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Assistant Team Manager – Referral and Assessment

Employer
London Borough of Bexley
Location
Bexleyheath, London (Greater)
Salary
£42,198 - £48,156 inclusive of benefit
Closing date
24 Sep 2019

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“Bexley is a safe and supportive place to work with highly creative work undertaken by a skilled and well supported workforce – Ofsted 2018”

The Council, its staff and partners, were delighted in August this year when Ofsted judged the overall effectiveness of children’s social care services to be ‘outstanding’!  We were especially pleased that our investment in frontline practitioners and managers was recognised. We have been working for three years to create an environment where social workers can do the work they came into the profession to do - to support and help families to stay together where this is in children’s best interests and it is safe enough for this to happen.

Ofsted judged that we provide strong management oversight of practice, that we have a well – embedded practice framework to enable meaningful family focused help, that we offer clear progress in career pathways, a talent management scheme and a nurturing environment to enable social work to flourish. We believe deeply in relationship based practice and ‘Signs of Safety’ is the vehicle enabling us to do this respectfully and in collaboration with the people we are trying to help.

If this sounds exciting and reassuring, we want you to get in touch with us. Our workforce is stable with over 90% permanent staff, but we are always looking for practitioners wanting to come and practice confidently as part of our team making a difference for families and children.

We will invest in you in return for your investment in our families and children.

Family Support & Child Protection Locality Teams

Bexley has 4 locality teams, organised to cover different areas of Bexley. Social workers in the CP&FS locality teams work with children in need, children subject to child protection plans and where there is insufficient safety in the family, these teams may initiate Public Law Outline and court proceedings.

We need ambitious Assistant Team Managers who are going to lead the way in embedding good quality social work practice and deliver the best outcomes for our children.  As an Assistant Team Manager, you will be the crucial link between the team and Team Manager. This role will focused on influencing, encouraging, leading and managing your team. You will also be committed to relationship based social work, signs of safety practice and working hard to engage wider family networks in order to enable children to remain safely within their naturally connected networks wherever possible.  We are looking for experienced practitioners who can evidence how learning has been applied in their practice; and with an excellent track record of improving the lives of children. 

This is an opportunity for an experienced practitioner to step up into this challenging but rewarding management role.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

Make Social Work at Bexley a profession that is yours to own

·         An excellent working environment at our fantastic offices

·         Professional supervision

·         Mentoring/coaching

·         Opportunities for flexible working with excellent ICT facilities

   ·         Bexley has a flexible and generous package to support you moving to work in Bexley.  We will pay up to £8k which you can use as you wish, e.g. to pay a deposit or mortgage, to meet housing costs, fees and other expenses.

·         Career progression pathways for training and continuous professional development

·         Signs of Safety Training and the opportunity to become an SOS Practice Lead

·         Opportunity to engage in our Aspiring Leaders Programme

·         Reimbursement of HCPC subscription

·         Our Choices Benefits include a lease car or cash options to the value of £2,370 per annum

·         Excellent local government pension scheme

·         Performance related pay with the opportunity to earn a 5% bonus each year

·         MyChoice Staff Benefit Scheme – Cycle to work scheme, access to high street shopping vouchers and online discount codes.

·         Annual Leave Purchase Scheme

View more about our employment deal here.

Visit https://bexleysocialcarecareers.wordpress.com to find out more about what a career with the London Borough of Bexley would be like or come for an experience day; speak directly to the Academy Manager, Lori Goossen on 020 3045 4427.

Your Application:

  • Closing Date for your application: 24/09/2019
  • Please visit our website to find out more and apply.  CVs will only be accepted if submitted with a completed application form.
  • Anticipated interview date: w/c 30/09/2019

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

This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

Company

Why work for the London Borough of Bexley?

From social workers to planning officers, the London Borough of Bexley offers you a diverse range of jobs. Investing in people is one of the borough’s objectives, and a strong appraisal system given employees the opportunity to talk to managers about their Personal Development Plan. Also, all employees have talk about training needs and take an active role in their professional development.

What London Borough of Bexley offers you?

  • Flexible working hours.
  • Competitive salary.
  • Access to Private Health Care Packages.
  • Generous annual leave.
  • Access to high street shopping vouchers, online discounts and cash back offers.
  • Coaching & mentoring.
  • Work progression.
  • Modern offices.
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Telephone
020 8303 7777
Location
Bexley Civic Offices
Broadway
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