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Team Manager – Adolescent Team

Employer
Medway Council
Location
Chatham, Kent
Salary
Up to £52,658 inclusive of market premia
Closing date
24 Feb 2022

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Job Sector
Children, Families, Young People
Job Role
Team Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Team Manager – Adolescent Team
Employer: Medway Council
Salary: Up to £52,658 inclusive of market premia
Location: Chatham, Kent
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 24/02/2022 at 23:55
Reference: CSC577RJ

We are seeking an experienced Team Manager to join our Adolescent Service.  You will be required to lead a team of social workers, early help workers and other practitioners, who work with our most vulnerable young people.  You will also develop effective partnership working with other Council services and partner agencies to ensure efficient delivery of the service.

You will have significant social work experience, be able to evidence good leadership skills and a proven track record of delivering good outcomes for children, young people ad their families.

You will hold a degree in social work and be registered with Social Work England. You will also be able to demonstrate a breadth of knowledge and experience of working with children in a statutory setting and ideally have experience of working with ‘Signs of Safety’ or a similar strengths and relationships based practice framework.

In addition to the annual salary and market premia, we are proud to offer an excellent benefits package including -

Retention Payment of £3,000 per annum (paid annually)
Career progression scheme to support your pathway of professional development
Essential User Allowance with option to transfer to Lease Car after 6 months Excellent local government pension scheme
Free car parking
Access to ICT equipment and mobile phone, to support hybrid model of flexible working
Access to a confidential information, advice and counselling service Relocation allowance of up to £8,000 

For an informal discussion please contact Kelly Cogger, Head of Service for Early Help and First Response on 01634 335618

Please click on the ‘Apply Online’ button.  Alternatively email your cv with a covering letter to recruitment@medway.gov.uk, quoting reference CSC577RJ

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Our organisation
Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula. Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.

To find out more about Medway the place please click here.

Important Information: Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile.

Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement
Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or view online.

How to apply

Please be advised that we only accept online applications submitted through JobsGoPublic ATS

If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.

All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 332878.

 

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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