Deputy Team Manager - Children's Social Care
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
29/11/2018
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 14/12/2018 12:00
Salary:
£39,961 - £41,846 per annum
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Seafield House, Redcar
Further Information
This is Redcar and Cleveland. We are an ambitious council keen to build on our strong track record of innovation and partnership working, ensuring that we create a flourishing future for the borough and all of its residents. Key to this is a committed workforce who always gives their best. Offering a fast paced, progressive working environment, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is a great career move.
We have many reasons to be proud of our existing services for children, young people and their families in Redcar and Cleveland.
We have a passionate workforce who are committed to supporting children and young people to feel safe, healthy, happy and ready to learn and achieve. We respect everyone as equally valued members of our community by listening to their views and using their opinions to help shape our services.
We are a caring and supportive team; loyal and tenacious, with integrity at the heart of everything we do.
Are you the right person to help us to develop a brighter future for our children?
If you share the ethos of Redcar and Cleveland’s Children and Families Directorate, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.
We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a suitably experienced social worker to join our team as a Deputy Team Manager. If you are enthusiastic and passionate, and want to make a real difference in children’s lives, then we would like to hear from you.
This role provides an opportunity to be part of the delivery of a high quality service, improving the lives of children, young people and their families in Redcar and Cleveland and placing children and young people at the heart of everything we do. As Deputy Team Manager, you will be responsible for providing managerial support to the Team Manager, you will be assisting with the supervision of non-social work team members including a Family Support Worker.
With a focus on restorative social work practice and a commitment to implementing the Signs of Safety framework, we provide our social workers with excellent management support and supervision to encourage best practice and innovation to flourish. We are committed to giving Social Workers the time to work directly and in partnership with families to achieve positive change for children.
We care about our staff, recognise the importance of training and development and support our social workers to reach their full potential. We have a clear Workforce Development Strategy, with opportunities for professional development and career progression.
The successful candidate will have:
- a formal qualification in social work with an established track record in working in safeguarding
- registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
- experience of working within a children and families social work setting
- the ability to produce good quality assessments and robust plans
- working knowledge of relevant legislation
- strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
The authority are currently offering a generous golden hello of up to £5000 for sucessful applicants.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about this position please contact , Jayne Bulmer, Service Manager, on 01642 771230.
The authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought.
This post is also subject to the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearances to ensure the Council is compliant with the Government’s requirements for Public Sector Network (PSN) Compliance. The criteria for a BPSS clearance includes applicants being required to satisfy the following the eligibility conditions of nationality/right to work and providing appropriate documentation to enable the Council to verify the identity of the applicant, their employment and/or academic history, and passing a criminal record (unspent convictions) check.
The council is an accredited Investors in People employer at gold level and holds ambassador status for the North East Better Health at Work Award.
We offer very attractive terms and conditions of employment, including generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working hours (where appropriate), membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes and staff benefits/discounts, including a lease car scheme.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.