How do we sum up Barnsley Council? Well, we’re a high-performing council with a growing economy, a thriving town centre and some truly impressive outcomes in our communities. This is why we’ve recently been awarded LGC Council of the Year for 2023.  
Our excellent Children's Services has been a key part of our win; we’re so proud of what we’ve achieved not just for the council but for our partners and Barnsley.  

 We’re impressed. Are you? 

 It’s the perfect time to join our excellent team

 About the Post:

This is an exciting time to join our Barnsley Children’s Service’s as we seek an experienced social work qualified Manager to join our newly contextual safeguarding and complex risk team. 

This team is at the centre of our partnership safeguarding response to the challenges faced by children who are vulnerable to, or subject of exploitation and harm; who place themselves at risk through persistent missing episodes; and who may pose a risk to themselves and others through harmful sexual behaviours, or serious violence. 

We are looking for an inspirational and motivated manager to lead the team within this structure.  Working within our evolved youth Justice Service structure and managing a small team of Social Workers, you will have responsibility for ensuring the effective planning and oversight of children subject to a variety of plans, supporting your team to work innovatively individually and with partners. All of this is based on a flexible brief that supports reduced caseloads enabling intensive and highly flexible practice to support the needs of the children and their families.

In addition, you play a vital role in the wider partnership work taking place to further develop the partnership response to exploitation and complex risk at both a strategic and operational level.

In this role you will:

·       Develop and drive continuous professional development across the team and within wider children’s services

·       Take a lead in the operational delivery of key processes to manage this cohort: MACE; partnership daily briefings; effective allocation of cases; effective case supervision and quality assurance; co-ordinating mapping and sharing intelligence with police partners

·       Play a key role in workforce development  

·       Lead and supervise the Social Workers within the team

·       Support wider management processes within the wider service

You will have;

·       A highly dynamic approach and the ability to thrive when working in a challenging and unpredictable environment

·       A recognised social work qualification and registration with SWE

·       Significant post qualification experience that enables you to offer coherent input into management decisions

·       Experience of supporting and supervising staff

·       A commitment to supporting the learning and development of others

·       Knowledge and understanding of working with vulnerable young people

·       Experience and knowledge of working with partners to address contextual safeguarding risks

You will receive regular supervision, appraisal, training and development opportunities, all aimed at promoting positive outcomes for children and supporting your career development and progression.

Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do.

As part of our team, you can be assured we will support you in striving for excellence in your work. We prioritise learning and enabling you to achieve your potential.

We have recently been awarded the LGC Council of the Year award.

There has been a recent and significant financial investment of £9 million into delivering the vision for Children’s Services in Barnsley.

Barnsley a place of possibilities: We are one service with one goal, working together to build a brighter Barnsley for every child

v Putting Children and Families First

v Working together in partnership to deliver joined up care

v Delivered by a strong and valued workforce

This, coupled with a service that has a genuine commitment to supporting our teams and social workers to deliver the very best outcomes for our children and young people, makes it the perfect time for forward thinking, motivated and dedicated practitioners to join us in Barnsley.

 For further information please contact Phil Drabble, Youth Justice Service Manager: phildrabble@barnsley.gov.uk