Strategic Service Manager – Locality & Children with Disabilities
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
28/11/2024
Advert End Date:
12/12/2024 23:59
Salary:
Grade 11 £58,375-£62,857
Job Category:
Social Care - Leadership
Employment Location:
Sandhill Centre, Sunderland
Further Information
Strategic Service Manager – Locality & Children with Disabilities
Grade 11 £58,375 - £62,857pa plus market and EDT supplement
Be Part of Our Exceptional Journey!
Are you ready to make a real difference in children's lives? Join our ‘Outstanding’ company and be part of a Senior Management Team that Ofsted praised for ‘radically changing the service’ and showing an ‘unstinting commitment to improving children’s outcomes’. Help us continue our journey to excellence!
Why Together for Children?
- Independent and Focused: We operate at arm’s length from the Council, with an independent board solely dedicated to children and families.
- Innovative Leadership: Lead safeguarding locality teams and the Children with Disability teams, driving high standards and excellent practice.
What We’re Looking For:
- Qualified Social Worker: With leadership experience in safeguarding services.
- Desirable Skills: Experience with children with disabilities and understanding of SEND (not essential).:
Your Role
- Leadership: Report to the Head of Service (Safeguarding), lead responsive social care teams, and set high standards.
- Supportive Environment: Work in an honest, supportive setting where you feel empowered and valued.
- Positive Impact: Oversee social work interventions to achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
Join Us If You:
- Are committed to our journey.
- Want recognition for your talent and skills.
- Share our vision of outstanding service.
Additional Information:
- Politically Restricted Position: As per the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
- DBS Check Required: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Our Commitment to Diversity: We strive to build an inclusive workplace culture where diversity is celebrated. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and work collaboratively with our employee networks:
- Accessibility Network
- LGBTQ+ Network
- Racial Equality Network
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Agile working arrangements
- Local Government Pension Scheme membership
- Flexi-time scheme
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing programme
For more information, visit our website: Together for Children.
Nearly 40 per cent of foster carers combine fostering with other work. Those who do say that a supportive employer can make all the difference, enabling them to balance employment with caring for children.
Together for Children have a fostering friendly People policy for all foster carers in their employment (regardless of their fostering service). This includes offering foster carers flexible working and paid time off for training and settling a new child into their home.
As a Fostering Friendly employer, Together for Children also help promote Foster Care Fortnight™, our annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and encourage people to consider becoming foster carers and offer children the care they need - Foster with North East - Foster with North East
Join us and be part of something outstanding! ??