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Team Leader/ Assistant Team Manager - Looked After Children

Employer
Achieving For Children
Location
Kingston Upon Thames (London Borough), London (Greater)
Salary
£45,645 - £48,495
Closing date
9 Oct 2018

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Job Details

Salary Details: Spinal point 48-51 (£45,645 - £48,495)  
Job Term: Permanent  
Appointment Type: Full-time  
Hours: 36  
Location: Kingston
Directorate: Specialist Children’s Service 
Service: Looked After Children

About the Role
This is a great opportunity for a Social Work professional to progress their managerial skills in a lively, engaging and outward facing team. 

As a Team Leader in Looked After Children/ Permanency, you will

  • provide casework oversight and professional supervision to a team of social care professionals to improve the outcomes for vulnerable children.
  • provide advice, support and guidance to the team undertaking family finding for specific children and provide support to birth parents pre- and post-placement. 
  • help recruit, train and assess prospective adopters
  • write and present reports to the Adoption and Permanency panel, court other forums. 

An essential part of your leadership will be to continue to develop good quality partnerships with children, families and partner agencies. You will ensure the staff you manage are able to develop their professional careers and they continue to be able to provide a very high standard of service to vulnerable children. 

About us 
We have been up and running for four years, and in that time we have established a reputation as one of the leading children’s services providers in the country. We are one of the Department for Education’s eight ‘Partners in Practice’, tasked with leading improvement across the sector. 

About you
The ideal candidate will be passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people.
You will be an experienced Social Worker professional with experience in working with children and young people, families, carers communities to formulate care plans in partnership, based on their assessment of need, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to their planning. 

You will also have the skills to investigate concerns regarding a child or young person’s safety or well-being and have the ability to make an assessment of risk and protective factors and decide on the most appropriate course of action. 

In return, we will offer you high-quality support and development opportunities. Our learning and development offer was highlighted as a key strength by the judging panel when they named us Social Work Employer of the Year in 2016. 

How to find out more
If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Kuihan Valleekanthan, at kuhan.valleekanthan@achievingforchildren.org.uk for an informal discussion.  

If you would like more information about this role please see attached the Job Profile.

Benefits of working for Achieving for Children 
As a social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Kingston, Richmond and Windsor & Maidenhead), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. We offer a range of excellent staff benefits, including generous annual leave entitlements, cycle to work scheme, annual season ticket loan, childcare vouchers, and discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres and much more.   

The successful candidate will have access to; 

  • Excellent learning and development opportunities and schemes of support 
  • A competitive and desirable retention package (to include a generous local government pension scheme) 
  • Retention of continuous service benefits, for those moving from a local government post 
  • A clear progression path when key qualification milestones are reached 
  • Tools and models to including Signs of Safety 
  • Reflective supervision from an experienced management team   

You will find out more about our organisation at https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk   

How to apply  
Before applying please refer to the role profile and ensure you meet the essential criteria. You will then need to complete the online application, adding a supporting statement addressing how you meet the criteria outlined on the role profile. Some of our positions require CV only.   

Achieving for Children is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All candidates will be required to undertake a Criminal Record Check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. However, should you not declare an offence that is subsequently revealed, e.g. through the DBS check, then this may place your appointment in jeopardy. 

Closing Date: 9th October 2018
Provisional Interview Date: 19th October 2018

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Read our latest article: What is it like to work at Achieving for Children? - Interview with Ian Dodds, chief executive

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