Team Manager - Looked After Children

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9 March 2020
Permanent
Full Time
Thoresby House, Sherwood Energy Village, Ollerton, NG22 9FF
Children and Families
£21.03 - £23.66 per hour

A rare opportunity has arisen for an existing team manager or experienced social worker to apply for a permanent team manager post in the Looked After team. We want to recruit a team manager with energy and enthusiasm for our work. Experience of Looked After Children and knowledge in relation to Leaving Care is essential. We aim to work in a strengths based way, and are passionate about achieving good outcomes for Looked After children.

The Looked After team is a countywide team whose main base is at Sherwood Energy Village, however the team utilise flexible working.

Applicants will need to have had:

  • a minimum of two years social work experience    
  • some experience of working with Looked After Children

You will be managing and supervising 8 social workers and will be chairing a variety of meetings such as missing multi agency meetings, placement support meetings, team around the child, and risk strategy meetings.

You will be part of a supportive management team of looked after and leaving care colleagues.

For an informal discussion regarding this post, contact Rachel Stimson 0115 8043004.

Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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