Children's Team Manager - Care Experienced, Exeter
- Exeter
- Full Time
- £49,764 - £53,880 per annum
We are seeking a Team Manager to provide professional leadership, supervision and support for our Care Experienced Service covering Exeter and the surrounding areas.
About the Role
As Team Manager, you will lead and support an established team of experienced Personal Advisors working to improve the life chances of care experienced adults between 18-25 years by supporting and encouraging them to make informed life choices.
Working in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and Devon County’s policy on service provision for Care Experienced Adults and Young People, you will have a sound knowledge of the legislation and regulations surrounding children in care and care experienced young people. Through guidance, supervision and support you will pass this knowledge onto your team to ensure the application and production of high quality work that has a positive impact on the children and young people they have responsibility for.
This is a fast-paced role where you will need to be approachable, adaptable and able to think proactively within a challenging and fast-paced environment. You will advocate for teamwork and the building of positive relationships whilst championing restorative practice. Strong communication skills are essential and you will be accustomed to liaising across a multitude of teams, internally and externally, to ensure your the provision of high quality, effective and consistent social care support.
There will be some occasional Court Work, linked to achieving permanence for our children and young people.
This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to progress in their social work career by providing a pivotal role in the nurture, development and support of care experienced young people, enabling them to become confident, successful and contributing citizens within their community. You will see first-hand the positive impact the Care Experienced service has within Exeter and the surrounding areas.
This role is eligible for a Retention payment of £2,000 per annum pro rata.
Skills and Experience
Our Team Managers have a direct responsibility to lead and manage the performance of their team, promoting good practice and encouraging continual professional development for all staff.
With substantial post-qualifying experience and the ability to demonstrate that you’re working in line with the BASW PCF framework, you will
- Be able to undertake robust risk assessments, demonstrating professional judgement and strategic decision making
- Have evidence of substantial post-qualifying training and development
- The role also involves managing adolescent risk and so a good understanding of contextual safeguarding is desirable
- Be able to lead improvement and challenge the quality of social care practice in a constructive manner
- Champion high standards of professional social work practice within your team, promoting a culture of professional curiosity
- Encourage and support opportunities for reflection and learning, delivering on-the-job training, coaching, and mentoring to unqualified/alternatively qualified staff, students, and less experienced social workers
- Be responsible for managing the team budget with the ability to delegate responsibility for decision making where appropriate
Applications close on 20 July 2025 and shortlisted applicants will be contacted to arrange interview dates promptly. If you would like more information about this role, please contact the Children's Social Care Recruitment Team by email: childsc.recruitmentchildrenssocialwork-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
Internal Applicants: Please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.
Please Note: At this time, we are only accepting applications from candidates who are currently residing in the UK and are unable to consider overseas applications.
About Children's Social Care in Devon
We are extremely proud of our Children’s Social Care workforce and what they have achieved (and will continue to achieve) for children and families in Devon. There are many benefits to joining Devon County Council and in exchange for your dedication, skills and experience we can offer a number of employee benefits including:
- Generous annual leave
- Free onsite parking
- Flexible working opportunities and promotion of a healthy work-life balance, including working from home where possible – Please visit Happy to Talk Flexible Working for more information
- 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
- Discounts at over 900 national & local high street retailers through our benefits platform
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Relocation Package - For anyone thinking of relocating to Devon, we offer a generous relocation allowance (subject to subject to qualifying conditions), so there has never been better time to make the move! For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
Additional Information
- 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. The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
- Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
- This role requires a DBS disclosure.
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