We are recruiting for an interim Service Manager to lead and manage Children in Care services, providing strategic and operational leadership to deliver high-quality outcomes, promote permanence and stability, and ensure children’s voices remain at the heart of practice.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and management oversight of Children in Care teams.
- Lead and support Team Managers to deliver high-quality services and achieve excellent outcomes for children and young people.
- Drive improvements in practice, performance and service delivery, ensuring children receive timely and effective support.
- Promote permanence and stability through robust care planning and partnership working.
- Promote reunification and safe returns home to family where appropriate.
- Champion the voice of children and young people and ensure their views shape service delivery and decision making.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across social care, education, health, commissioning and partner agencies.
- Lead on quality assurance, service development and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure statutory responsibilities are met and that services operate within budget and resource frameworks.
Essential Requirements:
- Is passionate about achieving the very best outcomes for children in care and care experienced young people.
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to corporate parenting and understands what excellent corporate parenting looks like in practice.
- Has significant experience of leading and managing Children's Social Care services.
- Can motivate, inspire and support a passionate and hardworking workforce.
- Has a proven track record of driving service improvement and delivering positive outcomes.
- Is confident in managing performance, quality assurance and complex operational challenges.
- Builds strong relationships and partnerships to improve the experiences and life chances of children and young people.
- Holds a recognised Social Work qualification and is registered with Social Work England.
Service Manager, Children in Care employer: Venn Group Careers
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