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Team Manager - Children's Social Care

Employer
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Location
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Salary
£43,857 - £46,845
Closing date
5 Oct 2020
Reference
0000008269

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the management team within our: 

- Children’s Assessment and Safeguarding Team
- Next Steps Team (This is a part time position working 18.5 hours per week and the salary given above will be pro-rata to the hours worked)

You will contribute to the management, delivery and operation of the service to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people.  You will model and direct the work of the team through a collaborative and systemic approach and will focus on developing the quality of practice, setting standards and the conditions required for successful social work.  As well as managing the team's caseload including complex cases, you will act as a mentor and coach in supporting practitioners to enhance their practice.

You will have significant post qualifying experience and be able to manage and lead a team efficiently in a challenging environment.  You should have experience of child protection processes, safeguarding procedures and care planning.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment.  This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238187.

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