Assistant Team Manager, Signs Of Safety Team
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
28/07/2022
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 18/08/2022 23:59
Salary:
Grade 9 £41,591 - £45,648 pa Additional payments of: £1239 per annum Essential Car User Allowance paid monthly; 2% Recruitment and retention allowance paid monthly;
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Sunderland and surrounding areas
Further Information
Assistant Team Manager, Signs Of Safety Team
Grade 9 £41,591 - £45,648 pa
Additional payments of: £1239 per annum Essential Car User Allowance paid monthly; 2% Recruitment and retention allowance paid monthly;
Together for Children works on behalf of Sunderland City Council to deliver children’s services in the city including social care, early help and education. We work with unborn babies and children/young people until they are 18 years old.
Child-Centred, Respectful, Creative and Transparent are our company values and this is what you can expect from Together for Children when you join us. An Ofsted rated Outstanding service, ‘where all workers have reasonable caseloads and are well supported by visible and approachable managers; as a result, social workers are supported to carry out innovative work with children’ (Ofsted 2021). Together for Children prides itself on a visible senior management team who promote a nurturing, learning environment with high support and high challenge.
Together For Children have invested in the Signs of Safety (SofS) model of Practice and are committed to fully embedding this in every aspect of our practice. We have trained social workers in the Safe and Together model to support our interventions with families experiencing domestic abuse. We are seeking an Assistant Team Manager with extensive Signs of Safety practice experience who has the skills and drive to support the development of social workers and practice within the service.
We are committed to the continued development of all staff and provide an excellent development and progression programme to social workers and managers alike. Throughout the circumstances relating to Covid 19, Together For children have continued to deliver services to families in Sunderland and both agile working and office based working is available to staff.
Our work consists of supporting children/young people and their families who are identified as Child in Need under s17 of the Children Act 1989 and Child Protection under s47 of the Children Act 1989 and Looked After Children under s20, s31, s38 Children Act 1989. Within each framework of intervention, we have clear procedures regarding visiting children and convening appropriate meetings. This includes completing assessments to enable child focused/SMART plans to be implemented, completing direct work with children/young people, completing reports for Child Protection Conferences/Reviews, Looked After Reviews and court directed assessments.
We are looking for a skilled and experienced Assistant Team Manager who have the passion and drive to ensure that children and young people in Sunderland achieve the best outcomes and receive high quality services. The post primarily focus on developing practice and supporting team managers with the quality assurance and oversight of work within the service and provides an excellent opportunity to develop management skills and a focus on service development.
Please note all applicants must have successfully completed Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).
This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
For further information on Together for Children, please check out our website:
https://www.togetherforchildren.org.uk?
Please note if you have not heard from us within six weeks after the closing date please assume you have not been shortlisted.
Closing 18th August 2022
Please note interview date will be 26th August
If you have any questions about the vacancy please email hr.recruitment@togetherforchildren.org.uk
Together for Children is committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse local communities that we support across Sunderland. We’re striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel valued and diversity is celebrated by everyone.
As part of this commitment, we work collaboratively with our established employee networks:
• Accessibility Network
• LGBTQ+ Network
• Racial Equality Network
We welcome and encourage job applications from candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race, and background.
As well as an attractive and competitive salary, other benefits of working for Together for Children include agile working arrangements, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and a flexi-time scheme. A comprehensive health and wellbeing programme is also on offer to all employees.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.