37 Hours per week – Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Staffordshire’s Children’s Disability Service as a team manager. This post is based in Newcastle but covers Newcastle and Staffordshire Moorlands.

We have 4 Children’s Disability teams across the County and they provide specialist services for children and young people with complex disabilities. These are small teams of highly dedicated Social Workers who support each other in the day to day task of ensuring we reach the best outcomes for our Disabled children in a timely manner, enabling them to live their lives to the full. We also are supported by a team of skilled Family Support workers who assist in facilitating behaviour management work and undertaking direct work. The teams complete all statutory functions from Safeguarding referrals, Looked after Children, Care Proceedings to Child In Need.

The role is to provide leadership, supervision and development of the team and the individuals within it. You will be a qualified Social Worker ideally with a minimum of 12 months experience of managing staff. The candidate will be expected to be a team player. The ability to engage and communicate with Disabled children is essential and the successful applicant will be committed to ensuring the children known to the service receive the best quality service.

Staffordshire’s Families First is one of the largest Children’s Services in England and as a consequence there are excellent career opportunities for highly motivated and experienced staff to join a ‘Good’ Children’s Service.

Staff are provided with high quality regular supervision, a second to none training offer which equips staff to have the tools to do their job both confidently and competently alongside excellent line management support.

Making sure you are well supported and given the opportunity to develop and progress is a high priority at Staffordshire and is very important to us. We have an excellent staff development programme and good practice is recognised and rewarded.

If you are confident and have the skills and experience to manage a team holding complex caseload and work in a demanding environment then this is an opportunity for you to further your expertise…..so come and join our enthusiastic team

For an informal discussion please contact:

Claire Owen County Manager on 01785 895349

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Closing Date: 28/07/2019
Interview Date: 14/08/2019

For more information about the role please contact: Claire Owen

Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.

Psychometric testing is part of this interview process.

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
 

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.