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Service Lead - Special Guardianship, Kinship and Fostering Assessment Team
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Mawrth 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £55,155 i £66,156 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Ebrill 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Sutton, London |
| Cwmni: | London Borough of Sutton |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 2797 |
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About the Role
Children's Social Care have embarked on a transformation journey to address the rising demand for our services, which introduces a new role aimed at enhancing our Special Guardianship, Kinship, and Fostering recruitment and assessment service. At Sutton, our objective is to ensure the safety, well-being, and development of children and young people who are in need of support or protection.
We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Service Lead for the Special Guardianship, Kinship and Fostering Assessment Team within Children Social Care. Reporting to the Head of Service, you will oversee the operations and management of the team responsible for assessing individuals or families who are seeking to become special guardians, kinship carers, or foster carers. Additional responsibilities will include:
Developing and delivering on the Foster Carer Recruitment Strategy whilst overseeing and monitoring the assessment process, from initial enquiry to presentation at Fostering Panel.
Manage and lead a team of social workers and assessors in conducting assessments of prospective special guardians, kinship carers, and foster carers.
As the Service Lead, your knowledge of kinship and special guardianship assessments will help to deliver a robust assessment process, ensuring it adheres to relevant guidelines and regulations, and providing support and guidance to team members. You'll play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, well-being, and development of vulnerable children and young people, where your work will directly contribute to creating brighter futures for those in need of support and protection.
The team works in collaboration with external partners, such as local authorities, child welfare organisations, healthcare professionals, and educational institutions, to coordinate support services and ensure comprehensive care for children and families. If you are a driven individual with substantial supervision experience to manage and lead a team of social care professionals, we would like to hear from you.
About Us
Children's Social Care at London Borough of Sutton are in the midst of a significant transformation driven by the growing demand for our services. Our focus is on implementing comprehensive changes to elevate the quality of care provided to children and families, while also fostering positive and supportive work environments for our staff. Through strategic recruitment of new leaders and experienced managers, we are infusing innovative ideas and driving meaningful changes throughout our service delivery. Our ultimate aim is to establish ourselves as a leading authority in children's social care, committed to delivering exceptional support that positively impacts the well-being of our community and provides an inclusive, diverse and stable workforce.
About You
This role presents an excellent opportunity for seasoned professionals such as experienced Team Managers or Deputy Service Leads seeking more responsibility based on significant experience in their current role. It's also ideal for experienced Service Managers looking to embark on a new journey and share their wealth of knowledge and expertise with our service, while effectively delivering against our statutory objectives.
Whether you’re already experienced or aiming for promotion, you will receive robust support through coaching, mentoring, and leadership from the Head of Service and our friendly and knowledgeable team of social care professionals. We're committed to ensuring that you're well-equipped to succeed in your new role and make a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve.
We would expect candidates to fulfil the competencies including (but not limited to):
A recognised Social Work qualification and registered with Social Work England.
Experience of managing Kinship and Special Guardianship assessments and meeting court directed deadlines.
Experience in managing and tracking Reg 24 placements.
Experience with managing the recruitment process for new foster carers.
Play a lead role in managing permanency in the borough.
Experience of project management in the fostering field including developing recruitment strategies.
For more information about the role and/or an informal conversation, view the role profile or contact Michael Taylor, Head of Service for Corporate Parenting on michael.taylor@sutton.gov.uk
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.
Children's Social Care have embarked on a transformation journey to address the rising demand for our services, which introduces a new role aimed at enhancing our Special Guardianship, Kinship, and Fostering recruitment and assessment service. At Sutton, our objective is to ensure the safety, well-being, and development of children and young people who are in need of support or protection.
We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Service Lead for the Special Guardianship, Kinship and Fostering Assessment Team within Children Social Care. Reporting to the Head of Service, you will oversee the operations and management of the team responsible for assessing individuals or families who are seeking to become special guardians, kinship carers, or foster carers. Additional responsibilities will include:
Developing and delivering on the Foster Carer Recruitment Strategy whilst overseeing and monitoring the assessment process, from initial enquiry to presentation at Fostering Panel.
Manage and lead a team of social workers and assessors in conducting assessments of prospective special guardians, kinship carers, and foster carers.
As the Service Lead, your knowledge of kinship and special guardianship assessments will help to deliver a robust assessment process, ensuring it adheres to relevant guidelines and regulations, and providing support and guidance to team members. You'll play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, well-being, and development of vulnerable children and young people, where your work will directly contribute to creating brighter futures for those in need of support and protection.
The team works in collaboration with external partners, such as local authorities, child welfare organisations, healthcare professionals, and educational institutions, to coordinate support services and ensure comprehensive care for children and families. If you are a driven individual with substantial supervision experience to manage and lead a team of social care professionals, we would like to hear from you.
About Us
Children's Social Care at London Borough of Sutton are in the midst of a significant transformation driven by the growing demand for our services. Our focus is on implementing comprehensive changes to elevate the quality of care provided to children and families, while also fostering positive and supportive work environments for our staff. Through strategic recruitment of new leaders and experienced managers, we are infusing innovative ideas and driving meaningful changes throughout our service delivery. Our ultimate aim is to establish ourselves as a leading authority in children's social care, committed to delivering exceptional support that positively impacts the well-being of our community and provides an inclusive, diverse and stable workforce.
About You
This role presents an excellent opportunity for seasoned professionals such as experienced Team Managers or Deputy Service Leads seeking more responsibility based on significant experience in their current role. It's also ideal for experienced Service Managers looking to embark on a new journey and share their wealth of knowledge and expertise with our service, while effectively delivering against our statutory objectives.
Whether you’re already experienced or aiming for promotion, you will receive robust support through coaching, mentoring, and leadership from the Head of Service and our friendly and knowledgeable team of social care professionals. We're committed to ensuring that you're well-equipped to succeed in your new role and make a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve.
We would expect candidates to fulfil the competencies including (but not limited to):
A recognised Social Work qualification and registered with Social Work England.
Experience of managing Kinship and Special Guardianship assessments and meeting court directed deadlines.
Experience in managing and tracking Reg 24 placements.
Experience with managing the recruitment process for new foster carers.
Play a lead role in managing permanency in the borough.
Experience of project management in the fostering field including developing recruitment strategies.
For more information about the role and/or an informal conversation, view the role profile or contact Michael Taylor, Head of Service for Corporate Parenting on michael.taylor@sutton.gov.uk
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.