Gateshead TIME - Service Manager (6008)

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Emotional Health & Wellbeing Service Manager - Gateshead TIME

Permanent position but with a provisional end date for funding of 31/3/2027

£35,100-£38,390 per annum 35 hour week (part time will be considered)

Time for young people is our emotional wellbeing support service for young people in Gateshead. Gateshead TIME for young people empowers young people to take time for themselves.

Gateshead TIME opening hours supports the needs of the communities in which we work, and therefore there are elements of unsociable hours - this may include evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. These will always be agreed in advance and will be as flexible as possible to need individual needs.

Do you want to lead and co-ordinate the clinically informed youth work teams delivering emotional wellbeing & mental heath (EWMH) service,

It is planned to offer drop in sessions in the community where young people can drop in and meet trained staff one to one. Young people can come along and talk through what they are struggling with. The service holds no waiting lists and therefore the ability to build relationships quickly, identify risks, and process further support is vital.

Alongside our drop-in support, we also offer young people more structured one-to-one sessions, alongside group-based work.

We are looking for a Service Manager -

• The ability to act creatively and respond to new and challenging situations.
• Extensive experience leadership and management of diverse teams in a range of setting.
• The ability to act on own initiative, supervise others and co-ordinate work.
• Experienced negotiation skills.
• Competent use of IT programmes
• Able to utilise therapeutic models in practice
• The ability to co-ordinate working patterns, including on call rotas.
• Can demonstrate lone working experience and aptitude.
• Experience of compiling reports and presentation skills.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

Benefits

Enhanced Annual leave 28 days length of service extra 2 after 2 5 and 7 goes up to 36 days plus bank holidays.

Free eye test claim back

Pension match contribution up to 8% can op out

Life Assurance death in service 4 x salary gets paid to nominated person.

Cycle to work 39% of bike costs can be spread across the year

770 retailers discounts offered with You Star App.

All people within diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an "Employment history_template" document prior to interview.

For an application pack please visit the web site http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/about-us/work-us

or telephone

The Childrens Society Recruitment team on 020 7841 444

The closing date for applications isMidnighton 11th February.

Interviews dates to be agreed.

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