The role
An opportunity for staff in Southwark to apply for the Service Manager for Care within Quality Assurance Service.
This is an exciting role working alongside Care and Permanency Services for children and young people. We are looking for an individual who is child centred, strong service values and who has resilience, ambition, creativity and leadership experience, to help continue to develop our approach to ensure that our children and young people who are looked after are supported well by the Independent Review Service to receive good to excellent services. You will be committed to making Southwark more equal and just, standing against all forms of discrimination and racism.
You will hold responsibility for line managing the Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) as well as Children’s Rights Officer, participation and advocacy services currently provided via Coram Voice. The post reports directly to the Head of Service for Quality Assurance and Practice Development.
About you
The collaborative nature of the work requires excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills. You will have strong focus on ensuring that plans for children looked after are reviewed robustly, that our escalation processes work in the interests of children, and that they are fairly and equally applied. You will have experience in analytical and systems thinking skills, excellent practice knowledge and strong organisational skills, all of which will be used to best effect in helping to instil a reflective and open learning culture across the service and beyond.
You will need an excellent, up to date awareness of the professional agenda, relevant legislation, and be open to looking critically at research and the evidence base on what works and makes a difference. The role will be part of the Service Management Team within Quality Assurance working together with all of the Service Managers across QA to provide high quality leadership.
A key aspect of the role will be to lead the strategic development of QA as a whole, to ensure that it functions well to ensure that Southwark continues to be a learning and developing organisation focused exclusively upon responding well to children, young people and families’ needs. So while the post holder will have key responsibility for their area, they must work beyond the boundaries of their service, with other services, agencies, and groups that represent the voice of children and parents, to continue to develop the best possible help and protection for children.
You will need need to demonstrate a commitment to Southwark Council values as most recently set out in the refreshed Borough Plan, as well as be child-centred and family minded in their practice, focused on improving lives and building a fairer society.
If you are interested in having an informal discussion about the role, please email Karen Neill, Head of Service at karen.neill@southwark.gov.uk
Additional details
The salary for this post ranges from £51,663 - £64,725 per annum. This post attracts an additional financial JNC benefits package of £2,724 per annum (pro-rata April to March and reviewed annually).
This post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at enhanced level.
Recruitment timetable
Closing Date: 29/08/2021 at 23:59
Shortlisting Date: 31/08/2021
Assessment Date: 03/09/2021
Interview Date: 07/09/2021
SWCHTF
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council
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