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- You will be required to oversee the short break offer and lead the delivery and review of tailored and targeted short break packages/services to families and children through a team of short break family support workers.
- Lead the short break team and advise on the development, coordination, implementation, evaluation and quality assurance of related projects, training, programs and systems.
- To provide professional supervision, coaching and mentoring to internal practitioners through a variety of mechanisms to effectively address any quality or safeguarding concerns.
- Provide written reports and presentations as appropriate.
- To report any safeguarding incident or concerns immediately in line with Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board and Council policies and procedures.
- To develop and implement whole system change in partnership through agreed programs in order to support service design.
- To take an active role in statutory inspection events in associated functions and services, supporting developments in response to changes to inspection frameworks and associated guidance
- Support and advocate development of the service, taking an active role in developing this through effective collaboration and engagement with key stakeholders, including children and their families.
- Ensure that services are cost effective and budgets are accounted for. This will include provision of monthly budget analysis reports outlining spend, variances and projected out turns.
- Build internal capacity to deliver appropriate and evidence based practice, providing support in interpretation of relevant statutory frameworks and guidance.
- Demonstrating impact and outcomes in relation to children and families you will use this alongside your specialist theoretical knowledge to ensure packages continue to reflect children and families needs and legislative requirements
- Professional qualification at Level 3 in a related discipline.
- Substantial relevant post qualifying experience of working with children and families and multi agency partners to deliver services.
- Experience of managing and directing staff and financial resources to meet targets and outcomes in a high pressured environment.
- Experience of managing change in practice and leading staff
- Knowledge of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adult
- An enhanced DBS
- 24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
- 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
- Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment
