Responsibilities
* To lead and manage the specialist Family Group Decision Making Team as part of the wider family help offer within Oldham, including responsibility for the allocation of cases, and management of staff and performance.
* To manage team performance and oversee quality of practice, developing a strong performance and improvement culture including use of practice reviews and feedback from service users and partners.
* To lead in developing practice and guidance around family group decision making, and deliver training across children's social care and early help in order to embed a culture in which practitioners effectively engage family networks in plans to support better outcomes for children and families, in particular enabling children to remain safely within their families. Experience of working with, or facilitating, Family Group Decision Making with families and children and young people with complex health and social care needs, including alongside social work at the levels of Child in Need and Child Protection.
* Extensive experience of working within a service delivering support to families who have complex lives which may include; mental health, offending, substance misuse, domestic abuse and may be resistant to service involvement.
* Substantial experience of leading, motivating and managing teams, including the establishment of a positive performance culture.
* The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS.
We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We have identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact: A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.
We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:
* Work with a resident focus
* Support local leaders
* Committed to the borough
* Delivery high performance
* Take ownership and drive change
You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our Greater.jobs Oldham page.
Benefits
* Our Benefits Package: At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:
* 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years' service
* The option to purchase additional annual leave
* An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions
* Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active
* Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more
* Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work
* Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support
* Staff recognition and celebration events
* Peer support groups
Inclusive Recruitment
We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace. If you're an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.
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