Job Description

TEAM MANAGER - CHILDREN\'S QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORK

LEAVING CARE SERVICE

\xc2\xa356,903 to \xc2\xa359,975pa (includes \xc2\xa35k market supplement)

Remote, flexible working - Newham Dockside

Closing date: 23/08/2023 - please apply ASAP as shortlisted candidates may be interviewed before this date.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We Are Newham.

We\'re a vibrant, dynamic, culturally rich London Borough with a young population and bags of potential. We\'re a challenging yet rewarding place to practise social work, with the networks in place to enable you to be the best social worker you can be and make a real difference to our children and their families. Our social care services were rated to be GOOD overall by Ofsted, with leadership rated as OUTSTANDING, but we have not stopped striving to be better.

We\'ve been working tirelessly to establish a Centre of Excellence for Children\'s Services through investment, co-production and by continuously developing our \'Circles of Support\' practice model; centring on systemic and restorative practice and a specialist support offer for our practitioners. Don\'t just take our word for it - Circles of Support was recently nominated for the prestigious MJ Innovation in Children\'s/Adults Services award.

Ofsted described Newham as having a positive culture of learning and development and we always try to develop talent in-house. We\'ve promoted 40 internal colleagues during the past two years, and have put 46 practitioners through systemic higher education since 2020. We value your development and at Newham career progression is reality for many. We also understand how tough social work can be - so most of our QSW posts involve only 1 day per week in the office alongside flexible working. We want to maximise your wellbeing and make life easier.

Apply now, and be part of our success.

Find out a bit more about working for us by watching our recruitment video.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are currently looking for Team Managers to join our Leaving Care Service. For more information on leading a team in our Leaving CAre service please contact MASH Service Manager Deborra John: deborra.john@newham.gov.uk

Team Managers play a key role in our Circles of Support by ensuring that our social workers feel supported and that high quality practice is delivered to children and families. Team Managers are expected to show strong but compassionate leadership and create a secure team environment of open discussion/challenge whilst allowing systemic practice to flourish.

Reporting to a Service Manager, Team Managers in the MASH manage a pod of 4-6 Social Workers, Senior Social Workers and Referral Officers.

For more information and a full list of duties please download the job description.

ABOUT YOU

You are a qualified social worker and registered with Social Work England, with vast experience of working in statutory services for Care Leavers, leading teams, and making key decisions. You are passionate about improving the life chances for looked after children as they move into independent adulthood.

We\'re looking for resilient, experienced Team Managers who are passionate about improving children and young people\'s lives. You pride yourself on supporting and developing people and practice, approaching management with energy and enthusiasm whilst always finding time to lend a sympathetic ear to the social workers in your team. You are an experienced systemic practitioner who takes a creative but pragmatic approach to practice, encouraging high standards in others for the residents that we serve. You\'re happiest assisting and inspiring your team towards achieving their goals, stepping in where needed to achieve positive outcomes for our children and their families. You already embrace our people-focused values and want to be an active part of Newham Circles of Support. You\'re not afraid of change. You want a career defining role.

You have experience and an understanding of working within a diverse, urban community; and share our ambition and energy in embracing new ways of working. You have high working standards and are conscious of the importance of professional development for yourself and your team. You are always open to learning and to helping others learn so that children and families can benefit from our best practice.

We\'re looking for Managers who have a genuine interest in a restorative, relationship based practice model drawing on systemic thinking to inform your approach to building effective relationships with children, families and communities.

You are a qualified social worker and registered with Social Work England.

OUR OFFER

We\'ve been working hard to make Newham a great place to lead a team.

• We\'re a GOOD local authority and have established a centre of excellence for Children\'s Services.
• Ofsted reported that we have OUTSTANDING senior leadership.
• Stability: 100% of our Service Managers and 71% of Team Managers are permanent.
• Our firmly established practice model, Circles of Support, was recently nominated for the prestigious MJ Award for Innovation in Children\'s Services and allows systemic, restorative practice to flourish.
• We offer genuine flexible working, with only 1 day in the office per week (off duty)
• Career progression; we\'ve promoted 40 internal colleagues in the past 2.5 years.
• Social Care Academy - 47 social workers have studied for systemic higher education with us since 2020.
• A competitive package of up to \xc2\xa3SALARY (includes market supplement).
• Oyster card/parking permit for business use.
• Wellbeing service, leisure and discount benefits (Council scheme).
• Travel season ticket loan, cycle scheme, Local Authority pension.

TO APPLY

To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement (1-2 sides of A4) through our online recruitment portal.

The supporting statement should demonstrate how you meet the relevant requirements listed in the person specification in the job description in relation to a Leaving Care service.

Closing date: 23/08/2023 at 23:59 - but please apply ASAP as shortlisted candidates may be interviewed before this date.

Interviews: ASAP once shortlisting has been completed

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or want to discuss anything further please contact our Recruitment Team.

Additional Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that\'s all that matters to us.

The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.

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