The Role
Are you passionate about making a positive difference in children's lives in Southwark?
Does the sound of leading a team of dedicated professionals who share your passion for positive outcomes for children and families appeal to you?
If yes, we have the perfect role for you!
We are looking to recruit a Team Manager for our Safeguarding & Family Support Service to play a key role in ensuring children in Southwark are safe and happy at home. Come and join us at Southwark and be part of a team dedicated to making a lasting, positive impact on the lives of children and families.
About Us:
Our Children's Services is dedicated to providing outstanding support to vulnerable children and families in Southwark. Our systemically-informed, relationship-based approach prioritises the needs of each child, working purposefully with families to manage risk, promote positive outcomes, and create lasting change.
Our most recent Ofsted inspection was graded as ‘good’ in all areas. The children in our care said we are a “special council and are like a family to them”.
About the Team
You will be joining a friendly team of dedicated professionals who share your passion for positive outcomes for children and families and ensure the delivery of a high quality, comprehensive, integrated, systemically-informed social work service within Southwark’s Practice Framework.
About the Role
As the Team Manager, you will provide leadership, management and professional guidance to your team. You will promote excellent social work practice, ensuring timely assessments, purposeful interventions and effective safeguarding measures.
Through one to one and group supervisions, you will challenge and motivate your team to deliver outstanding services to our vulnerable children, young people and their families while upholding high professional standards.
To be considered for an interview, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- Current registration with Social Work England and a recognised social work qualification
- Extensive knowledge of childcare legislation, statutory guidance, and child development
- Proven experience in professional leadership, driving practice improvements, and preparing formal reports
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills to evaluate complex information
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and addressing inequality
- Ability to provide high-quality, emotionally intelligent supervision and support staff development
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required at enhanced level and you will also need eligibility to work in the UK.
How we can support you:
We have a diverse range of training courses, practitioners and teams to help support you so you can provide the best outcomes. We have Family Support Workers, a Keeping Families Together team, a Parenting Assessment Team that conducts specialised court assessments and a SWIFT / clinical service that specialises in delivering intensive therapeutic services to families.
We also have Practice Group Coordinators offer administrative support, including providing training on our database.
Pay and Reward:
In return for all your hard work, skills and experience, you will receive:
- A competitive base salary
- For roles in our Assessment & Intervention and Safeguarding & Family Support teams, we are offering for a time limited period a Welcome Payment of £3000 for joining Southwark, followed by a retention payment of £2400 per year for your first two years, and £3600 after three years.
- Strong supportive senior management team
- Regular one to one supervision
- Professional development & training opportunities
- Clear career development pathways
- Agile and flexible working arrangements
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Season ticket and cycle loans
- Annual Leave starting at 28 days per year, increasing to 33
- Wellbeing programme
- Options to join our HSF Health plan and eye care schemes
- EAP employee assistance programme, confidential counselling and support
- Social clubs and staff groups
Contact details
If you would like an informal conversation about this role, please contact Claire Hope via email at claire.hope@southwark.gov.uk
Recruitment Timeline:
- Advert close date: 11:59pm on Sunday 16th June 2024
- Shortlisting date: week commencing Monday 17th June 2024
- Interview date/s: week commencing Monday 24th June 2024
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 initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
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