Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April 2023 to enhance the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district. Our purpose is clear, to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we’ll achieve our ambition – and you, yours.

                                                    So, if you’re up for the Challenge we’d love to hear from you!

About The Role

The role requires the individual to be responsible for the effective management and service development of the Independent Reviewing Teams (including both Independent Reviewing officers and Fostering Independent Reviewing Officers), Regulation 44 Quality Assurance Managers, and Participation of children in wider service delivery. The role requires visible leadership to a service that seeks to continuously improve outcomes for the most vulnerable children and young people in the community.

The role provides oversight and effective service development to ensure that the service supports the achievement of good outcomes for children and families by overseeing compliance and quality of social work practice. This includes ensuring high quality safeguarding practices and policies are in place and fully implemented.

The role is active in ensuring that children and young people’s voices are heard and are part of the development of the service provided to them.

The role also seeks to manage social work resources efficiently and effectively, prioritising need and working cooperatively within the Service Management Team.

About You

We are looking for someone who has leadership skills and service expertise developing and leading a safeguarding and reviewing service that meets statutory requirements. Lead and motivate staff effectively in order to deliver excellence and achieving positive outcomes for children and young people, including promoting high quality supervision of both staff and case work.

• Recognised Social Work Qualification 
• Registration with Social Work England

Benefits:

• Generous Employer Contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme
• Competitive salary and pay progression structure.
• Real living wage as the minimum rate of pay
• Supportive carer and parental policies
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
• Supportive staff networks
• Access to Blue Light Card Discounts
• Professional development/support
• Career Progression
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement
• Social Worker Registration Fees paid 
• Flexible Working/Hybrid options subject to service need 

Next Steps

If you would like to contact us with any questions about the role please do not hesitate to contact Helen Cliffe – 07582 101 083 - Helen.Cliffe@bradfordcft.org.uk and/or Amandip Johal – 07773 248 040 – amandip.johal@bradford.gov.uk

Interview date: 27 November 2024

Interview Location: Sir Henry Mitchell House 

Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.