Team Manager Family Safeguarding

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Hours:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
31/03/2021
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 18/04/2021 23:59
Employment Location:
Sand Martin House, Fletton Quays, Peterborough
Salary:
£47,854- £53,042
Weekly Hours:
37
Vacancy ID:
104198
Closing date:
18 Apr
Further Information
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Team Manager, or Senior Practitioner who is looking for promotion to within the Family Safeguarding Service for Peterborough City Council, an authority judged good in their last Ofsted Inspection. The post offers the chance to contribute to high quality service delivery, further develop strong partnership/cross service working and in collaboration with the social workers innovate and build on the good practice that is already in place.

Tight teams, low caseloads, life changing results. It’s a bold statement to make.

Join our children’s social care teams at Peterborough City Council and experience it for yourself.

“Peterborough values me… it’s a compassionate organisation that genuinely values its workers”

“I feel safe in my practice, I feel safe to say I think I might have got this wrong”

“We can be really effective in the work that we do and the outcomes we achieve for children – that makes it worth getting up in the morning”.

These are just some of the responses we had from our social workers when we asked them why they love working here. Does this sound like an environment where you could make a real difference?

Having achieved ‘Good’ in our 2018 Ofsted inspection we have firmly set our sights on
‘Outstanding’, and are looking for passionate and committed individuals to join us.

Join an experienced and dedicated management team working to ensure the best interests are achieved for children and their families.

Family Safeguarding is the new practice model in Peterborough that has received such positive national coverage and the recognition of the Department for Education; to find out more about the practice please click this link: https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/news/pioneering-model-of-family-safeguarding-in-peterborough-is-resounding-success-study-finds

The successful candidate will have:
- A degree in social care with significant demonstrable post qualification experience and
current SWE registration
- An expert understanding of the legislative and regulatory regime of multi-agency
statutory children’s services and the designated specialist portfolio for the role,
together with an understanding of the framework within which Local Authorities
operate.
- Knowledge of how to recognise political context of social care and respond
appropriately at management level.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Leadership and management experience within a relevant service context
- Experience of leading change within an organisation
- High motivation, energy and personal drive, resilient and demonstrating highly
developed emotional intelligence and self-awareness
- Successfully working to a budget in a demanding public arena

In return we can offer you:
- A competitive salary plus generous retention payments
- A relocation package up to £8,000 (T&C’s apply)
- Excellent pension scheme
- Agile working

If you would love to work for an authority that will genuinely love you back, apply today. #welovesocialworkers

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.