Team Manager

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Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 24 February 2025

Closing Date: Sunday 16 February 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC10 £53,141.91 - £58,135.11

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resumé'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.

Job Details

• This is an exciting time to join the Children and Families, Justice Service within the Communities Directorate. The post holder will be responsible for managing our reviewing service who chair pathway reviews, looked after child reviews and child protection planning meetings.
• You will have autonomy to lead whilst working with others to develop our Quality Assurance Framework as well as ensure regular performance reporting on the work for the reviewing service.
• You will provide direct supervision to staff.
• You will be able to innovate and ensure that our services are shaped by lived experience.
• Provide detail reporting to the CPC and other groups who seek assurance on the quality of partnership assessment and planning.
• Strive for excellence in planning for families seeking creativity and innovation whilst considering the models of practice that best achieve this.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

• You will be an experienced Children and Families Practitioner who has ideally had experience of a management position.
• You will be a motivated and enthusiastic leader who can produce high quality reports and presentations.
• You need to be a highly motivated and enthusiastic leader who has a track record of managing and implementing change.
• Experience of quality assurance, self-evaluation and managing staff are essential as is working within partnership forums.
• Confirm registration with regulatory body (SSSC).
• For communication skills, focus on type of skills -persuading, advising, listening. Don't use 'excellent' or 'good.'
• As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a "blended working" arrangement with home-working opportunities and occasional office-working as required.
• Ability to travel within Fife.

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.

If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible so you're registered within the required six months. More details are included in the role profile.

Further Information

• Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
• How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
• Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
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For further information please contact: James Ross - james.ross-fc-d1@fife.gov.uk