Children’s Team Manager #000A113B1

Job Description

Please be aware this is a Long Term Temporary post to start ASAP.

The following is essential criteria:

– Degree in Social Work

– SWE Registration

– Right to work within the UK

We’d love you to come and join our Stockport Family! Here in Stockport, we’re looking for driven, dedicated, and caring children’s social workers to help support some of our most important people, our children and their families.

We have a fairly unique way of working which is centred all around relationships; our social workers assess and deliver interventions from the point of a family needing support until that family no longer requires a statutory service from us, meaning for our families there are no transition points. They’ve told us that this is really important to them.

As a Team Leader in Stockport Family, you will get to develop and support social workers and their practice across all levels of intervention, meaning you’ll see the outcomes of the hard work you’ve put in. This will also provide you with a breadth of different skills and experiences, which will go some way in enhancing your social work knowledge.

Our Team Leaders are key people in our management structure. Your role will be to support and nurture social workers, whilst driving forward outstanding practice for children and their families in a range of circumstances. You will supervise teams of six social workers and two senior practitioners and will work across both duty and longer-term work.

In Stockport, career development is key. Our Team Leader cohort grew their careers from being social workers in Stockport we are committed to growing our Team Leaderes and supporting you with your long-term career goals. We have a system of mentoring and buddying to support you to develop your career in whatever direction interests you and our yearly PDRs have really positive feedback from our social workers in terms of how they support with career development.

You will be a part of a friendly and welcoming team, with each team having two experienced senior practitioners and a skilled, nurturing service leader.

Here’s a couple of things our current social workers have said about their experience with Stockport Family:

I have been really lucky to have been supported by some incredible colleagues, who have offered me guidance and support and also challenge where appropriate and this has helped me reflect on who I am and the kind of practitioner I want to be. I have felt like I mattered as a person and am part of a family. Leoni, social worker.  

I have a brilliant team and I’m lucky to be able to do some really purposeful direct work with children and with parents – I feel like working in Stockport lets me be the social worker that I want to be. Jess, ASYE social worker. 

About You

In Stockport, we are driven by our values – so we want team leaders who are motivated by building relationships with children and families and to take an empowering approach to working with families. We would ideally like our team leaders to have experience of working across both duty and locality systems and to have held both private and public court proceedings, as well as experience of the pre-proceedings process.

To help us meet the needs of our children and families and to help them when they need it most, we need social workers just like you, people who are hard-working, passionate about making a difference, and wanting children to reach their full potential. You’ll also be a team player, so you’re able to share your own knowledge with others and continue to learn.

We know however, that this is a tough job and it’s a big ask. So to do it well, you need to be fully supported every step of the way. This is why we have an excellent package of benefits, including additional tailored support if you need it, all of which are detailed below.

Learning and development is a key part of our culture, at every stage. We know you’ll come with a host of skills and things to share, but we know you need to continue to learn so you can thrive. So we will support you to flourish and develop in your career.

We would love to speak to you about our offer, our career development pathways and the difference you could make for the children and families in Stockport.

About Us

In Stockport, our vision is for all children to have the best start in life. We co-designed an outcomes framework that we are committed to as our vision for supporting children and families in Stockport which is 

•           I feel safe

•           I feel part of my local community

•           I enjoy good health and wellbeing

•           I am confident and able to reach my goals

•           I am happy and have people I can trust

•           The people that love and care for me are enabled to do this

•           My voice is heard and acted upon

We have a model of restorative practice which means relationships are central to everything we do, not just with our families but with our colleagues too. We care about our use of language too, and we are very ambitious for the families we work with.

We believe that change is possible through the building of strong relationships where there is both high support, and where necessary, high challenge. All colleagues are offered training to help us develop this restorative approach. 

To support our teams with this, we have experienced leaders, and a dedicated social work workforce development team, providing reflective and clinical supervision and we also offer innovative support services for families, which have been praised by the DFE – including New Beginnings and Comma.

Please be aware this is a Long Term Temporary post to start ASAP.

What’s on offer for the Social Worker

· Excellent competitive pay rate – paid weekly!

· Excellent management structure with experienced leaders

· Desirable location with excellent transport links

· A stable and well-supported working environment

Benefits of working with Semester.co.uk:

• Free on-going training opportunities upon registering as part of our commitment to you.

• Competitive Rates of pay

• In house payroll, providing weekly payments and support

• Enhanced DBS completed.

• Support and expert advice from an approachable, dedicated and friendly team

• An assigned dedicated & experienced consultant

• Various employment opportunities in your preferred geographical area

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