Service Manager for Locality

Nottingham City Council; West Bridgford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking an experienced Service Manager for Locality to lead and shape services supporting children and families across Nottingham. You will drive joined-up practice, safeguard and improve outcomes, and oversee delivery, quality assurance and workforce development.

Working with Family Help, education, health and partners, you will foster collaborative decision-making, develop community relationships and ensure services respond to need while reducing escalations.

Job description

As Service Manager for Locality, you will play a key role in leading and shaping services that support, safeguard and improve outcomes for children and families across Nottingham. Working within our new locality model, you will help deliver a more joined-up approach that strengthens relationships, reduces unnecessary handovers and ensures families receive the right support at the right time.

Reporting to the Head of Service, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to a number of social work teams, creating the conditions for high-quality practice, strong performance and continuous improvement. You will oversee service delivery, quality assurance and workforce development, ensuring children receive timely, effective support that keeps them safe and promotes positive outcomes.

Working closely with colleagues across Family Help, education, health and partner agencies, you will lead a collaborative approach that places children and families at the centre of decision-making. You will support the development of strong community relationships and help ensure services work together effectively to respond to need and reduce escalation wherever possible.

We are seeking an experienced and inspirational social work leader with a strong track record of leading high-performing teams and driving service improvement. You will be passionate about developing others, creating a positive culture and supporting practitioners to deliver excellent relationship-based practice.

Through your leadership, you will help embed Nottingham's vision for a more connected, child-centred social care system, ensuring children and families experience consistent support, strong professional relationships and better outcomes

Children's Social Work

Do you want to make a positive difference for the children, young people and families that you work with? If the answer is yes then Nottingham City is the place for you.

In Nottingham City, we are committed to helping families secure positive change for their children and young people. We have excellent, dedicated staff and are keen to welcome new workers to join our team as we continue on a journey of service improvement, delivering consistently good services for children, young people and their families.

Our commitment to our staff reflects our determination to improve our services. We firmly believe that staff need the right support to be able to do an excellent job every day. Children and families are at the heart of our practice and at the very core of our Council Plan. Social work can be challenging, which is why we place a strong emphasis on positive teamwork, ensuring you have the support around you to do your work well. Our senior leadership team care deeply about both the children we work with and the staff who support them, and are committed to helping you do your best work.

Nottingham is an innovative, vibrant and fast-growing Core City, entering a new era of regeneration. It is home to two world-class universities working in partnership with Nottingham City Council and has one of the best public transport networks in the country, including an extended tram system and strong rail links. The city also offers a flourishing arts, events and music scene, excellent sports facilities and clubs, and a wide choice of restaurants and a buzzing night-time economy. Nottingham is fast becoming a highly desirable place to live and work.