Service Manager, Grade 17 (£62,748 - £65,025pa)

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Service Manager Transitions Service

Grade 17 - £62,748 - £65,025

Not afraid of a challenge? We are looking for an experienced Service Manager to lead our Transitions Team. The team is based in Central Croydon and is a dynamic and vibrant service for young people aged between 17yrs and 25yrs. Although we sit in Adult Social Care, our journey with the people we support starts much earlier with the aspiration to start at academic year 9. Within Croydon Council, the Transition Team sits in a favourable position of being able to undertake work across both Children and Adult Services.

The Transition Team is a fast-paced service, where we like to keep challenging ourselves to achieve best practice and outcomes. We are a resilient team that is both welcoming and value driven. We believe firmly in co-production and coming together to find a shared solution. Working with us will provide you with opportunities for professional and personal growth, as well as positive career advancement opportunities

Service Manager

You will have several years' experience as an operational manager, have a track record of leading a team of frontline social workers managing a range of complex cases for young people. You will have extensive experience of managing staff, budgets and projects. You will be a leader who is confident in managing change, resolving conflict and developing the workforce whilst addressing any performance concerns.

We work with young people who have a wide range of additional needs and complex conditions. We challenge inequality and traditional responses to service delivery and ensure that we employ a strength-based approach to our work. The responsibilities will include joint working with Children's Services and SEN. We believe in coproduction and feel passionately that the young person should be firmly in control of their life outcomes. We ensure that our young people have aspirational goals and targets that will support them into employment pathways, independent living and all other meaningful occupation.

Working in Croydon

Applicants wishing to join our aspiring and progressive adult social care services teams will have a commitment to team working and an enthusiasm for contributing to sharing ideas that support the development of all our services. Candidates will demonstrate professionalism, creativity and drive in their approach to person centred practice and problem solving; and an ability to work flexibly in response to a rapidly changing public service environment. Additionally, the staff here at Croydon are friendly, and the transport links are excellent, as indeed is the support for working from home.

The Opportunities

In the context of developing our services to continue to meet the challenges of the current situation we are moving to Locality working with a clear emphasis on Strength Based working, including short and longer term work. You will have the opportunity to have training from Children and Adult directorates. You will receive a comprehensive induction, regular supervision from a name supervisor, practice learning sessions, appraisal and annual salary increment.

For further information please contact Azuka.Agbai@croydon.gov.uk

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Closing date: Tuesday 29th October 2024 @ 11.59pm

Equal opportunities statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a enhanced DBS check.

Working for London Borough of Croydon you will get the following-

Laptop/Phone to enable remote working practices (where applicable)

Post graduate learning

Leadership programmes

Work Smart (compressed working hours, conditions apply)

Flexi working (conditions apply).

A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%

28 Days annual leave, (excluding bank holiday's)

Parking permit (conditions apply)

Use of Zip Car's (conditions apply)

Core non-contractual benefits offered by Croydon Council

• Provision to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave per year (eligibility criteria applies)
• Cycle purchase scheme saving up to 42% (interest free)
• Discounted season tickets for parking in local car parks or an option to cap the daily cost to £6
• Interest free loans for discounted annual gym memberships with NI savings of up to 10%
• Discounted nursery with special rates for Croydon council employees
• Benenden's affordable healthcare at very low monthly payments
• Affordable loans via Salary Finance (eligibility criteria applies)
• Retail discounts via the employee benefits scheme