Children's Social Care Team Manager - Corporate Parenting
- Multiple Locations
- Full Time
- £48,474 - £52,566 per annum
Make an impact where it matters the most – Children's Social Work in Devon.
About the Service
The corporate parenting service is on an exciting and ambitious journey of cultural change; embedding restorative practice and relational ways of working to drive practice that is focused on achieving the best outcomes possible for our children in care and care experienced young people. We believe that for most families, the family home is the best place for children to live, with local, place-based support at the earliest opportunity from us and our partners.
Together, we're working hard to deliver permanence for our children in long term care with a real focus on supporting children to thrive in Devon and build lifelong links with their family and their community. We're proud of our workforce and what has been achieved for children and families in Devon.
About the Role
As a Children’s Social Care Team Manager within Corporate Parenting, you will work closely with your team and the service manager to embed a high-performance, child-focused and collaborative culture by supporting your team to continually develop their skills to achieve the best possible outcomes for our children, young people, and their families. Through regular, high quality reflective supervision meetings with your team, you'll champion their personal and professional growth supporting them to deliver an excellent service to our children and young.
You will also provide oversight of practice with all of our children and young people, ensuring they have first-class care plans, regular purposeful visits, and access to all of the help and support they need to achieve fantastic outcomes now and in the future. You will be a practice leader in driving quality standards in our practice with children, young people and their families whilst championing restorative practice.
This is a great opportunity to grow your social work career with an ambitious authority at a time of exciting change.
About You
You will need to be a Registered Social Worker with Social Work England, with experience in statutory social work with children and families. You will be relentless in your focus on the child and uncompromising as a corporate parent. You will demonstrate and role model restorative practice principles and will be passionate about relationship-based social work and proud of your profession.
You will have significant experience of evidence-based practice with children and families, including in the corporate parenting space, and the expertise and approach to effectively supervise and manage social workers and other social care practitioners. You will be creative in your approach and will effectively negotiate partnerships to deliver for our children and young people.
You will be a team player with the ability to work independently to demanding standards and deadlines whilst remaining able to reflect and think creatively about how you can support your social work teams to build relationships that make a difference to the children and families of Devon. You will have a continuous focus on the professional development of your team and yourself.
Your skills and experience will include:
- A social work qualification and registration with Social Work England
- Satisfactory completion of your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE)
- Experience working within social care, including working in a multi-agency and court environment
- A high-level of written and verbal communication skills*
- The ability to build effective professional relationships with children, families, and other professionals
- Knowledge and understanding of the legislation, models, and theories relevant to children’s social work
- Exceptional recording and planning skills
- A valid UK driving licence and access to a car*
* Exceptions may apply under the Equality Act
What we can offer you
In return for the vital contribution that you make, we have some fantastic employee benefits available, including:
- Up to £2,000 annual retention payment (£1,000 paid every six months)
- Generous annual leave
- Free onsite parking
- Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee well-being services
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home
- Discounts at over 900 national & local high street retailers through our benefits platform
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
If you are looking to move to Devon, subject to qualifying conditions, we offer a generous relocation allowance. There has never been a better time to make the move!
For any queries or an informal discussion about this role, please contact Ricky Cooper - Ricky.Cooper@devon.gov.uk.
Applications close on 06/10/2024 and shortlisted applicants will be contacted to arrange interview dates promptly.
Please note that interviews will take place throughout our recruitment campaign, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment as we may close the advert early.
For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
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.
- This role requires a DBS disclosure
- This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English
- 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
- Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice
REQ006743
Job Details
- OrganisationDevon County Council
- Work LocationExeterNorth DevonEast DevonMid DevonDevonSouth Devon
- Work Postcode
Devon
- Reference
REQ006743
- Occupational GroupSocial Care & Health
- Salary Details
£48,474 - £52,566 per annum
- Job TermPermanent
- Appointment TypeFull Time
- Hours
37 Hours Per Week
- Closing Date
05/10/2024
- DBS Check Required
Yes