Assistant Team Manager - Support and Safeguarding

WILTSHIRE COUNCIL ,
Trowbridge, Wiltshire
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £43,526 - £45,749 per annum (inclusive of market supplement*)

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Assistant Team Manager - Support and Safeguarding Salary: £43,526 - £45,749 per annum (inclusive of market supplement) Ref:CS01784 Permanent Full Time County Hall, Trowbridge Summary Assistant Team Manager - Support and Safeguarding Our Support and Safeguarding team works with some of the most vulnerable children in Wiltshire, including children and their families requiring support as part of our Early Help offer, children in need, children subject to child protection planning and children who are the subject of family proceedings. We also support some of our looked after children and young people awaiting permanence via court proceedings and adoption. Family Key Workers provide early help support to children and Social Workers work with families from the outset of involvement to permanence and this a significant strength in our service. Join us and you’ll not only help to re-define young lives you will be instrumental in shaping your team to ensure that Wiltshire’s children, young people and their families, fulfil their potential and thrive in their communities. Families and children will receive a high quality, efficient and effective social work service which results in them being more resilient and will say that you made a positive difference to their lives. LIVE ∙WORK∙ CARE About the role of Assistant Team Manager As an Assistant Team Manager here, you’ll play a pivotal part. Whether leading your team of Social Workers using data and audits to quality assure our effectiveness, you’ll keep the needs of the county’s vulnerable children and young people firmly at the heart of our journey to Outstanding. You will be part of cohesive management team with regular supervision. You will be supporting your manager to direct, co-ordinate and provide leadership to all staff within your dedicated team. Our offer to you Working patterns to fit for your life and commitments. We also offer flexible working options from across Wiltshire including working from home. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 30 after 5 years’ service, as well as the option to purchase an additional ten days. Provide free parking in the locality of most of our hubs and use of the pool car scheme. The opportunity to work for a forward-thinking council with a strong focus on staff engagement. Dedicated time for training and development and monthly reflective supervision Provide you with a laptop and mobile phone, so you can work flexibly from any location across the county enabling you to be more effective and flexible in your practice. We offer an attractive rewards package with an excellent range of discounted products and services with national and local retailers via our Wiltshire Rewards scheme Excellent training and development opportunities – with a variety of progression opportunities including CMI accredited leadership programs Employee wellbeing services and family friendly policies to support work life balance Discounted leisure membership About you An excellent problem solver, calm under pressure and a confident decision maker, you’ll bring with you considerable social work experience understanding of permanence planning and court work and the proven ability to manage competing demands. You must be qualified to a DipSW level or equivalent and be registered as a social worker with Social Work England. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as an employee you will be expected to share this commitment. Find out more and apply A 15% market supplement payment is applicable to the Assistant Team Manager position in Families and Children’s Support and Safeguarding and MASH teams. This market supplement payment recognises the market pay rate for roles in this area of children's services. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis. Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply (see below), as well as our values and behaviours framework (Approximately half of all interview questions relate to the framework). MA13-1153 Assistant Team Mgr SW.pdf You can then make your application online by clicking the apply button at the bottom of this web page. If you are submitting a CV please ensure you read our CV and cover letter criteria carefully to avoid your CV being rejected. For specific information about this job, please contact Jacqui Earl-Martin, Team Manager Email: Jacqui.Earl-Martinwiltshire.gov.uk Telephone: 01225 713774 or Sarah Fraser, Recruitment Consultant Email: Sarah.Fraserwiltshire.gov.uk Telephone 01225 713164 This role is subject to certain successful security checks; please see role description for more information. Values and Behaviours Framework All candidates are assessed against the council’s behaviours framework (available below) during the interviewing process. Approximately half of all questions relate to the framework Click here to download our behaviours framework To Apply, Click the APPLY Button Date Closes: 12/04/2020

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