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Edge of Care Team Manager – Family Help
| Posting date: | 04 December 2024 |
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| Salary: | £54,971 to £58,788 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 December 2024 |
| Location: | Reading, Berkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Reading Borough Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | BFC0799 |
Summary
Full time, 2 year Fixed Term post
About the role
This is a new post within an established service designed to support the development of our edge of care offer. The role will develop in line with our increased understanding of what works locally and informed by emerging evidence-informed practice supporting our wish to respond flexibly and further strengthen our model of delivery. The post holder will manage Key Workers who work with children of all age groups and families where there are identified risks in relation to family breakdown or where there is a need to support families where children are being reunified following a period in care.
The post holder will develop positive relationships and deliver effective supervision / case management to ensure workers provide evidence-informed interventions with families including trauma-informed, systemic, restorative, and motivational practice to support young people and their families in achieving positive outcomes and in addressing issues in order to mitigate the risks associated with extra familial harm and increase safety.
Essential Qualifications:
• DipSW or equivalent Social Work qualification plus continued Registration with Social Work England
• Management experience in a children’s services setting with evidence of continued professional development.
• Knowledge and understanding of the complexity and contexts of vulnerabilities and risks that young people experience and the complex needs of families where children are on the edge of care.
Essential knowledge, skills and experience:
• Substantial experience and direct management experience within a children’s services setting with families requiring intensive support.
• Experience of effective risk assessment and risk management in case work, including using professional supervision as required.
• Effective use of quality performance management systems covering quality assurance as well as impact and effectiveness of services.
• Experience of effectively and productively chairing complex meetings.
• Experience of building and maintaining effective partnerships with other agencies and schools to improve the outcomes for children and families.
• Experience and knowledge of the legal and social care policy framework.
Please include relevant information within the application form referencing qualifications gained.
For more information about the role, please read the job description and person specification.
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)
• Discounted Childcare (on site nursery)
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season train ticket loans.
• Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme
• A range of local shopping discounts
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
Asking for Adjustments
Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.
If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.
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