Service Manager - Children in Care
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG2 3NG |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5398 |
Summary
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
Contract Type: Permanent
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Working hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Salary: Starting Salary is £54,971 (Level one) rising to £58,261 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
Join Us in Supporting Nottingham's Care Leavers
Nottingham is a fast-growing, vibrant city full of energy and potential. Our children and young people are at the heart of everything we do, and while we face challenges like deprivation and inequality, we’re proud of the vital work our teams do every day to protect and support them.
Our Children’s Integrated Services work together to improve children’s lived experiences, keep children safe and help them to live healthy and happy lives.
We’re excited to offer an opportunity to join our innovative Leaving Care Service as a Service Manager, reporting to the Head of Service for Children in Care and Care Leavers.
This is a key leadership role working across our Children’s Integrated Services and with partner agencies to improve outcomes for young people transitioning from care.
This is a pivotal moment in our improvement journey, offering the chance to shape services for care leavers. Our Care Leavers are some of our most vulnerable children. As such, we're looking for an experienced leader who’s passionate about improving the lives of young people, has high aspirations for their future, and understands the unique challenges they face.
What we’re looking for:
- Social Work qualification and SWE registration
- Proven experience in leading Leaving Care services
- A strong grasp of statutory responsibilities, Ofsted requirements, and multi-agency partnership working
- Strategic vision and the ability to drive high-quality service delivery
Why Nottingham?
Joining us means being part of a committed, forward-thinking local authority that puts children at the centre of everything we do. We offer:
- A competitive benefits package, including flexible working and the Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution of 18.5%.
- A strong focus on staff wellbeing and professional development.
- The opportunity to shape and lead services that directly impact the lives of Nottingham’s most vulnerable children.
Please note: An enhanced DBS check and fluent English (as required under the Immigration Act 2016) are essential for this role.
We’d love you to join our amazing team!
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and encourage applications from candidates of Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities, to better reflect our communities.
For informal enquiries please contact William Hose by email at william.hose@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 22nd June 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
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If you’re ready to make a real difference to young people in Nottingham, we’d love to hear from you.
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