Team Manager Leaving Care Service Council Posted yesterday

Grade K SCP 39 £ 50,269- SCP 43 £ 54,495 plus Essential Car User Allowance up to £963pa

Contract:

1x 2 year Fixed Term contract.
Essential Requirement:
Full Driving Licence, DBS
Essential

Qualification:

CQSW/DipSW/CSS or equivalent and registered with Social Work England
Interview date: tbc
For further information about this role, contact Rachael Warburton Rac

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role
We are recruiting a Team Manager for a 2 Years Fixed Term position within the Leaving Care Team who will also take the responsibility of the service provided to Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking children.
Bolton is a fantastic place to work, and our employees thrive working here. We are incredibly proud of our Bolton Family, of which you will become an integral part. We are keen to support you to progress in your social work journey with training and development opportunities.

Join Bolton Children’s Services and be part of a team where your expertise is valued and your decisions make a difference every day.

As a Team Manager, you will lead the management, supervision, support and guidance of a team of social workers. As Team Manager, you will ensure that the services offered to children are of the highest quality, ensuring effective safeguarding of children and adhering to statutory and legislative requirements. You will be expected to ensure the excellent standards of work are steered through supervision, quality assurance, performance management and audit.

We are seeking an inspirational manager who understands the responsibility and privilege of supporting unaccompanied children. You will drive a culture of care, safeguarding and ambition, ensuring that each young person receives the consistent support and opportunities they need to achieve their potential.

Alongside the management team, Head of Service and Strategic Lead you will work together to drive forward the vision of improving services to ensure the most vulnerable children in Bolton are safe and their outcomes improved.

In 2023 we retained our overall GOOD grading from Ofsted in our ILACS.

As set out in our Bolton 2030 vision, our aim is to support people to Start Well, Live Well and Age Well and we are passionate about keeping children and young people at the heart of the work we do. We want to make sure all our children and young people have the best possible start in life, so they have every chance to succeed and be happy.

Following our recent Ofsted inspection, which confirmed how great our staff and our services are, Ofsted said:
‘Social workers are well supported and say they feel valued.’
‘Social workers describe a culture of regular and reflective supervision.’

If you would like to know more we would love to hear from you!

For an informal chat please contact Head of Service Rac

How to apply
If you think you could be what we're looking for, please apply now with your CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the role as covered in the job description and person specification.

About You
We are looking for people who are confident and motivated who thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy making well informed decisions that have a real impact.
You will have at least three years post qualifying experience and a strong understanding of safeguarding and current children’s social care practice. You will be skilled in analysing information from multiple sources, assessing risk, and making safe, timely and proportionate threshold…