Position reference: 50007302
Directorate: Children's Services | Service: Children’s Social Care & Safeguarding
Salary: £48,474 - £51,515 plus enhancements for working out of hours
Working Arrangements: Agile – Minimum 3 days/shifts office based
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch
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Closing date: 6/9/2024 at 23:59
The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.
The successful candidate will be required to be available outside of services normal working hours as part of a standby rota to respond to out of hours service needs. A standardised standby payment will be made in respect of these duties.
This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check and a Social Work Qualification. In addition, as the team will be located in a police station, the successful candidate will need to be subject to vetting via South Yorkshire Police (NPPV2 Abbreviated Vetting level).
This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check
If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email dbs@barnsley.gov.uk
This post requires a Police Vetting Check
Prospective employees will be required to apply for a Police Vetting Check, Please note that this doesn’t supersede the DBS check. Recruitment Vetting provides the Police service with an assurance as to the integrity and reliability of persons seeking employment within the police community.
When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.
Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.
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We have recently adopted the Signs of Safety practice model and our managers and leaders are key to embedding this into practice. As a manager you will be responsible for the leadership and oversight of a small team offering regular support and supervision and driving practice in your team
Our vision in Children's Services is clear
Barnsley a place of possibilities:
We are one service with one goal, working together to build a brighter Barnsley for every child
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Putting Children and Families First
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Working together in partnership to deliver joined up care
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Delivered by a strong and valued workforce
Our vision and genuine commitment to supporting our teams and social workers to deliver the very best outcomes for our children and young people, makes it the perfect time for forward thinking, motivated and dedicated leaders to join us in Barnsley.
Visit our dedicated webpage to hear from our social workers, our Executive Director, and learn more about the role and Children’s Services:
https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/jobs/childrens-social-worker-jobs-in-barnsley/
About the Service
It’s an exciting time to join us in Barnsley. We have recently restructured our generic out of hours provision and have established a dedicated Children’s Emergency Duty Team. We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic, and qualified Team Manager who can contribute to the development of the Team and provide an outstanding service for children.
You will have a proven track record as a team manager and will ideally have previous experience of working within an Emergency Duty Team or Out of Hours provision. You will be able to work autonomously and develop and implement guidance and procedures that will ensure your workers have the knowledge, confidence and skills to manage complex and high-risk children’s safeguarding situations. You will demonstrate an ability to work closely with Partner Agency colleagues in defining roles and responsibilities and ensuring resources are prioritised to where they are needed most.
You will have a good understanding of safeguarding procedures and be experienced in chairing strategy discussions and overseeing S47 investigations. You will be committed to developing a service which is Strengths based and is proactive in engaging parents, carers and young people, to diffuse crisis situations and develop safety plans utilising family networks. You will be confident in your decision making and risk assessment skills, and be able to provide advice, guidance and challenge to colleagues within Social Care and across agencies.
The team operate outside of normal office hours, covering all urgent Social Work needs for Children and families in Barnsley. The team are operational from 4.30pm to 8.30am Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and from 4.30pm on Friday through to Monday at 8.30am. As Team Manager you will work a combination of daytime and out of hours, and there will be an expectation that this will include some evenings and weekends. You will work closely with Team Manager colleagues within the Integrated Front Door (IFD) and may be required to provide management cover in the IFD on an occasional basis (to cover annual leave or other absence, etc).
Who are we looking for?
- You will be a qualified social worker with a minimum of 5 years post-qualifying experience
- You will have experience of delivering reflective supervision
- You will be committed to supporting and developing teams and workers, with experience of mentoring students, NQSW’s or colleagues
- You will have extensive experience of working in statutory children’s social work, of driving plans for our most vulnerable children and of working in partnership with families and agencies to achieve positive change
- You will maintain an up to date knowledge of the legislation, policies and procedures and how we implement these in practice
In return we will offer you a supportive working environment with manageable spans of control
- A highly competitive salary of up to £51515 plus out of hours enhancements (On top of the basic salary there is an automatic 10% enhancement for working shifts as well as additional payments for unsocial hours in line with the Corporate Single Status agreement)
- An opportunity to contribute to strategic planning within the EDT and undertake targeted work to support wider service development.
- High quality regular supervision and support and a nurturing senior management team that encourages learning and development
- Flexible working arrangements
- A commitment to continuous professional development with a strong training and development offer
- Good IT support and equipment
- A commitment to health and wellbeing and access to dedicated assistance programme
- Just 4 You Benefits https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/jobs/just4you/
For an informal discussion please do not hesitate to contact: ClareSaxby1@barnsley.gov.uk
Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.
Job Profile: Team Manager - Job Profile.pdf
Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile - TM.pdf
Help with your application form
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
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