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Herefordshire County Council is seeking a Team Manager for its children’s social care Safeguarding & Support service – are you interested? Or can you refer a friend for £250 if placed?
This is a full-time post, lasting 3 months initially, based in Ross on Wye and the pay rate is £41.42 umbrella.
There are also accommodation expenses available up to £150 per week.
Details of the role:
- We need a qualified and experienced children’s social work manager to manage one of five social work teams, undertaking Safeguarding & Support work.
- You will be experienced in child in need and child protection work, PLO pre-proceedings, care proceedings and adoption work.
- You will manage a team of social workers and family support workers with input from a Managing Practitioner within our new locality structure.
- You will work effectively as part of a service management team, committed to embedding good practice, with a focus on relationship based and restorative practice.
- Herefordshire is on a journey, and we would like you to be part of our next chapter. This is an exciting opportunity to have a genuine impact on the local authority and help improve and protect the children and young people within it.
- This position will be based in our southern region, with the Ryefield Centre in Ross-on-Wye serving as the primary hub. This central location is designed to support accessibility and foster collaboration within the area. The address for this site is: Ryefield Centre, 33 Grammar School Cl, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7QD
Requirements of the role:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Fully Social Work England registered
- Must have strong post-qualified experience in children’s social care
- You will be experienced in child in need and child protection work, PLO pre-proceedings, care proceedings and adoption work.
- Must be an experienced manager
- You will be committed to providing the highest quality of supervision and case direction, focussing at all times on improving outcomes for children.
- You will be organised and a strong communicator and decision-maker.
Please get in touch with Lindsey Morgan to discuss this role or consider if you can refer a friend or colleague for £250 if successfully placed.
