View Vacancy -- Team Managers - Young People In Care & Court Team
About Haringey:
We are investing in creating a better borough for all our residents and bettering the lives of children and young people in Haringey is our first corporate priority. We are located in the north of the capital with a population of approximately 250,000 people and a growing population of 0 – 19 year olds. Haringey is transforming its services for children and young people, and have already made exciting, innovative changes as we strive for excellence in all we do.
We are a council with high ambitions; a place to work that is full of energy and focus. Our teams have passion, integrity and commitment, and the people that work here strive for continuous improvement in their practice, aiming high to ensure we provide outstanding outcomes for our children.
We offer a great place to develop a career that is yours to own.
About the Role:
The children in care service provides a service to children in need, looked after children and undertakes court work. We are currently recruiting for vacancies across Young People in Care and Court Teams.
The Young People in Care service consists of 2 teams, each led by a Team Manager managing up to social workers.
The Court service consists of 3 teams each led by a Team Manager, managing up to 6 social workers.
As part of this position, you will join a supportive management group with motivated and knowledgeable colleagues whose core business centres on working with children who are subject of care proceeding and in need of permanency planning. You will:
- Develop a service consistent with models of partnership in working with other agencies, children and their families in order to enable children to stay safely at home wherever possible.
- Provide regular, high quality, challenging and reflective supervision of staff within agreed timescales and according to the departmental policy.
- Ensure that the Council’s high standards are maintained through providing regular supervision, embedding Signs of Safety, and ensuring key performance indicators are met.
About You:
You will be responsible for the day to day management of the work allocated to your team, ensuring that this is completed to the highest standards and with the child’s welfare central to decision making, and as a Team Manager, you will be a strong leader who demonstrates good quality management oversight. You should:
- Have a relevant social work qualification
- Have a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience, preferably in a similar setting.
- Previous Social Worker management experience is desirable.
- Demonstrate strong management and communication skills.
- Have the ability to take responsibility for managing an individual caseload, having regard to the relative needs of all service users whilst ensuring an effective us of time and resources.
Benefits
As an employer of choice, Haringey Council offers an extensive benefits package including recruitment and retention bonuses, excellent pension scheme and continued professional development. For a full list of benefits on offer, please visit:
https://www.haringey.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-children-and-young-people-s-service
Closing Date: Sunday 31st January 2021
We are currently recruiting for 3 full time, permanent positions and 1 full time, fixed term contract across our Young People in Care & Court teams:
- 1 x full time, permanent - YPIC
- 1 x full time, permanent - Court
- 1 x full time, fixed term maternity cover - Court
This opportunity is closed to applications.