Team Manager Children's Adolescent Service

About the role

This is a great opportunity to shape practice, strengthen the service following our recent review, and contribute to the ongoing development of our adolescent model.

As a Team Manager within our Adolescent Service, you will:

• Provide professional leadership and support to ensure the safe practice of your social workers and social care practitioners
• Provide effective workload management in line with service key performance indicators
• Ensure your team are forward-thinking, responsive, and meet the diverse needs of the young people we safeguard, working with them in a strengths-based way.
• Manage, motivate, and develop your team
• Deputise for your service manager when required to ensure operational effectiveness and consistency in line with service strategies, policies, and procedures
• Help to develop a respectful culture recognising diverse experiences, promoting partnership working, and encouraging family-driven solutions

Responsibilities

Your application, our inclusive approach

We are seeking an experienced and confident Team Manager, or Social Worker who is ready lead within a dynamic Adolescent management team.

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

• Qualified Social Work degree, SWE Registration and UK based social work experience
• Minimum of four years post-qualified experience
• ASYE completed, within two years of qualifying
• Experience supporting adolescents who have significant challenges around their mental health, additional needs, are at risk of exploitation, serious youth violence or other contextual safeguarding risks
• Strong safeguarding expertise within adolescence
• Proven experience managing crisis, risk and complexity
• Evidence of supervising other qualified staff, with the ability to support and develop practitioners in high-pressure environments

Qualifications

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long-term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

Skills

Your Application, Our Inclusive Approach

We are seeking an experienced and confident Team Manager, or Social Worker who is ready lead within a dynamic Adolescent management team.

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

• Qualified Social Work degree, SWE Registration and UK based social work experience
• Minimum of four years post-qualified experience
• ASYE completed, within two years of qualifying
• Experience supporting adolescents who have significant challenges around their mental health, additional needs, are at risk of exploitation, serious youth violence or other contextual safeguarding risks
• Strong safeguarding expertise within adolescence
• Proven experience managing crisis, risk and complexity
• Evidence of supervising other qualified staff, with the ability to support and develop practitioners in high-pressure environments

Benefits

The salary range for Team Managers within the Adolescent Safeguarding Service is £61,439 - £65,898 per annum, inclusive of a £5,000 market supplement. We also offer a financial package of up to £6,000 which is payable in 3 instalments across your first 18 months in post.

We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee

28 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service (plus bank holidays)

An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing

A generous local government salary related pension

Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more

2 paid volunteering days per year

Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year

Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

Paternity, adoption and dependents leave

Refer a friend payment of £1,000 as a thank you for finding the right Social Worker

Pay

The salary range for Team Managers within the Adolescent Safeguarding Service is £61,439 - £65,898 per annum, inclusive of a £5,000 market supplement.

Schedule

We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee

28 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service (plus bank holidays)