SCAYT+ Team Manager | Full Time | Fostering Service | Preston

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Job Description

| Salary £49,764 - £53,888 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Fostering Service - Preston

International Sponsorship - this role is not open to international sponsorship.

Team Manager Position with Lancashire's Fostering Service in the SCAYT+ Service (Supporting Carers and Young People Together) - dual bases at Riverbank Neighbourhood Centre, Preston and Tay Street Family Hub, Burnley - covering the whole of Lancashire.

SCAYT+ is a team of emotional health practitioners, social workers, and clinical psychologists. SCAYT+ work with Lancashire children who are looked after and adopted, or children who are living with special guardians and who are eligible for support from the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF).

Join our team that strengthens the relationships between care givers and the child or young person in the care. We use a range of approaches that are underpinned by systemic practice and therapeutic principles to help support children, young people, and their families. We are seeking a dynamic Team Manager to drive our commitment to high-quality support, ensuring children have safe, stable, loving, and lasting homes.

As a Team Manager, you will:

• Lead the management of a team of Emotional Health Practitioners to achieve performance objectives and contribute to the wider service plan.
• Support the delivery of a range of therapeutic interventionsto enable parents and carers to develop their therapeutic knowledge and skills, and professionals to develop trauma informed practices.
• Actively promote our service to internal and external partners.
• Engage in strategic planning, development, and delivery of our services, providing clear information to senior management and promoting our objectives.
• Address routine and complex issues locally to ensure effective service delivery.

Please read the person specification and job description for further information and please include a personal statement, applications where a personal statement has not been provided may not be shortlisted.

If you are passionate about making a difference and possess the leadership skills to inspire, motivate and lead a team, we would love to hear from you.

For a further discussion, or if you have any questions about the role please contact Alison Watts - 01257 517242

Apply now to become a part of a trauma informed, forward-thinking service!

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

You must be registered (SWE) to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with the Social Care Council.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

Job Description & Person Specification