Operational Manager, Justice Social Work - PKC13728 £As an Operational Manager your role will be multi-faceted. You will provide supervision and support to the community operational team leaders in justice social work and work at a strategic level to support service developments and implement improvement plans in line with national legislation, policy and local drivers. Although this post offers hybrid working, there is an expectation that the successful applicant will be office based for the first six months to build relationships with staff and partners. Thereafter the expectation would be that you are in the office at least three days per week, subject to service requirements. We are seeking a confident and experienced social work manager with significant knowledge of the statutory justice social work system. As a manager you should be able to nurture the development of team leaders by empowering, supporting planning and decision making at an operational level while understanding the national justice landscape. You need to be flexible, creative and agile in your thinking and can embrace and implement change. A social work degree or equivalent qualification, e.g. CQSW, Diploma in Social Work. Significant knowledge and experience of front line relevant social work practice in justice social work services. Evidence of implementing effective quality assurance. Evidence of performance monitoring, team planning and identification of improvement actions and their subsequent implementation. You must have a valid UK driving Licence as this post will require you travel to locations within Perth and Kinross and to meetings outwith the area. A generous annual leave package 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day Eligibility to join our pension scheme Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development. We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Nicola Rogerson, Justice Social Work Service Manager on 07500 918051 or by email at NRogerson@pkc.gov.uk to find out more. We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government. Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.