Team Manager - Care Experienced Children Team

37 hours per week. Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and young people? Do you want to work for an employer who places major importance on high quality supervision, wellbeing and career development? Bridgend County Borough Council offers great opportunities to further your social work career. We want Social Workers to join us to assess and support the children and families across the county borough. We want the best people to join us - this is what our children and families deserve.

We are a reflective organisation that continuously builds on its strengths and is committed to the principle that the most effective way of improving outcomes for all Children, Young People and Families is through the provision of accessible, universal services. Join us and you will work in a rewarding environment where staff are valued and can access development opportunities.

In addition to our Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub, we have targeted family support services which are co‑located with our safeguarding hubs, to provide a continuum of services ranging from early help to intensive provision to families with complex needs. Our Safeguarding teams are located in three community based hubs around the borough. We also have teams who offer expertise in relation to Care Experienced Children, Children with Disabilities, Young People aged 15+ who are entitled to leaving care services and fostering services.

We have remodelled our residential services to ensure there are a range of pathways for children and young people including care leavers. Alongside this, there has been a review of our existing fostering service and some new and innovative approaches to recruit, develop and support foster carer households.

Team Manager, Care Experienced Children Team – Lead and manage the team responsible for Looked After and Accommodated Children up to the age of 15. Consult with Looked After Children in relation to the design of the support service provision, and work with managers/officers across the authority to implement strategies and projects relating to Looked After Children.

In 2023 Children's Social Care launched the 'Signs of Safety' social work model which underpins all of our practice in Bridgend County Borough Children's Services. All new staff will be provided with a suite of training that will support them to develop their practice in line with the principles of the model. Passionate about social care and developing services and the workforce (or staff teams), this is an exciting time to further your career with us.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

Welsh: The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

DBS: An Enhanced Children and Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

Hybrid Working: The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post, providing a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.