Team Manager - Children in Care (Long Term Team) in Northampton

We have a fantastic career opportunity for an experienced Team Manager to join our team here at Children in Care West, Northamptonshire Children’s Trust. This is an exciting time to be joining us, as we are in a period of significant transformation, now delivering services as a Trust for two unitary authorities across the county. The Children’s Trust allows for a single focus on improving the outcomes of children and young people in Northamptonshire and will aim to develop a working culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish, aiming to deliver at the cutting edge of new innovation.

The Team Manager should ideally have experience of working with Children in Care's complex needs and their families. The Team Manager will supervise Social Workers and Family Support Workers with a range of cases, where the focus and oversight will be the effective progression of Care Planning to ensure the best outcomes for our children and young people. The team focuses on children that are in care on a longer-term basis but does complete court work.

We are seeking a Team Manager, with current Social Work England registration, and previous leadership experience in a similar role. You will provide leadership to your team, who will consist of Advanced Practitioners, Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, a Family Support Worker and a Business Support Administrator. You will be responsible for allocating and prioritising workloads effectively to ensure the care of the child is paramount, whilst also ensuring you develop your team to provide an effective and efficient service. The right candidate will have responsibility for the team plan to meet objectives and ensure performance targets are achieved. You will have the ability to manage a team and ensure development and performance issues are addressed through support and coaching. You may have previous budgetary control experience, ICT skills, court skills and experience and the ability to represent the service at a more senior level if required.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Barred List check.

Benefits:

• SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues)
• Recruitment Welcome Bonus of £2,200
• Relocation costs of up to £8,000
• 28 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health pension protection.
• Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
• A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
• Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
• Subsidised town centre car parking scheme

Location: One Angel Square, Northampton.