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Head of Service - Care Management

Employer
Sandwell Children's Trust
Location
Wellman Building
Salary
Hay Grade Salary £62,967 - £71,967 per annum
Closing date
3 Mar 2020
Reference
SAND000004563

Job Details

Job title: Head of Service – Care Management

Do you have a clear vision of how you can improve the lives of children and young people?

Are you an inspirational leader that truly knows it’s workforce, one who listens, acts, connects and cares?

Yes? Then you may be just the fit we are looking for;

Sandwell Children’s Trust are recruiting for qualified experienced Head of Service for Care Management

We are looking for exceptional candidates who are passionate, committed and dedicated to improving the lives of children & young people.

Salary £62,967 – £71,968 per annum plus up to £6,500 relocation package and access to excellent employee benefits.

Sandwell overview:

Since the Trust’s inception in April 2018 our fabulous teams have won awards for Community Cohesion (The Teamwork Programme) and Youth Justice of the Year Award at the UK wide 2019 Shine a Light Awards (Sandwell Youth Offending Service). Our Staff Award events highlight the amazing work delivered by our dedicated individuals and teams and gives us a chance to show our appreciation to all who are on this improvement journey with us.

The Trust has recently secured funding from the Department of Education which will enable us to bring our ’12 reasons to work in Sandwell Children’s Trust’ to life, particularly around learning & development in offering development opportunities for all staff.  Please visit our 12 reasons via this hyperlink: https://www.sandwellchildrenstrust.org/work-with-us/

As a new Trust we are agile, we understand where we are in our journey, our recent Ofsted monitoring visits reported;

  • Sandwell Children’s Trust knows itself well.
  • Management oversight has improved
  • The workforce is increasingly stable; continued to attract and retain staff.
  • Recruited additional agency staff above its established workforce, recognising the need to reduce caseloads
  • The social workers talked to all spoke positively about working for Sandwell

Children’s Trust.

  • Progress has been made in ensuring that the first response to families and children in need is timely

What can Sandwell offer?

At the heart of England with excellent transport links, Sandwell offers a wealth of amenities to enhance your work life balance. With house prices lower than the national average and an ever-developing infrastructure, living in Sandwell is an attractive prospect for many.

Not only this but with an abundance of history, culture, arts, shopping and sporting venues to enjoy PLUS the development of venues for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, Sandwell really is an exciting place to be right now.

 

Key accountabilities:

  • To be a member of the Children’s Management Team and support the Director of Operations, Chief Executive and Trust Board to ensure that there is a relentless focus on outcomes for the Children and Families of Sandwell.
  • To have the strategic and overall responsibility for effective delivery of the Care Management, Court and Children with Disabilities Teams, ensuring that clear objectives are set, performance is managed, and risk is assessed appropriately.
  • To provide strong professional and managerial leadership across the service area, including setting clear objectives and measures, managing performance and resources, and assessing impact/risk.
  • To support the Trust in providing a quality, cost effective Care Management Service which achieves the strategic aims of the Trust and the broader partnership and meets the needs of children in Sandwell
  • To ensure that the service provides improved outcomes for families, particularly in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
  • To work in partnership with the Heads of Service group to ensure there is a whole system approach to safeguarding children.

What you need to be successful in this role:

  • A qualified Social Worker who is able to demonstrate significant management experience within a Children & Families Service.
  • Proven experience of providing effective leadership and direction within a children & families service, including gaining the respect and support of leading councillors, senior managers and all key stakeholders.
  • Possession of a broad range of highly development management skills including a demonstrable ability to lead, motivate and develop individuals and groups of employees in a multi-disciplinary environment.
  • A track record of translating organisational vision into solid, measurable achievement.
  • You will be commercial minded and able to make the most cost-effective decisions for the service.
  • Experience of managing and understanding financial issues related to local authorities
  • Senior management experience of initiating, developing, implementing and evaluating major policy initiatives and organisational change programmes, demonstrating the capacity to think strategically and develop innovative and practical responses to a range of management and service issues.
  • Proven ability in relating to, engaging, negotiating with and influencing a wide range of audiences, and build positive relationships with key stakeholders.
  • You will have excellent knowledge of national and local policy contexts that affect services for children and families, including legislation.

How to apply.

Interested, or have any questions?  For an informal discussion, please contact Pauline Turner, Director of Operations on 07816 536270

For further information, please contact Sandwell Children’s Trust Resourcing team at Recruitment_childrenstrust@sandwell.gov.uk or call Nicola Green on 0121-569-6016.

Applications are;

By way of a CV and a 500 worded supporting statement. Supporting statements to cover;

  • Experience
  • Key achievements
  • Specialist Knowledge
  • Development
  • Overview of what you can bring to the role

Closing date for applications: 5pm on 1st March 2020

Shortlisting: 2nd March 2020

Anticipated assessment/interview: 17th March 2020

Supporting documents
Person Specification
Job Description

Company

At Sandwell Children’s Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children.  To achieve this, we know how important it is to retain and attract high performing, forward thinking and innovative people and provide them with all the support they need.

With a culture of collaboration, partnership working and the child at the heart of everything we do, it really is an exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust.

Working for us

There are lots of great reasons to work with us in Sandwell Children’s Trust.  From a generous rewards package to a culture of learning and development.  Our 12 reasons to work for Sandwell Children’s Trust sets us apart as the place to grow your career and feel part of a great team.  Please visit the Sandwell Deal and our 12 reasons via this hyperlink:  https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/

There are many benefits for working for us too:

  • Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
  • Access to our Learning & Development portal offering virtual training programmes, learning & development info bursts, learning events and much more.
  • The latest technology enabling more effective and streamlined working.
  • Detailed and effective appraisals to strengthen your practice.
  • Access to a range of family friendly policies.

Benefits & Rewards

  • Up to £6,500 re-location package
  • Generous annual leave entitlement, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition. 
  • The opportunity to purchase up to 10 days additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme.
  • Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 bank holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
  • Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, this is a nationwide career average scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
  • We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
  • Reimbursement of Social Work England registration
  • 24/7 access to free and confidential employee counselling service
  • Access to a range of discounts on products and services
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for cars, bikes and technology.
  • Refer a friend scheme
  • Wellbeing initiatives and forums
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Eye care vouchers
     

About Sandwell    

Sandwell sits in the heart of the West Midlands and has a diverse population of 341,729 people.  While Sandwell is the 12th most deprived local authority in England, it is a community where our families have high aspirations and where we pride ourselves on equality of opportunity and our adaptability and resilience.

We have excellent and affordable transport links, quality housing at affordable prices and an abundance of entertainment, arts, culture and history right on the doorstep.

For all recruitment enquiries please email recruitment_childrenstrust@sandwell.gov.uk and one of our friendly team will call you to discuss opportunities with the Trust.


 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0121 569 2200
Location
Sandwell Children's Trust
The Wellman Building
Dudley Road
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3DL
United Kingdom

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