Mosaic Operational Lead
MB3 £51,356 - £58,165
37 hours per week
Permanent
Central House
Application Deadline
Sunday 19th April 11:59pm
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting and Interview
Shortlisting Date: 27th/28th April
Interview Date: Tuesday 12th May
Interview Type: Face to Face
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Your Role
As Operational Lead for Mosaic, you will provide operational and clinical leadership for Stockport Council’s drug and alcohol service for children, young people and families. You will be responsible for ensuring safe, effective and high quality service delivery across treatment, school based, family and outreach pathways. The role includes acting as the CQC Registered Person, holding accountability for regulatory compliance, quality assurance and continuous improvement. You will line manage team managers, lead performance and outcomes monitoring (including statutory reporting), and work closely with services across Stockport Family, and with partners to support integrated, neighbourhood based delivery.
About You
You will be an experienced leader with a strong background in delivering or overseeing drug and alcohol services for children, young people and families. You will bring credible clinical or professional expertise, a clear understanding of safeguarding and clinical governance, and experience of managing quality, performance and risk within complex services. You will be confident working in multi agency environments, able to lead teams through change and maintain a clear focus on outcomes. You will share our values, demonstrate a restorative and collaborative approach, and be ready to take on the responsibilities of a CQC Registered Person.
About Us
Mosaic is Stockport’s specialist drug and alcohol service for children, young people under 26, and families affected by substance use. Working as part of Stockport Family, Mosaic delivers trauma informed, evidence based support through integrated treatment, school based and family teams. The service plays a key role in Stockport’s early help and safeguarding system, working closely with health, education, social care and youth justice partners. Mosaic is a CQC registered service, rated Good overall with Outstanding for Caring, and offers the opportunity to lead a well established service that makes a real difference to children and families across the borough.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact LJ Woodward, Head of Early Year and Neighbourhoods on lj.woodward@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
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Supporting Documents
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