Children's Team Manager

Tripod Executive; Chatham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A children and young people's service provider in Chatham seeks a Team Manager to lead a dedicated team focused on supporting children and young people with disabilities. Candidates must hold a social work qualification, have prior experience in the field, and demonstrate a commitment to collaborative and strengths-based practices. This role includes a market allowance, annual leave, and a generous local government pension scheme. Hybrid working options are available.

Benefits

Market allowance of £7,000 per annum

Retention payment of £3,000 per annum

Annual leave entitlement up to 30 days plus bank holidays

Local government pension scheme

Essential car user allowance

Relocation package of up to £8,000

Staff benefits and discounts

Access to professional development and support

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with extensive post-qualifying training.
• Experience managing and delivering professional supervision.
• Demonstrated commitment to relationship and strengths-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and motivate a team for the best interests of children and young people.
• Supervise Assistant Team Manager, Senior Practitioner, and Family Support Workers.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary professionals in SEND.

Skills

Experience with children with disabilities

Knowledge of disability-related grants

Managing court cases

Safeguarding and CIN plans

Collaborative work with families

Education

Degree in Social Work or equivalent

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Team Manager to lead, manage and motivate a team responsible for promoting the best interests of Children and Young People with Disabilities aged 0 – 17 (up to 18th birthday).

The Team Manager will be responsible of supervising Assistant Team Manager, Senior Practitioner, qualified social worker and Family support workers. We are looking for highly committed professionals with the prior experience of working with children with disabilities, strong knowledge of disability related grants, experience of working with multi-disciplinary professionals in SEND, and Integrated Care Board (ICB) as well as managing court cases, safeguarding and CIN plans.

This is an exciting time to join our Children & Young People Disability Team as we have realigned our services and increased staffing capacity to ensure our staff feel supported to achieve the best outcomes for our children, young people and families.

We have also invested in our learning and development offer, launched a new career progression framework and are in the process of embedding Signs of Safety as our relationship based practice model.

You will be a qualified Social Worker with extensive post qualifying training and experience of managing and delivering professional supervision.

You will be able to demonstrate and model good practice that reflects a commitment to relationship and strengths-based practice, working collaboratively with children and their families. You will also be experienced in working with children in a statutory setting and undertaking direct work with disabled children and young adults.

Our Offer

We are proud to offer a range of benefits including –

• A market allowance of £7,000 per annum (payable in 12 equal instalments)
• A retention payment of £3,000 per annum (payable in April, following 1 years service in Medway)
• A generous annual leave entitlement up to 30 days plus bank holidays
• An excellent local government pension scheme
• An essential car user allowance with option to apply for a lease car after six months.
• Free car parking
• Hybrid working style
• Relocation package of up to £8,000
• A range of staff benefits and discounts including access to fantastic discounts and savings on shops and services, travel discounts, health and wellbeing support, and an employee assistance service.
• Access toprofessional development and supportincluding Community Care Inform.

About You

• You will hold a recognised Social Work qualification eg. Degree in Social Work, PGC in Social Work, CQSW, DipSW or equivalent and be registered with Social Work England.
• You will have successfully completed your ASYE
• You will have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.