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Camden Children’s Safeguarding and Social Work are looking for a highly motivated and influential Service Manager to manage and co-ordinate the work in the Looked After Children and Care Leavers service, making appropriate use of resources to ensure the provision of a high quality, comprehensive and effective service to children, young people and their families.  You will take operational management responsibility for the Looked After Children & Care Leavers section of the service, ensuring delivery of high quality, inclusive services, responsive to the needs of service users and the wider community and that address the safeguarding needs of children and young people in Camden

If you have the drive and commitment to take that step on your chosen career path we would love to hear from you.

The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge of the legislative framework relating to children and care leavers, you will be able to effectively use and translate statutory, community, voluntary and independent resources within the context of government legislation, Council and departmental policy in order to enhance best practice and contribute to better outcomes for adults and care leavers. 

This will be coupled with experience of people management and team building skills (including managing the team and evidence of applications). The ideal person will have strong experience of budgetary control and management with a strong knowledge of commissioning of services and development of services. It is also essential for you to hold substantial knowledge and practical application of risk assessment and safeguarding adult’s statutory frameworks and current agendas.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.

About Camden

Camden Council has moved to a new state of the art building adjacent to Kings Cross and St Pancras stations, overlooking Granary Square. You can expect a great range of benefits including discounted access to a gym and swimming pool in the building.

Camden is a great place to advance your skills; our training and development is second to none.

We offer you flexibility and agile working as well as an excellent pension package and competitive salary.

We have a committed management team, who are there for continuous support. 

We also recognise and reward high performance, and salary progression is based on individual performance. 

Additional information

Camden Council is committed to diversity. We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community and welcome applications from candidates from a BME background.

Camden has a strong flexible working culture which is critical to the delivery of high quality and value for money services to our residents. Wherever possible we will offer working arrangements that match the flexible needs of individuals and positively welcome applications from candidates interested in jobs on a part-time, job share or other flexible basis.

Camden is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

How to apply:

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application form you will be expected to explain how you meet the key requirements for this role listed in the job profile attached at the bottom of this advert. When explaining how you meet each of the requirements, please give examples that clearly demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience. When writing your examples give a brief description of the situation or task but focus on the actions you took and the result of your actions. Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for people who have a disability or long-term health condition. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, or provide any information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk, or post to 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG.

Closing dates for applications: Sunday 7 July 2019 at 23:59

Interviews to be held: Week Commencing 15 July 2019

Please quote reference: 190000FX

To view the Job Profile please click HERE

Camden welcomes new employees on a monthly basis; next available dates for induction are: 19 August 2019 and 16 September 2019.