We are looking for a dedicated and passionate Service Manager to join our Family Support & Safeguarding Service in our drive for excellence. In Barking and Dagenham, we recognise the importance of providing support to our community in dealing with issues such as neglect, domestic abuse, and child sexual, physical and emotional abuse. We also recognise that the risk of exploitation poses a serious threat to our most vulnerable young people. We are committed to developing robust teams and services to tackle these head on. We are passionate about achieving the very best for the families and young people that we work with across our community. As a Service Manager your role will be central to providing exceptional and creative leadership for our Family Support & Safeguarding Service and making a positive difference to children, young people and their families. You will be required to plan, organise and manage your team, providing effective operational management and support, as required, delegating to your Team Managers as necessary, and driving high performance and timely outcomes for children subject to CIN plans, CP plans and Legal proceedings. You will support your Head of Service to deliver on the Service improvement plan . In addition to this, you will oversee recruitment, service development, quality assurance and individual casework undertaken by your teams.
You will need to be a qualified social worker and registered with Social Work England. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including an Enhanced Children’s Department of Barring Services check.
You are a social work qualified manager with extensive safeguarding and care proceedings experience who is passionate, caring and dedicated as well as being someone who is able to think outside the box and develop creative solutions. You are committed to relationship-based practice in all your interactions with staff and service users. As a skilled communicator you will have the ability to work with a broad range of people and partners, including working respectfully with children, young people and their families in a truly co-productive way that encourages them to develop their own solutions .You will consistently ensure the views, wishes and feelings of our children, young people and their families are used to inform the plans produced by your teams . You will have a strong record in managing safeguarding teams and meeting improvement outcomes. You will know how to provide management oversight in order that all cases are safely managed in a timely way and to agreed practice standards. You will have an acute appreciation for the Council’s budget and associated pressures on spend , and will know how to work within a budget envelope and provide best value for money . If you share our vision and have the enthusiasm and commitment to succeed despite the challenge of high demand and complex needs , then this job is for you.
We are putting the heart back into social work, supported by our relational practice model where we ensure the child’s lived experience takes centre stage.
Ours is a culture of high support, high expectations and fair challenge. We need committed individuals to support us in the delivery of these aims and to become part of our team to make a difference to our children and families.
In return we offer a competitive pay package, £2.5k Recruitment and £2.5k Retention Allowance, generous pension and relocation package, annual leave up to 31 days, excellent opportunities for career progression, whether you want to broaden your experience as a social worker or step into management, investment in your learning and development as well as a commitment to your wellbeing. We are currently reviewing our pay and benefits offer. The details in this advert reflect the offer that is in place at the time of this recruitment campaign.