Service Manager - EOTAS

The Children's Society; Torquay; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Pension match up to 8%

Free counselling service

Volunteering time off

Job summary

The Children’s Society is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced manager to lead a team supporting children and young people. You will carry out comprehensive assessments and develop coproduced, goal-based plans, plan and deliver targeted group work, and provide one-to-one support to help young people achieve their goals.

Key responsibilities include managing a team of professionals, maintaining records, and travelling across Torbay to attend meetings in various locations.

Qualifications

• Ability to develop positive relationships with children and young people.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with underserved or disengaged young people.
• Ability to educate, inform, coach and mentor young people.
• Ability to carry out high quality needs and strengths based assessments.
• Experience with SEND children and young people.
• Co-design goal-based plans to support meeting goals.
• Maintain coherent records and data in line with service protocols.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team delivering one-to-one and group sessions.
• Plan and deliver targeted group work.
• Provide one-to-one support to children and young people to achieve their goals.
• Carry out comprehensive assessments and develop coproduced plans.
• Travel across Torbay to attend meetings at various locations.
• Organise and manage own time effectively.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Engaging underserved groups

Education and coaching

Needs and strengths assessments

SEND experience

Co-design goal-based plans

Record-keeping and data

Risk assessment & management

Group and 1:1 delivery

Time management

Travel to meetings across Torbay

Team management experience

Job description

We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced manager with the ability to carry out comprehensive assessments and develop coproduced goal-based plans, to plan and deliver targeted group work, and to provide one to one support to children and young people to achieve their goals.

The required skills and competencies for this role are:

• Ability to develop and maintain positive and constructive relationships with children and young people
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of working with young people who are underserved, marginalised, or disengaged from mainstream services and support systems.
• Ability to educate, inform, coach and mentor children and young people
• Ability to carry out high quality needs and strengths based assessments.
• Experience in working with SEND children and young people
• Co-design goal based plans to support children and young people to meet their goals.
• Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and complete all requirements relating to data collection.
• Able to identify, evaluate and effectively reduce and manage risk.
• Experience in delivering both one to one and group sessions
• Ability to organise and manage own time
• To be able to travel across Torbay to attend meetings in a variety of locations
• Experience of managing a successful team of professionals

It would also be an advantage if you have any of the following skills and competencies:

• DBT qualification and experience of delivering DBT services
• Experienced in delivering outreach work
• Experience in working in a trauma Informed practice
• First Aid trained

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protection of the children and young people we work with. As such, our safer recruitment process includes a Basic or Enhanced DBS check, 5 years of references, and additional vetting checks relevant to the role. We have a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all areas of our organisation.In support of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, shortlisting is carried out on an anonymised basis. Personal details are hidden from the shortlisting panel, and candidates are referenced by a candidate number only. As part of this process, we ask that your CV is anonymised before submission - this means removing personal information such as your name, contact details, age, and any other identifying details.

36 days' annual leave, inclusive of flexible bank holidays, increasing with length of service

• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• We match up to 8% pension
• Free counselling service
• Opportunities to develop and widen your skills
• 2 days of paid volunteering time per annum to support another part of the organisation

About us

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.

Our Youth Impact domain creates impact for children and young people. With highly skilled and experienced staff working across England and Wales, we provide direct support to children, young people, parents and carers, as well as conduct research and influence Government to make changes. We also provide training for professionals. Our value driven team change the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help and expertise, tomorrow we can support even more.

About the role

You'll play a key part in managing the team who support children and young people with their transition to adulthood, further education and employment, through working on their barriers and enhancing their independence skills.