Service Manager
4 weeks ago
In this broad and challenging role, you will make a significant contribution to the Council’s key priority: ‘Creating the best start in life for our children and young people’. You will help to design and implement change to support our children’s services teams, in continuing to improve our services to ensure the best outcomes for our children and young people.
This position is offered on a Limited Term Contract basis, with an expected end date of 31st March 2026.
You will work alongside the other Service Managers in Children’s Services and Quality Assurance, Strategic Safeguarding and Commissioning to ensure that vulnerable children are protected from significant harm and to enable the best possible outcome for children across the service. You will also provide a determined focus to support our progression to an Ofsted judgement of Good and then to Outstanding and then maintaining the necessary standards.
~ and lead on the subsequent implementation.
~ It will be important for you to develop clear direction and plans for service areas, as well as formulating and implementing targets and objectives bases on theCouncil’s overall strategic directives, improvement and service plans.
~ You will be expected toprepare and present operational reports and information to enable senior management and Council Members to make informed decisions. You will strategically lead in framing and developing social care elements of the SEND strategy across the local authority, as the DSCO, in compliance with legislative requirements of the SEND Code of Practice (2015).
from being a social work practitioner through to the experiences you have gained through management.
You will have excellent leadership skills and use these to inspire, celebrating success and recognising good work, motivating, and ensuring development of the teams to enable excellent performance.
You will be able to understand the organisation’s requirements and expectations of the service, quickly assess and respond to changing pressures and requirements, set clear goals and priorities across the service, and put strategies in place to achieve these.
You will be skilled at communication and building alliances and networks with partners and communities, and be able to negotiate, influence and work in a collaborative way to achieve shared objectives.
Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.
You will be required to travel widely to a range of locations within the Authority so you must have a current driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle insured for business use.
We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the children and young people they work with.
~ We invest in the careers of our people and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work.
~ We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
~ We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
~ We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
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