Service Manager for Care Leaving Service.

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You will lead your teams to deliver a service where children and young people feel safe, are consulted about their concerns, are listened to and responded to with appropriate actions.

Developing critical partnerships across the Council and with key partners, e.g. health, schools and the police, to deliver seamless services across boundaries taking a whole system approach is key to this job.

Reporting to the Head of Service, you will be responsible for oversight and management of Team Managers, Social Workers, Personal Advisors and an education advisor.

This exciting opportunity will benefit from the leadership of a creative thinker who is able to work with partners to deliver services to care leavers and co-produce access to services for young adults needing support.

You will have a strong understanding of what best practice looks like and be passionate about inspiring and improving children's lives, as well as the continuous professional development of practitioners. We are pioneering a Restorative Practice approach to our work which involves innovation and locality working with high quality relationships at the heart of our approach. A creative and flexible approach to work and the drive and motivation to improve our services are key.

In return we will provide you with a comprehensive induction programme, dedicated supervision and a range of comprehensive Continuous Professional Development opportunities.

You will need to hold a social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England and be committed to working with children and young people.

We value our practitioners and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

• Free on-site parking
• reimbursement of your annual Social Work England registration fee
• Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home - our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments

Our leaders of practice have access to a comprehensive programme of professional development and training and high quality reflective supervision; we have worked hard to reduce caseloads across all of our teams and we are confident that with the use of flexible working and smart IT devices, you will have the time and space to make a difference in the lives of our children, young people and their families.