Team Manager – Children with Disabilities
2 weeks ago
Salary: £57,254 to £61,177 per annum including market supplement
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full time 37 hours per week
Location: Based in Bognor Regis – with some hybrid working
If so, read on as this could be the job for you…
Working for us
Working within the Children With Disabilities Team, you will offer a specialist social work service for children and young people disabilities and complex needs. You will work with them, their families and other agencies to understand and meet their assessed needs; supporting them to achieve their potential. You will understand the impact of disability on children’s lives. You will be able to work in partnership with disabled children and their families as well as other key stakeholders.
As a team manager, you will be directly responsible for supervising and supporting social workers and child and family workers. You will be responsible for performance management and quality assurance within the team, ensuring that the team contributes to the Directorate’s priorities and maintains good outcomes for children.
You will develop and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues across WSCC, partner agencies and the voluntary and profit-making sectors in order to improve outcomes for individual children and young people. You will contribute to the development and shape of future team or group service provision and inform the work of the organisation and that of other service providers, supporting and managing change as needed within their area of responsibility. You will contribute to and support the development of practice, policies and procedures within the operational team.
We are committed to improving our services for the children and families we support in West Sussex. In May 2023 Ofsted Inspectors praised West Sussex County Council’s Children’s Services for its ‘relentless approach to improving practice,’ giving the service an overall rating of ‘requires improvement’, with ‘good’ judgements for children in care and leadership and management. The judgements on children needing help and protection and children leaving care are they ‘require improvement to be good’.
Inspectors recognised the ‘strong, determined and cohesive leadership team’ who have made significant improvements since 2019 and their commitment and focus to make further improvements.
Rewards & Benefits
As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.
In addition to working within a great team and a brilliant opportunity you will receive:
A competitive salary A generous pension scheme Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring Flexible working A range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers with the opportunity to save over £1,000 (Including: Argos, Samsung, Asos, B&Q and many more) Free access to employee assistance programmes Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres A range of commuting and business travel discounts and initiativesFor a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our page.
The Opportunity
As a team manager, you will lead, motivate, nurture, and manage a team of social workers and child and family workers, to deliver a children’s social care service. You will be responsible for ensuring the service provided is effective and delivering the required outcomes, as well as ensuring cases are dealt with in a timely manner. You will ensure that children and young people are adequately protected in line with our policies, procedures and relevant legislation.
You will provide professional advice and support to the team and the wider department. Alongside this you will enable and challenge others to develop their knowledge further. You will also analyse and evaluate the service provision and provide solutions where issues arise.
About you
So what skills and experience will you need to succeed in this role? Below is a summary of what we are looking for in our Team Manager:
Problem solver who can make decisions and provide professional advice to the service and wider organisation. Excellent communicator with exceptional interpersonal skills which enables you to influence others and deliver complex information to a multitude of audiences. People and Performance Manager so you can successfully lead the team. Recognised Social Work Qualification with relevant professional registration. Experience of delivering and co-ordinating a quality customer focused service.For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
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