Team Manager Leaving Care Service NEW Bolton Council Posted yesterday Bolton £50,269- £54,495 p[...]

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.

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. 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.’

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 decisions for children in need and those requiring protection. You will have an understanding of the asylum process of unaccompanied asylum seeking children, have the knowledge and understanding of Age and Human Rights Assessments or willing to undergo training. You will bring excellent communication skills, enabling you to build positive professional relationships, provide clear advice and guidance. You will be confident in quality assuring quality Contacts and Referrals, presenting accurate and concise information both verbally and in writing. You will need to be resilient and solution-focused, with an ethos of effective team working, partnership working and leadership. You will be able to show transferrable skills that enable you to be an effective Team Manager in the challenging but rewarding area of Children’s Social Care. You will also act as a champion for continuous improvement, role modelling high standards of practice, embedding Research in Practice, and contributing positively to the ongoing development within Children’s Social Care.

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough. Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s.