Service Lead (Systemic & Workforce), Children's Services

Sanctuary Personnel; City Of London; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Service Lead for Children's Service in Wandsworth. This role focuses on leadership, quality assurance, and embedding systemic approaches within social care. Candidates need a Social Work qualification and a solid understanding of relevant legislation. The salary can go up to £80,874 per annum.

Qualifications

• Professional Social Work qualification or equivalent is required.
• Good understanding of relevant legislation and its practical applications.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and vision for the service.
• Oversee development and delivery of systemic service.
• Ensure compliance with national and local performance indicators.
• Monitor safeguarding responsibilities and staff training.

Skills

Leadership

Social Work Knowledge

Quality Assurance

Diversity and Inclusion Awareness

Education

Professional Social Work qualification

Job description

Overview

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Service Lead (Systemic & Workforce) within the Children's Service to work full time based in Wandsworth.

The salary for this permanent Service Lead job is up to £80,874 per annum.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the service based on a clear vision for the service, with clarity of standards and outcomes to be achieved.
• Hold responsibility for development, planning and delivery of a systemic service and the embedding of systemic ideas and practices into all aspects of Children's Social Care.
• Work closely with the Quality Assurance Service Lead to close the loop between quality assurance and practice improvement.
• Ensure services are rigorously evaluated in terms of quality and outcomes and continuously improve, responding to children and young people's needs.
• Coordinate workforce development activities, including workforce recruitment and retention.
• Ensure the service meets both national and local performance and quality indicators in an effective and timely way.
• Monitor safeguarding responsibilities, performance, and training of staff.
• Undertake training including child protection training and participate in meetings, supervision, seminars and other events designated to improve communication and assist with the development of the post and post holder.
• Plan and manage programmes of change and projects designed to improve service outcomes.
• Promote quality, diversity and inclusion, maintaining awareness of the quality and diversity protocol/policy and working to create and maintain a safe, supportive and welcoming environment where all people are treated with dignity and their identity and culture are valued and respected.
• The profile is not exhaustive; other reasonable duties commensurate with the level of the post, including supporting emergency and priority situations, may form part of the role.

Requirements

• A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.

Additional information

Contact: This Service Lead job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, 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 reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This has contributed to recognitions such as winning the Best Candidate Care at the Recruiter Awards and being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). All recruitment consultants and staff undertake annual online training on EDI and other compliance training courses; Sanctuary is committed to 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. We will provide appropriate support throughout the process and into your work placement.

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