Team Manager

About the role

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• between £52,413 - £54,495 per annum subject to experience (pro rata for part-time staff)
• £5,000 welcome payment*
• up to £8,000 relocation package**
• £2,000 retention payment*
• flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part-time staff)
• option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
• supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• an in-house Occupational Health service
• employee discount scheme
• links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
• career development and qualification opportunities
• access to our Social Work Academy
• Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)
• Green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)

Qualifications and Experience

• Social Work England registration
• A recognised qualification in Social Work
• A full driving licence and willingness to drive
• DBS clearance (Enhanced Adults and Children’s)
• To have completed your ASYE year (if you qualified after 2012)

Responsibilities

As a Team Manager, you will lead and support a team of social workers to deliver services of the highest quality. You will ensure statutory duties and best practice are followed, develop a team plan in line with Children’s Services strategic objectives, and provide management oversight on all cases. You will manage the team’s workflow and quality assure work through observations, reflective supervision, and GCC’s quality assurance framework, while contributing to the development of the framework itself. You will build positive relationships with colleagues within both the service and partner agencies to provide support and protection for vulnerable children and young people across the county.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• Experience working at a senior/advanced practitioner level, either wanting to progress to become a manager for the first time, or with experience of line management or leadership

Benefits

The post is open to job share.

Pay

Between £52,413 - £54,495 per annum subject to experience (pro rata for part-time staff).

Schedule

37.00 hours per week.