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IRO Operational Manager

Employer
Medway Council
Location
Chatham, Kent
Salary
£47,417 - £51,337
Closing date
16 Aug 2019

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IRO Operational Manager
Employer: Medway Council
Salary: £47,417 - £51,337 per annum
Location: Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 16/08/2019 at 23:55 PM
Reference: CH0100AL


An opportunity has arisen for an experienced IRO Operational Manager to work in our Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Service..  You will be responsible for providing leadership to the team and continuing to drive forward high quality practice throughout Children’s Services through the establishment of quality assurance mechanisms and regular reviews of practice.

As a registered social worker with HCPC you will have a minimum of five years post qualifying experience of working with children, young people and their families, together with experience of providing expert management support. You will report to our Head of Service for Safeguarding and Quality Assurance.

If you are passionate and committed to improving the lives and opportunities of children and young people then we would like to hear from you.

In return we offer:

Market Premia payment of £7000 per annum, payable in 12 equal instalments
Retention payment of £2000 per annum, payable after 2 years’ service with Medway
Lease Car or Essential User Allowance
Relocation Scheme
Accredited systemic training in partnership with the Centre for Systemic Social Work
Access to our award winning social care academy
To view our full range of employment benefits please click here.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss this opportunity further with our Head of Service.

To apply for this role, click "Apply"

Company

Medway

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It’s our Practice that will make the difference

In Children’s Services and across all our social work practice we are committed to social work values and promoting the professionalism of social work.  Our delivery of children’s services is informed by our vision of achieving positive change for families we work with so that children are safe, services are effective, and families feel supported and enabled to care for their children.

We are committed to establishing a skilled and permanent workforce. We have four defined social work roles, NQSW; Social Worker; Experienced Social Worker and Senior Practitioner to support practitioners to stay in practice.  Medway Children and Adults Academy has a comprehensive programme of training and support including an ASYE programme and post qualifying accredited training for experienced practitioners and managers.  We will support you through training, reflective group and individual supervision, coaching, team and service meetings as well as offering a wealth of opportunities to help you with your continuous professional development.  

Medway has been successful as the lead partner to obtain funding for the Kent – Medway and South East England Teaching Partnership, with Kent County Council, the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University. Together we will develop joint approaches to recruitment, curriculum development and delivery, to meet identified needs both for students and qualified social workers.

The Medway model of social work uses Signs of Safety as a foundation for understanding the complex problems our families face and it supports our belief that children are best cared for within their families so long as this is safe.  We use the Signs of Safety practice model to organise and describe our work with children and families throughout our case records; the model is used in our Child Protection Conferences. Specific models of assessment and intervention are used for identified needs such as the Graded Care Profile; Parenting Assessments and Direct work with Children.  Our professional development offer includes training in all these areas and also the Practice Education of social work students.  We have redesigned our career progression scheme to reward continuity of practice and designed career pathways that reflect the importance we place on the work social workers undertake.

To achieve our vision, we need your experience.  You will be working in teams which consist of 6 social workers, and a team manager who will provide management oversight and support.  In addition each team will also have dedicated administrative support.  Retention payments and additional benefits are provided to support a long term career in Medway.  

Why Medway?

Medway is a truly great place to live, work, learn and visit.  Medway is one of south-easts most aspiring and developing destinations. Its name is taken from the magnificent river that flows through it, and comprises of five main towns, Chatham, Strood, Rochester, Gillingham and Rainham.  

Medway is rich in heritage, hosts more than 30 days of free festivals and events each year  and offers beautiful natural landscapes– as well as a range of shops, bars and restaurants for every occasion

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