This is an exciting opportunity for a Team Manager to join the Service's Social Work Team 6, this is a case holding team. The nature of the work requires the working 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
You will be part of a diverse and supportive team, committed to providing a high-quality support to UAS Children, with a clear focus on protection and the wider safeguarding agenda.
You will work closely with your managers, KCC colleagues and partners to deliver and improve services for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the Service, in Kent and nationally.
You will be supported to develop skills and experience in age assessment practice so proportionate and robust decisions are made when a child's age is disputed by the Home Office or significant concerns are raised by other professionals.
You will be able to evidence resilience and flexibility in working with a diverse cohort of children and circumstances to deliver good outcomes. Above all, you'll be focused on helping unaccompanied asylum-seeking children begin to navigate a pathway to resettlement in the UK.
We support our Team Managers to ensure they have the resources they need to make a difference where it counts. Kent is the ideal place to progress your career.
You will also receive the excellent training and all the great benefits that come with working for Kent County Council.
Our Offer
- - Full induction
- - A minimum of 5 days of training each year
- - Annual Leave allowance of 30 days (plus bank holidays and an extra day off at Christmas)
- - £3,000 annual market premium
- - £3,000 golden hello (welcome) payment, if eligible, This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!
KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Are you looking for a social work job focused on young people and with opportunities for professional development?
Kent offer a competitive basic salary between £55,764 and £62,535 dependent on your experience.
Kent County Council's Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) Children's Service provides accommodation and support to newly arrived unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Kent. The Service leads on social work practice with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Kent, which Ofsted recognises as Outstanding. The Service is developing as a centre of excellence for social work practice nationally and we are seeking passionate social workers to join us on this journey.
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