Social Care Team Manager - Power2 Team

Social Care Team Manager (Specialist Support) - Power2

Salary - £58,279 - £61,565 (Grade 9)

Hours - 37

Contract type - full time, permanent post

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in social work at City of Wolverhampton Council. As an Ofsted ‘Good’ rated service and as a 1st wave adopter of the DfE Family First Children’s Pathfinder, we are committed to providing the best care and support to our children and families and our employees. We take pride in our work and offer our employees excellent training, progression pathways, all with a highly competitive salary.

The Power2 Service is a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency partnership between Children’s Social Care, Adult Social Care, Public Health and the Voluntary Sector, created in September 2019. Power2 won the prestigious MJ Award in 2022 for Innovation in Children's and Adults for its work with vulnerable children and young adults aged 10-25 at risk of exploitation; and those displaying high risk behaviours which impact on their home and education stability. The team focuses on working with children/young adults and their family/carer networks who have experienced trauma and been impacted by cumulative harm by using a range of trauma-informed approaches. Each team member has their own specialisms and expertise and have all been trained in specialist frameworks such as Attachment Theory; Developmental and Relational Trauma; and Attachment, Regulation and Competency.

We are looking to recruit an experienced, skilled and creative Team Manager to continue the Power2 journey and build on its success. The team currently comprises a Senior Social Worker, Children and Adults Social Worker, Adult Social Care Worker, Educational Psychologist, Drama therapist and keyworkers from Barnardo’s, St Giles Trust and Gazebo Theatre.

The post holder will:

• Be a qualified social worker, with practice and managerial experience of working with children and young adults at risk of exploitation.
• Show an understanding and commitment to the creative development of trauma-informed practice and act as a champion within the service for restorative/relational best practice.
• Demonstrate leadership skills and have a proven track record of motivating and building highly effective teams, achieving best outcomes.
• Effectively evaluate the team to measure impact and outcomes and have the ability to produce comprehensive evaluation reports and present them to key stakeholders.
• Co-ordinate the team, directly supervise the social workers, keyworkers with matrix management of supervision of staff from other disciplines.
• Ensure the provision of a high quality and effective social work service to meet the needs of children and their families, safeguarding children in a timely manner within statutory guidelines.
• Represent the service within multi-agency forums and to contribute to the development of policy and practice in Children’s Services across the city.
• Ensure this social work service is fully integrated within the wider Children's Services in order to promote positive outcomes for children and their families.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should you wish to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Celia Payne (Head of Service, Specialist Support) on 01902 553722 or email celia.payne@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Formal panel interviews will be held on Monday 17th March 2025. As part of this you will be asked to prepare a presentation. Alongside this, a children’s and young adults recruitment exercise will be arranged, date to be confirmed with those shortlisted.

You will be notified on the outcome of your application form as soon as possible after the closing date on the 08th March 2025

Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality. Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.

Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential.

We've received the Stonewall Gold Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace.

As of March 2023, the RACE Code Quality Mark signifies our active engagement with racial equality. These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect.

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders

We are committed to the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background. The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against any individual on the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure.

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Attached documents
Job Description and Person Specification