Team Manager (Throughcare & Aftercare Services) - NAY15834

North Ayrshire Council; Irvine; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Scotland is seeking a Team Manager for their Throughcare and Aftercare service. The ideal candidate will have management experience in children's services, specifically in fostering and adoption processes. This role involves chairing panels making critical decisions regarding children's futures, ensuring a transparent and child-centered approach. It offers a flexible working environment under an Agile workstyle.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a similar setting, e.g., Children and Families Locality team.
• Significant experience within children's services.
• Knowledge of fostering and adoption legislative requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage part of the North Ayrshire package of support to Unaccompanied and Trafficked Young people.
• Chair North Ayrshire's Fostering and Adoption panels monthly.
• Lead the panel in making recommendations about adoption and fostering placements.

Skills

Management experience in children's services

Understanding of fostering and adoption processes

Commitment to child welfare

Job description

Job Summary

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information click important-information-for-applicants (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Manager to be recruited for North Ayrshire Throughcare and Aftercare service. The successful candidate should offer experience in managing a similar setting e.g Children and Families Locality team. The post incorporates management of part of the North Ayrshire package of support to Unaccompanied and Trafficked Young people.

There is also an expectation that the preferred candidate will chair North Ayrshire's Fostering and Adoption panels, which take place on a monthly basis within the organisation. This is a vital role in ensuring that decisions regarding the future of children and young people are made with care, integrity and in line with best practice. As Panel Chair, you will lead the panel in making recommendations to the Agency Decision Maker, about adoption, permanence, and fostering placements. You will ensure that the panel operates in accordance with legislative requirements and reflects the values of fairness, transparency, and child-centred decision-making. You should therefore have a sound understanding of fostering, adoption and permanence processes in Scotland, alongside significant experience within children's services and a commitment to promoting the welfare and rights of children.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

Before you apply, find out a little bit about us and why we are a Great Place to Work.

Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

Additional Information

References

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

PVG (both)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children or protected adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from your salary following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/. For further details on North Ayrshire Council's policy please visit Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

Agile - 100% of time spent working agile (flexibly) and interacting with others. Able to work at home, office or multiple locations. May be required to attend office on set days/rota basis as the role requires.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: Agile

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk). If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.