Senior Manager Specialist Services – Children's
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
01/12/2022
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 16/12/2022 23:59
Salary:
£64,918 - £68,335
Job Category:
Executive / Managerial
Employment Location:
County Hall and other locality offices
Further Information
Senior Manager Specialist Services – Children's
Salary: £64,918 - £68,335
Location: County Hall and other locality offices
Close Date: 16 December 2022
Northumberland County Council operates a huge range of services across one of the largest counties in the UK. Local Government’s ongoing challenges and the diversity of our residents means we have to work smarter. That’s why we want bold, creative and agile thinkers who can help us move forward and innovate.
We are looking to recruit two passionate and dedicated senior managers, one to lead our residential and family placement services and one to lead our social work teams and services across two of our localities
You will join a committed and well-established senior management team reporting to our Heads of Service. Our leadership pledge (please see LINK) demonstrates our child centred, and relationship-based approach and we have effectively implemented and continue to embed the Signs of Safety practice framework across our services. Our social care services are rated as Good by Ofsted and all our children's homes are rated as good or outstanding.
Our residential and family placement services include our in-house residential provision which we are currently expanding, our fostering recruitment and support, services, our Kinship assessment and support team (KAST) and a dedicated adoption team of child permanence workers.
If you would like to find out more about this post, please contact Graham Reiter Service Director, Children’s Services and Interim DCS for Northumberland or Mary Connor Head of Service via Abi Ridley at abigail.ridley@northumberland.gov.uk.
Our social work services cover both urban and rural localities under this post and the teams work with children in need, child protection and children who are looked after
If you would like to find out more about this post, please contact Graham Reiter Service Director, Children’s Services and Interim DCS for Northumberland or Patrick Boyle via Abi Ridley at abigail.ridley@northumberland.gov.uk.
If you would like to be part of leading us to be the best we possibly can for our children and young people, we welcome your interest and application.
With us, you’ll work in a vibrant, supportive culture tailored to help you thrive.
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Your day-to-day...
You will work alongside other social work colleagues to develop and continuously improve the delivery of a high quality care
To ensure that services are delivered within a robust clinical governance framework, monitoring and evaluating standards of care routinely in accordance with Trust governance arrangements.
To arrange and participate in training as required, and to contribute to your own professional development by keeping up to date of national developments in childcare policies and practice.
To ensure that communication between staff is promoted and individuals are given the opportunity to express their opinions.
To offer guidance and support to staff while on shift, particularly when dealing with incidents.
You are...
Able to demonstrate a proven track record in delivering good quality care services
An experienced leader with the ability to motivate, inspire and evolve the service with the flexibility, energy and enthusiasm to grasp opportunities to innovate and work in different ways.
Successful in engaging effectively with others at a senior level and building productive partnerships with key stakeholders
You will be able to demonstrate that you are self-motivated, well organised and an innovative and committed professional, with a good understanding of leadership and management.
You will be able to work with autonomy, but also very well within a team.
Our leadership pledge - (please see attached document)
Why Northumberland County Council? We’ll offer you…
Strong career progression opportunities
Expert supervision & support
Pension - We provide a Local Government Pension Scheme;
Sick pay - We will pay up to six months’ sick pay on full salary subject to service;
Annual leave - 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service. Employees can request to purchase additional annual leave via a salary sacrifice scheme.
Flexi Scheme: 2 days flexible leave per month (pro rata for part time employees).?
Maternity/adoption leave – Up to 52 weeks’ leave of absence, with pay for a specified period dependent upon length of service and personal choice.
Access to car lease scheme following the probation period
Ready to make that change? Join us!
For further information about working for Northumberland County Council, please click here: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/working
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored in the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview please also let the team know.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.