Resource Centre Team Manager (7814)

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Job Description

Resource Centre Team Manager | 7814 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £48,610 to £52,594 per annum | Grade L | King's Lynn

We have ambitious plans to shape how we work with families, placing practitioners and relationship-based practice at the heart of what we do. Through Vital Signs, our vision for Children in Norfolk, we work with whole family networks and across the whole system to support families to build on their strengths and to achieve the best possible outcomes.

We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced individual, with a passion for improving outcomes for disabled children. Marshfields is a short break home which provides emergency and time limited specialist care for young people of either gender aged between 5-17 years with complex needs, where either family, foster care, or other community-based placements are not possible or desirable at the time.

You will have a Social Work, Nursing or Occupational Therapy qualification, a knowledge of disability issues and experience of working with disabled children and their families.

You will lead a team in providing direct care and support to young people who attend Marshfields ensuring that Ofsted regulations are embedded within practice.

The service works across the county with children with learning/physical disabilities and may include those with complex health needs and challenging behaviour.

You will be a positive role model, supporting and leading a staff team which will include providing professional supervision, performance discussions, and planning and implementing training, including the induction of new staff.

You also will hold the registration with Ofsted for Marshfields, so an experience in working within residential care in a managerial position is essential.

You will have experience and knowledge of safeguarding procedures, will contribute to key planning and decision-making regarding children's care, and will work in partnership with other professionals. The position will involve being part of an on-call system and may include working occasional evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

To apply, please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV.

If you would like an informal discussion or more information, please call Joanne Reeve, Service Manager on 01603 692453 or 07770735955

You will need to travel to venues not accessible on public transport.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

Young people are at the heart of our practice at Norfolk County Council. They have established key principles for their ideal worker to help them flourish. Please ensure you read these principles carefully and apply only if you can fully commit to them. Ideal Worker Practice Principals.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • 'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 20 March 2025

All other applicants closing date: 30 March 2025

About Us

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.