Are you passionate about making a positive difference in children's lives in Southwark?
Does the sound of leading a team of dedicated professionals who share your passion for positive outcomes for children and families appeal to you?
Are you ready to lead, motivate, manage and provide exemplary leadership and professional guidance to a specialist team of social workers, family practitioners and clinical practitioners working within a multi-modal framework, delivering targeted interventions to young people on the edge of care, and their families. Then Keeping Families Together in Southwark is the team for you.
About the Team:
The primary aim of the Keeping Families Together (KFT) team is to prevent family breakdown, working with families where there is a young person aged between 11 and 17 who is at imminent risk of coming into care, or is in care with the possibility of being rehabilitated home. Using multi-modal interventions and the STAIRS/FAMILY framework, the team works collaboratively with families to enable change so that children can remain safely with their families, rather than going into care.
A small practice group including social workers and family practitioners will look to you for inspirational leadership and professional guidance. The team will have clinical input to assist with working effectively with families and promoting different ways of working with each other to keep families together.
About the Role:
We are looking for an exceptional leader to manage a specialist team of social workers, family practitioners, and clinical practitioners within a multi-modal framework. As a Team Manager for the KFT Team, you lead and model excellent social work practice.
Your calm and focused approach will enable you to support your social workers to work together and deliver excellent, evidence, based practice which really makes a difference to the lives of children and families.
To be considered for an interview, your application will clearly evidence the following:
Contact Details:
If you wish to have an informal discussion about the role please get in touch with Victor Dadzie via 02075257934 or Victor.Dadzie@Southwark.gov.uk
Our Offer:
We understand that a motivated workforce is the most important factor for it to be successful and continue on its success journey. We are committed to your professional development and will ensure you have the right resources and training to enable you to provide a first class service including@
In recognition of your hard work, skills, and experience, we also offer:
For a full list of benefits, click here.
Recruitment Timetable:
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.  Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
At Southwark Children’s Services, we pride ourselves on doing our vital job differently. Our systemic, holistic, family-centred approach sits at the core of our values. And our endlessly supportive, collective, culture underpins everything we do to protect vulnerable children across our borough.
Southwark is a great place to grow and develop as a social worker. We continue to provide fantastic career progression opportunities. Supported by great partnerships and resources we are always growing and developing what we do through innovation, investment in our workforce and, most importantly, listening to children and families, and those that work with them.
Our offer to staff includes:
competitive remuneration packages
the opportunity to work in a vibrant borough in the heart of London with excellent access to Central London and easy transport links to the South East
a multi-cultural and diverse working environment, which provides excellent opportunities for enhancing your skills
modern digital plan with technology to support flexible working arrangements
professional development and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities through an established and extensive learning and development plan and opportunities.
opportunities to train as a Practice Educator and develop experience with student
clinical practitioners attached to every team to support you as an individual and your work with children and families.
culture of innovation and a ‘can do’ approach to problem solving in Social Care
stable, supportive leadership; Southwark has a lower ratio of workers to managers than most local authorities
small teams with supportive managers and manageable caseload
travel season ticket loans, cycle scheme, essential user care parking permits and local government pension
family friendly, flexible and agile working, from home or on-site
wellbeing programme, HSF Health plan and eye care scheme, EAP employee assistance programme, confidential counselling and support, and access to subsidised HSF health plan
If you are interested in having an informal discussion about this role, or working in children’s social care in Southwark, please contact Dan Comach, our Principal Social Worker at daniel.comach@southwark.gov.uk