your application form that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as described in the person specification of the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.

Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.

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• DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working – The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
• Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
• For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
• We cannot consider visa sponsorship at this time. UK Right to Work is required. For further guidance on right to…