Children's Social Care Team Manager Children and Families, Exeter & East Devon
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Children and Families Service in Exeter & East Devon within Children's Social Care, where you’ll make a meaningful impact of the lives of children and families. The key purpose of the role is to improve the outcomes for our most vulnerable young people and families in Devon to encourage positive change.
Are you an experienced, skilled, and passionate Social Worker looking for the next step in your career? Or perhaps you are already a Team Manager looking to broaden and further develop your leadership experience in a new role? If this is you, Devon County Council wants to hear from you!
As a Team Manager within the Children and Families Service, you will draw upon your experience and expertise in order to facilitate your team’s continual personal and professional growth. You will embed a high-performance, collaborative culture through reflective supervisions, and in doing so, achieve the best possible outcomes for our children, young people, and their families. You will provide oversight on all our children and young people, ensuring quality standards are maintained whilst championing restorative practice.
Our Children and Families Service works in a highly challenging, yet highly rewarding environment to manage child-in-need and child protection cases as well as cases in legal proceedings and looked after children. Working together with children and their families, we use restorative practice to achieve positive, long-term and sustainable outcomes for all. Building happier, healthier and safer environments for children and young people in Devon is at the heart of our service and to achieve this we develop supportive partnerships that encourage and empower children and families in unlocking their individual strengths and values.
About You
As a Team Manager, your skills and experience will include:
1. Experience working within social care, including working in a multi-agency environment
2. Strong leadership and management skills; effectively leading teams, with the ability to develop and support individuals, promoting an environment of continuous improvement where everyone can achieve their potential
3. The ability to build effective professional relationships with children, families, and other professionals, leading to successful outcomes for children
4. A social work qualification and registration with Social Work England
5. Satisfactory completion of your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE)
6. A high-level of written and verbal communication skills*
7. Extensive knowledge and understanding of the legislation, models, and theories relevant to children’s social work
8. Exceptional recording and planning skills
9. Ability to make difficult decisions
10. A valid UK driving licence and access to a car*
* Exceptions may apply under the Equality Act
About Us
Devon County Council is a welcoming and inclusive place to work, underpinning our ‘People First’ approach. It is a really exciting time here, we’re an ambitious authority on an exciting journey of cultural change. We're continuing to embed and relational ways of working and we believe that for most families, the family home is the best place for children to live and thrive. We're proud of our workforce and what we are achieving for children and families in Devon.
For the vital contribution you make, you will receive the following:
11. £2,000 annual retention payment (pro-rata for part time employees)
12. Flexible working arrangements promoting a healthy work-life balance to support your wellbeing, including some remote working
13. Generous annual leave with the option to purchase additional leave
14. Free onsite parking
15. Career progression opportunities
16. A full induction
17. A supportive working environment with regular supervision
18. Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
19. A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme including a variety of employee well-being services
20. Discounts at over 900 national & local high street retailers through our benefits platform
21. Salary sacrifice schemes including electric vehicles and cycle to work
22. Relocation package of up to £8,000, subject to qualifying conditions