Team Manager, Front Door to Children's Social Care

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About Us

North Somerset Council is dedicated to providing high-quality services to our community. We are committed to creating a fair, green, and more inclusive environment for all our residents. Join us and contribute to making a positive impact on our community.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team, of 3 Co-ordinators, 4 Social Workers and 2 Senior Social Workers and our established Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub. Also seated in the Front Door is the Intensive Family Support Hub. In the months ahead we will be expanding our Front Door service to include the Adolescent Safety Framework, we are proud to continue to be developing our service.

The Front Door will work closely together with the newly forming Assessment Team which as the Front Door manager, you will work closely and supportively with the newly formed assessment team manager.

We are a team who sit together, learn from each other and are developing our knowledge and understanding of Restorative Relationships and Trauma Informed practice. We are really excited about our future and the difference we can make to children and their families North Somerset.

This is a permanent role, working 37 hours per week. Although there is some room from working outside the office we have found that a strength of our team in the fact we are together for the working week. If you as successful you will be line managed by The Head of Front Door and Family Wellbeing.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing a multi-disciplined team to ensure service delivery through self and others and be part of the management team in the local area with collective responsibly for the strategic development of services in partnership with other professionals. This will include the efficient deployment of resources according to need and management of associated budgets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure statutory childcare duties are met, national minimum standards and regulations are complied with, high standards of recognised professional practice are delivered, and operational staff and supervisors work effectively with partners from other agencies to support individual children and families and improve their life chances.

• To provide professional leadership, decision making advice, supervision and support of social workers and ensure appropriate decision making in line with delegated responsibilities

• Manage and supervise a team of staff, being responsible for the appropriate allocation of work and promotion of a manageable workload including an expectation that all staff undertake a caseload and project work (eg group work, consultation, student supervision as required), utilising a range of interventions

• To work in partnership with the Police and other agencies to ensure investigations are completed within statutory timescales and to provide professional advice and guidance to service users and partner agencies thus ensuring effective triage of, and response to, referrals from the public and other agencies.

This position is exempt under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975 and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Valid driving licence and own transport, or be able to provide alternative, suitable method of travel is an essential condition for this role.

About You

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about children's social care, and who possesses the following skills and experience:

Essential Criteria:

• Social Work qualification, ie social work degree, management qualification NVQ level 4 or working towards level 4 and 5 years post qualifying experience as a social worker.
• Registered as a social worker with Social Work England.
• An approved professional qualification relevant to the area of work to give approved Social Work England registration, and practical experience of working with service user groups giving rise to a variety of technical skills and thorough understanding of the principles of the services available, work practices and processes.
• Specialist knowledge of childcare across the range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience.

What We Offer

At North Somerset Council, we value our employees and provide a supportive and inclusive work environment.

We offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities for professional development
• Staff groups
• Opportunity to purchase up to an additional 10 days annual leave each year
• Dedicated Wellbeing Team
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work and Electric vehicle schemes

Further details of our excellent rewards package can be found in our Benefits booklet .

How to Apply

If you share our vision and values and are ready to make an impact to North Somerset, please select the apply button below. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit your application by 11.59pm on the application closing date. When completing our online application form, please detail how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Contact Information:

For further information about the role, please contact Dawn Newton, Head of Family Well Being and Front Door, at dawn.newton@n-somerset.gov.uk or 07917 228293.

Important Information

Interview Date: To be advised.

We are currently only able to accept applications from candidates who have full permission to work in the UK.

Equal Opportunities

At North Somerset Council we want all our employees to feel valued and appreciated. We aim to ensure equality of opportunity and prevent discrimination irrespective of your sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, race, age, disability, including neurodiversity, if you are married or in a civil partnership or are pregnant or currently on maternity leave. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job role.