Does the sound of a generous holiday allowance of 40 days appeal to you?
Are you an experienced Team Manager looking for your next role?
Do you want to make a difference by providing leadership and management to a well-established team with great reputation?
If so, we have the perfect role for you!
For the first time in over 20 years, Wandsworth are recruiting to the Registered Manager (Team Manager) role at our in-house Children’s home and Short Breaks Service that support Children with Disabilities both from Wandsworth and other Local Authorities. We are looking for a full time Team Manager to join our team.
About the service
Oakdene is a Short Break and Long-stay unit that provides residential care for children and young people aged 5-18 years who have moderate to severe learning difficulties. Some of our children and young people exhibit challenging behaviours whilst others may have high medical needs.
Our latest Ofsted was GOOD (January 2022).
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team, with a great reputation, to lead the team in its next phase of growth and development. The role gives you the opportunity to really make a valuable difference in the lives of some of our most vulnerable children and young people, creating a warm and loving environment for children to thrive.
The key objectives of the role are to lead and manage the large team as they care for children on a daily basis, ensuring we provide a safe and nurturing home environment, work alongside other professionals and work within the Children’s home regulations and National Minimum standards.
About you
We are looking for an energetic and passionate leader who is patient, enthusiastic about giving children the best possible outcomes, who is understanding and enjoys a challenge.
The successful candidate will be expected to fulfil a range of responsibilities, subject to skills and experience these will include:
Fulfilling the established quality assurance standards and targets and to meet the needs of all children / young people, this includes supervision of staff and ensuring the smooth running of the service.
Managing the budget, care of the building, catering and administration duties and to share the responsibility for attendance for reviews, network meetings and case conferences.
The post holder will need to be supportive to others, adaptable and creative and will be required to formally supervise a number of workers.
In order to be considered you will need to have a recognised qualification such as a Diploma in Residential Child Care (or equivalent) and recent experience of working in a senior/managerial role. You will also need to be willing to undertake relevant management training in the role.
For an informal conversation about the role please contact Candice Levy, Service Manager at candice.levy@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk
Staff Benefits
At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve, rather than where you work on any given day. The difference you can make to our local communities is what really matters most to us, service delivery must always come first. We have carefully considered agile ways of working to provide the best experience for residents, stakeholders and our staff. Our agile working strategy actively supports and encourages a dynamic work environment and daily working experience. Agile working helps put the needs of our staff at the centre of everything we do, so if specific flexible working arrangements helps you with this, feel free to let us know.
Your wellbeing and the flexible way in which you can work is and will remain a key priority for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. We want you to thrive and feel empowered in your work!
We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including working from home. This is a children’s home, and as such you will be required to be on site for a significant portion of your working week. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if there are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 40 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.
Indicative Recruitment Timeline
Closing Date: 11:59pm on Sunday 28th January 2024
Shortlisting Date: Monday 29th January 2024
Interview Date:
Friday 2nd February 2024: Visit to Oakdene for show around and test.
Monday 5th February 2024: Competency based interview at Wandsworth Town Hall.
Useful Information:
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams.
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Important Information:
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).
Please refer to the Job Profile for full details on the original careers site.
Our social workers are at the heart of our success, and we’re looking for Social Workers who share and are excited by our vision. Come and be part of our success.
All children and families deserve an outstanding level of practice, let’s work together to provide them with the very best.
Our shared vision and values to improve outcomes for children and families will drive practice. Our outstanding practice framework will support us collectively to do that. We want to apply solutions to complex problems in the simplest way. Having a robust practice framework will enable a shared language, understanding and value base from which we can all work creatively with children and families to achieve the best outcomes for them.
We know that to recruit passionate, dedicated social workers - where there’s simply more demand than the available resource - we must show our appreciation in more tangible ways. That's why we have put together an attractive package for all our social workers.
In return for your skills, knowledge and experience, you will receive an appropriate starting salary and a friendly, kind, positive and supportive working culture.
We also offer:
Performance related salary progression scheme
32 days annual leave to all employees plus bank holidays
Relocation package for experienced social workers moving to London
Manageable caseloads
Agile and flexible working arrangements
Professional development and CPD opportunities
Regular reflective supervision and peer group supervision
Refer a friend scheme
Welcome payments and retention bonuses for harder to recruit to areas of our services
Social Work Career Pathway Framework
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
If you have any questions about applying for this role, please get in touch with Simi Sabo on simi.sabo@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk