Dudley Children’s Social Care launched the Family Safeguarding Model in the summer of 2023.
Social work teams are integrated with a range of partner agencies such as Probation; Black Country Women’s Aid; “Change, Grow, Live”, Here4Youth; CAB and CAMHS and voluntary organisation partners such as Barnardo’s and Phase Trust.
The integrated multi-disciplinary and multi-agency model of service delivery is making a positive difference to children and their families.
We are looking for an experienced team manager to join our dynamic and ambitious management team.
There is a team manager vacancy in the Family Safeguarding Service, which supports children from birth to 12 years old.
We are Restorative in our practice and we work with children and their families, co-producing the care plan that meets the needs of children who are at risk within the family home as well as harm outside of home.
We always encourage and support innovative practice to ensure the most appropriate, robust and holistic support is offered to meet each child’s needs. A key part of this role will be your ability to positively impact the lives of children and young people.
Hours: 37 per week
Location: Corbyn Road, Dudley. We are moving to Cable Plaza, which is a purpose-built and modern office in early 2025.
You will:
* Be responsible for the leadership and management of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency integrated social work team, ensuring that children receive the right services that safeguard and promote their welfare;
* Provide operational management and leadership and build effective partnerships with a range of partner agencies;
* Actively promote and lead permanence planning for children and are knowledgeable about court work;
* Work effectively with two other team managers and contribute to the implementation of the Service Plan by promoting a supportive, professional, learning culture, empowering others and setting and maintaining high and measurable standards of practice;
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children; therefore the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.
If this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving your application!
For further information on Dudley Children's Social Care please go to http://www.childrenservicesjobs-dudley.org.uk/
We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date if we receive a large number of applications.
For more information on the role contact karen.g.johnson@dudley.gov.uk
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