Assistant Team Manager
Children with Disabilities
We are looking to recruit a forward-thinking and experienced qualified social worker, preferably with some experience of leadership and management and previous having worked with Children with Disabilities. Applications from people with a demonstrable interest in leadership management will also be considered. You will have knowledge and experience in safeguarding and working with looked after children.
You will be joining an enthusiastic and experienced team who are passionate about outcomes for children with disabilities. You will contribute to progress as we continue to establish and embed child focussed ways of working with children, young people and families throughout our work. You will be a reliable, dependable team member and a strong team player.
Our Values
As a social work practitioner, you will be our most important asset as we build relationships with children and family to effect positive change over the long term.
We will support you to develop, grow and provide you with opportunities to progress your career aspirations. We actively encourage you to take opportunities to be creative and innovative. We listen, and act on your ideas and feedback.
What we want from you:
- Have a passion to work with children with disabilities and their families to ensure that they are able to live happy, fulfilling lives.
- You will have safeguarding knowledge and skills to ensure you can identify, assess and manage risk to our most vulnerable cohort of children and young people.
- You will be an excellent communicator who will put the child at the forefront of any intervention, valuing their uniqueness, individuality, and strengths. You will have the skills required for, or be enthusiastic about learning how to, communicate with children who are non-verbal.
- Be the professional that enables our children and young people, to live the best lives possible and prepare them for adulthood by supporting them to have choice and control ensuring their voice.
- Be committed to delivering best practice in social work, promoting professional values and standards.
- Be inspired to grow as a member of the social work profession.
- You will need post qualifying experience and have complete the ASYE programme
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.
The salary for this post will be £45,441 to £46,464 per annum.
Employee Benefits include:
- Payment of the annual £90 Social Work England registration fees.
- Pay that increases in line with your continued professional development.
- Opportunities to develop new and specialist skills.
- Innovative training and development opportunities.
- Supportive integrated teams and a friendly working environment.
- High standard of professional supervision.
- Local Government Pension Scheme.
- A number of employee benefit and health and wellbeing offers including employee assistance programme.
- 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 days after 5 years.
Employee Discount Scheme which provides discounts with local businesses as well as car loans, car purchasing, cycling to work, bus travel, taxis and driving courses.
Discounts available on Holidays and travel including travel insurance, holidays and currency. Discounts available on legal advice including on loans, mortgages, insurance etc. Discounts on food and drink at local restaurants, cafes and bars, hair salons, beauty salons, healthcare products, exercise classes, and discounted gym membership.
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
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