Head of Service

My Social Work News; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency is seeking a dedicated Service Manager to join the Corporate Parenting Team. In this pivotal role, you will strategically lead service areas, contribute to the management of the Children & Young People Department, and ensure high-quality care for children and young people in care. You will develop and deliver service development plans, manage staff performance, and ensure compliance with fostering regulations. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the community while working in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent is essential.
• Evidence of continued professional and managerial development is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage allocated service areas within the Corporate Parenting Team.
• Ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory standards in service delivery.
• Develop and implement service development plans aligned with strategic aims.

Skills

Social Work Qualification

Understanding of relevant legislation

Managerial skills

Education

Degree in Social Work or equivalent

Management qualifications

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Service Manager within the Corporate Parenting Team to work Full Time based in Bury.

The salary for this Service Manager job is up to £73,944 per annum.

• Strategically lead and manage allocated service areas.
• Significantly contribute to the strategic management of the Children & Young People Department as a member of the Senior Leadership Group Team.
• Develop and deliver service development plans, ensuring alignment with the broader strategic aims of the department of the council.
• Support & foster the development of a positive, forward looking, outcome and customer focused department.
• Ensure all activities within the department are delivered in accordance with legislative regulatory, and other relevant national standards.
• Investigate and act upon complaints and other feedback in accordance with policy & procedure.
• Lead of the management, development and implementation of new systems, processes, procedures and working practices within the Department.
• Operationally lead and manage Service Managers and Team Managers across service areas.
• Undertake appraisal and performance management of reporting service managers.
• Regularly review the Departmental staffing establishment and structures to ensure alignment with service requirements.
• Chair formal panels to hear cases brought under disciplinary, capability and grievance procedures.
• Be responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of fostering and adoption services, in accordance with fostering regulations, statutory requirements, guidance and best practice.
• To provide specialist advice and guidance in relation to fostering and adoption and to act as agency advisor for adoption.
• To strategically support the development and improvement of fostering and adoption services, in accordance with fostering regulations, statutory requirements, guidance and best practice.
• To ensure high quality care is provided to children and young people in care via fostering, family and friends carers and supported lodging hosts.
• Provide professional and specialist advice with regards to fostering and adoption and to act as the agency advisor for adoption.
• Develop responsive and customer focussed services, ensuring the involvement of foster carers, family, and friend carers, supported lodgings hosts and SGO carers in the design of service offers.

Requirements of this Service Manager job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Evidence of continued professional, managerial, and personal development acquired through degree/diploma, specialist training, management qualifications or equivalent

Contact:
This Service Manager job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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