Team Managers - Children & Young Peoples Team

Visit our dedicated webpage to hear from our social workers, our Executive Director, and learn more about the role and Children's Services:
https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/jobs/childrens-social-worker-jobs-in-barnsley/
The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.
This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check
If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email dbs@barnsley.gov.uk
When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.
Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.
How do we sum up Barnsley Council? Well, we're a double award-winning, high-performing council with a growing economy, a thriving town centre and some truly impressive outcomes in our communities. This is why we've been awarded Council of the Year for 2023 by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) and The Municipal Journal (MJ).
Our excellent Children's Services has been a key part of our win; we're so proud of what we've achieved not just for the council but for our partners and Barnsley.
We're impressed. Are you? It's the perfect time to join our excellent team.
About the Post:
This is an exciting time to join Barnsley Children and Family Social Care. Working in partnership to achieve better outcomes for our most vulnerable children, our Social Work Team Managers are key to supporting the development of our workforce and leading best practice for children across our Children and Young People's Service.
Our Children and Young People teams work with children subject to Child In Need, Child Protection and within Public and Private Law, working in partnership to achieve best outcomes for vulnerable children.
We have recently adopted the Signs of Safety practice model and our managers and leaders are key to embedding this into practice. As a manager you will be responsible for the leadership and oversight of a small team of Advanced Practitioners, Social Workers and Newly Qualified Social Workers, offering regular support and supervision and driving practice in your team
Our vision in Childrens Services is clear -
Barnsley a place of possibilities:
We are one service with one goal, working together to build a brighter Barnsley for every child

• Putting Children and Families First


• Working together in partnership to deliver joined up care


• Delivered by a strong and valued workforce
  
  You will be a qualified social worker with significant experience of practice


• You will have experience of delivering reflective supervision


• You will be committed to supporting and developing teams and workers, with experience of mentoring students, NQSW's or colleagues


• You will have extensive experience of working in statutory children's social work, of driving plans for our most vulnerable children and of working in partnership with families and agencies to achieve positive change


• You will maintain an up to date knowledge of the legislation, policies and procedures and how we implement these in practice
  
  In return we will offer you


• A supportive working environment with manageable spans of control


• A highly competitive salary of up to £51515


• High quality regular supervision and support and a nurturing senior management team that encourages learning and development


• Flexible working arrangements



• A commitment to continuous professional development with a strong training and development offer


• Good IT support and equipment


• A commitment to health and wellbeing and access to dedicated assistance programme


• Just 4 You Benefits https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/jobs/just4you/


How do we sum up Barnsley Council?
We are an Ofsted rated 'Good' Childrens Services and a double award-winning, high-performing council with a growing economy, a thriving town centre and some truly impressive outcomes in our communities. We have been awarded Council of the Year for 2023 by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) and The Municipal Journal (MJ). Our excellent Children's Services has been a key part of our win; we're so proud of what we've achieved not just for the council but for our partners and Barnsley.
We're impressed. Are you? It's the perfect time to join our excellent team.
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