Employer: Surrey County Council
Salary: £55,942 – £59,125 per annum
Date Added: 22/01/2024
We have an opportunity to join us as a Team Manager leading our Adolescent Safeguarding Team based in Walton on Thames.
The salary range for Team Managers is £55,942- £59,125 per annum. This is inclusive of a newly created market supplement of £5,000.
We also offer a?financial package of up to £6,000 which is payable in 3 instalments across your first 18 months in post.
About Surrey
Our Children’s Services are working towards becoming a high-performing local authority, evidenced by our improved Ofsted rating in March 2022 and the fact we are now starting to realise the positive impacts of the Family Safeguarding practice model in action with reductions in the number of children subject to child protection plans. We are working hard to develop our progress and this is driven by the efforts of every member of our social care workforce from our business support and family support workers to our frontline practitioners through to leadership- all working together to create the right conditions for a positive culture and well-supported workforce.
About our Adolescent Safeguarding Service
Our Family and Adolescent Safeguarding service is overseen by Assistant Directors- Catherine Watkins and Fiona Wraith who have co- responsibility for our Family Safeguarding Model, Child In Need, as well as pre and court proceedings.
Our Adolescent Safeguarding teams work with families predominantly with children and young people aged 12 plus where issues such as contextual safeguarding, neglect or family breakdown may be impacting their lives. We aim to help parents tackle the challenges that impact their parenting, working together with families to build on strengths and enable them to make positive changes so that children and young people can remain in their care.
Across our Family and Adolescent Safeguarding teams there is a shared resource of adult mental health workers, domestic abuse practitioners and officers, and substance misuse workers, working with families to provide integrated practice. This approach promotes the sharing of different perspectives to create a more informed understanding of how to help families and create an attainable plan to support them.
As a Team Manager in Surrey you’ll play a critical role in supporting social workers and helping your service manager to ensure the service you team provides is forward thinking, responsive and meets the diverse needs of our children and young people. You will do this by contributing to service strategies, policy and procedures as required and will be responsible for managing, motivating and developing your team by sharing your professional leadership and support to help them deliver safe practice and effective management of their workloads.
We strive to provide a supportive and dynamic work environment for our employees, that fosters growth, maintains work-life balance, and rewards efforts. We guarantee 5 days of CPD and have access to excellent research and development tools such as Community Care Inform, Care Knowledge and Research In Practice.
Our other rewards and benefits include:
- A competitive relocation package of up to £8,000
- We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee
- 28?days annual leave, rising to 30?days after 5?years’ service (plus bank holidays)
- Access to our car lease scheme
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Up to 5 days of carer’s leave per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
Why Choose Surrey?
Surrey is a large and ambitious local authority meaning we can draw from a range of available resources to support the delivery of our services to children and their families, but that’s just part of it. It’s our staff that truly make the difference day in day out and we’d like to share with you some of their insights as to why they choose to be part of Surrey Children’s social care workforce.
Our staff highlighted that you can expect…
- Positive Team and Colleague Relationships – You’ll have the opportunity to be part of a team that thrives on positive working relationships, where collaboration with supportive colleagues in your team, across the organisation and with key partners will enable and enrich your practice.
- Flexibility and Work-Life Balance – We are committed to agile working and trust you to adapt your schedule to suit your needs, balancing this against the need to visit your children and families. It is our expectation that staff attend the office at least 2 days per week.
- Opportunities and Support for Professional Development – You can benefit from a structured environment that encourages growth and development. You’ll have access to ongoing training opportunities via our Surrey Children’s Service Academy, including our coaching and mentoring scheme, a well-structured progression pathway, learning opportunities and reflective and task focused supervision.
- A Sense of Belonging and Familiarity – You’ll be part of our welcoming and approachable social work family where you’ll be able to draw on the knowledge of established team members to support your understanding of the local area and available resources, working for a team where your individual expertise are valued and where you can have fun together.
- A Focus on Wellbeing – We recognise that you are a valuable asset and key to unlocking the positive changes we aspire for with our children and families. The job you do is serious therefore we take your well being seriously and recognise the need for reflective supervision where wellbeing is front and centre of the conversation.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on the 12th February 2024.
Application Deadline: 12/02/2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Submitted Applications: 0