Team Manager-Families Together

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Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £47,694 - £52,155 + £3,000 market premia per annum (pro rata for part time)

Working Hours: 37 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 30th March 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Families Together Team within the Children & Families Service, who work with children aged 11 - 18 who are at risk of coming into the care of the local authority.

We are looking for a team manager for our Families Together Team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead practitioners to work intensively with children and their families, or caregivers.

We are looking for an enthusiastic team manager, who is passionate to use evidence-based approaches to bring about change. You will understand the impact of trauma on children, how additional needs can impact risk management, and recognise the importance of community liaison.

About You

Who we are looking for -

To apply for this post, you must:

• Have an appropriate social work professional qualification such as MA, DipSW or CQSW with experience of working in a statutory child safeguarding setting and evidence of continuing professional development.
• Knowledge and understanding of the complexity and contexts of vulnerabilities and risks that young people experience and the complex needs of families where children are on the edge of care.
• Ability to evidence your skills and knowledge of creative, innovative and relationship-based social work and demonstrate your ability to lead and manage a skilled workforce.
• Be able to demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Be confident in your supervisory skills and oversee learning and development for your team - ensuring they make the most of their CPD time and our learning offer.
• Have retained a strong interest in research and the evidence base for practice and are confident about how this can be used in practice.
• Have an in-depth understanding of Trauma informed practice and ensuring the child/family are at the centre of everything you and your team do, and you have high aspirations for those we serve and support.

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Sam Stone, Field Social Work Service Manager

Email: Sam.Stone@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

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