Service Manager

Become the leader you aspire to be.

Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April this year to bring a step change in 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. 

This is a rare opportunity for you to put your leadership skills to the test. A chance to contribute and make an impact through your creativity and innovation.

Thoughtful, considerate and dedicated to delivering the best outcomes for children and young people, you’re a leader with an unwavering commitment to supporting and safeguarding the most vulnerable children through the highest quality safeguarding practices.

Your passion keeps you focused on delivering the highest standards at every opportunity. As well as steering the course of the service we want to provide, your experience, guidance and dedication will provide invaluable support and inspiration for those around you.

Working in the East locality where the challenges are both diverse and complex, you will lead a team of experienced and newly- qualified Social Workers and support staff, taking responsibility for the delivery of statutory Children’s Social Work. You’ll deliver either by direct service provision or via commissioning of services from external agencies. Either way, it will be down to you and your team to ensure a high-quality provision and service for children and families.

We’ll be with you on every step of your journey with us – enabling you to become the best you can be through continuous learning and development and a focus and investment in your health and wellbeing.

Key deliverables in this role are:

• To have overall responsibility for the management of a group of Locality Teams.

• Ensure that assessments, plans, interventions and review processes are timely, well planned, child focused and follow the appropriate statutory and local decision-making frameworks.

• Lead, coach and mentor front line managers and promote their professional development.

• Promote participation and the child’s voice as part of your leadership, putting child focussed decision making at the centre of all practice.

• Provide out of hours management support as part of a rota.

• Build and sustain effective working partnerships across statutory services and the voluntary and community sector to promote joined up, and effective responses to children and families.

• Support the recruitment and selection of the workforce.

• Provide strong leadership to the service area working alongside your colleagues to develop effective communication and to ensure continued service development.

• Support your Head of Service to ensure that the service area is subject to effective financial and budget management.

• Achieve local and national targets by managing performance and ensuring continual progress and improvement.

About You

A qualified Social Worker with strong interpersonal skills, experienced and expert in managing the delivery of quality outcomes for children and young people.  We need a courageous leader who puts ‘the child’ at the heart of every decision. Someone who enthusiastically embraces change, thrives on challenge and tackles the most complex needs with drive and determination to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people of Bradford.

You’ll Receive 

A good salary and a comprehensive set of benefits that include parking, pension, payment of professional fees and other council employee incentives. You will also receive a £3k annual retention payment This will comprise 2 payments of £1,500 (before tax) pa in September and March (pro rata). Terms and Conditions apply.

To learn more about us and the role, go to bringheartbradford.co.uk

Or for a confidential conversation, please call Uzma Moody, Head of Service on 07594 947988

For further details, please see attached Job Profile.docx