Children’s Social Work Team Manager (1 post) – First Response – Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Directorate: Children and Young People’s Services
Salary details: Up to £49,590 & excellent benefits
Permanent, 37 hours per week
Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council Children and Young People’s Service. For more information about Rotherham Social Care jobs, please visit our CYPS Microsite: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/childrens-social-work-jobs
We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and innovative Team Manager to be part of an established and experienced management team, with a Good Ofsted rating, to support us in our next steps to achieve our ambitions for children and young people in Rotherham. We are committed to making sure that every child makes the best start in life and we are striving to become a child-centered borough and underpinned by the ‘Rotherham Family Approach’.
First Response service is usually families and our partners first experience of Rotherham Children’s service. It oversees the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub, as well as the duty teams who undertake the initial assessment work. We therefore strive to ensure that children get the right support at the right time. The team of managers, and social workers work across both parts of the service, in a structured way, strengthening their skills and ensuring a resilient service.
We will listen. We will act. We will do the right things for the right reasons. Will you?
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for a Team Manager with experience of working within a MASH and/or duty and assessment service who is looking to work in a restorative environment, alongside a team of skilled managers and partners. We want a Team Manager who keeps children at the focus of their decision making and is able to support their teams to do the same, focusing on achieving better outcomes for children. We are looking for a Team Manager who is a leader with good technical knowledge around threshold decision making; assessment work; managing risk; safeguarding processes; and working with partners. We are looking for a Team Manager to be a ‘critical friend’ to the team, combining high challenge and high support to promote reflective practice and a continual learning environment. We are confident that we will be able to offer you a rewarding opportunity in every sense.
Reporting to the Service Manager, you will be responsible for a team of Social Workers and be at the forefront of the delivery of our safeguarding practice. You will play a vital role in building on our learning, quality assurance and performance culture - providing leadership, direction and support that is rewarding in every sense, for every individual.
Key benefits of working at Rotherham Council’s Children and Young People’s service are:
You will be joining an authority Ofsted continue to rate as Good
Strong management support and oversight with approachable and visible leadership team
Regular reflective supervision
Hybrid working arrangements to support its employees; this consists of a mix of office-based activity and time spent home working. This promotes a pro-active work/life balance culture throughout the Council, recognising the importance of flexibility to support a positive health and well-being ethos.
Excellent professional learning & development opportunities
Manageable caseloads
Generous annual leave
Flexible working arrangements
Employer matched pension contributions, with the security of knowing this is with a Local Authority
An accredited social work career pathway to Level 2, 3 and Advanced Practitioner positions and a proven record of ‘growing our own’ at all levels providing you with the opportunity to develop others
Strong Early Help provision, which is now reducing the demand for social care and supporting professionals with creative options for service users
Co location with key partners
Investment has been secured to ensure our most challenging young people have access to high quality therapeutic support
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity please email them to our Service Manager, Lucy Spencer: lucy.spencer@rotherham.gov.uk or our Head of Service, Kelly White: Kelly.white@rotherham.gov.uk who will be happy to have a conversation with you.
Interviews – 7th March 2023