Service Manager - Independent Safeguarding and Reviewing Services (7208)

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Job Description

Permanent contract | full-time 37 hours per week | £55,147 to £60,676 per annum (Grade M) | Norwich

Service Manager - Independent Safeguarding and Reviewing Services

Hybrid working with at least 2-3 days in the office determined by the needs of the role.

Relocation Expenses available up to £8,000

We are currently looking for a Service Manager for our Independent Safeguarding and Reviewing Services teams. This is a varied post; every day is different! You will be leading a team who play a pivotal role in young people's lives.

You will be directly managing 11 Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) and working collaboratively with two other Heads of Service.

You will provide a reflective space for IROs to consider their challenge to the operation teams around care planning for Looked After Children to avoid drift and delay, and ensuring young people's care plans are aspirational and meet the young people's needs, based in their views.

You will support Quality Assurance Activity within the Service and provide supportive challenge around performance to the operational colleagues.

About you

In addition to being a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England you will have the following skills and experience:

• Significant and current leadership experience
• Experience of working in a way that ensures the meeting of team and organisational performance targets.
• In depth knowledge of child protection/safeguarding policies and practice, guidance and legislation for Looked after Children, all legislative frameworks relating to children and government guidance.

For an informal chat about this role please contact Tania Fulcher (Assistant Director Independent Statutory Services, Assurance and Practice) at Tania.Fulcher@norfolk.gov.uk

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specificationto help you demonstrate you meet the criteria we are looking for.

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

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• 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 discount 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.
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

Closing date for redeployees to receive priority consideration: 06 November 2024

Closing date: 14 November 2024

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.