Team Manager GtY Mid

The Service & Team:

Team Managers make a real difference to the lives of children in Cornwall. We believe that the children of Cornwall deserve the very best. We put their needs at the heart of everything we do and we are looking for people who share our determination to improve their lives and make a brighter future. If you believe in humane relationshipbased social work with children and families we offer the opportunity to develop your management and leadership career in an innovative and ambitious childrens service in one of the most beautiful parts of the country. We have a range of exciting opportunities leading and managing our high performing social work and multidisciplinary childrens social care teams. Across our teams we have a range of skilled professionals including Family Workers Targeted Youth Worker Psychologists and Functional Family Therapists working alongside our social work staff.

As part of our commitment to outstanding practice we have put in place a comprehensive core curriculum and career and qualification pathway for our Team Managers to develop their knowledge and skills to deliver the most effective social work and multidisciplinary interventions with children and families. If you are committed to continuing professional development can demonstrate strong leadership skills learning in your practice and in improved outcomes for the children you help and protect we will provide you with the career options and remuneration that match your expertise.

Cornwall is one of the best places in the country to live work and bring up a family. We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff and we recognise that they need a good work/life balance as well as supportive leadership and support in the workplace. Cornwalls location and landscape offers unique opportunities for a healthier happier way of life.

The Role:

We are looking for a Team Manager for the Gweres Tus Yowynk (GTY Helping Young People) Service. The postholder will play a key role in the management and delivery of our multiagency specialist adolescent service that works positively with those children at risk of family breakdown and / or offending. GTY is a county wide service which includes Social Workers Targeted Youth Workers Youth Justice Service Officers and Functional Family Therapists. The teams provide intense support when families are approaching crisis and at risk of breakdown. We also work with children who offend or are at risk of offending implementing child first and trauma informed principles to ensure children are appropriate supported and where appropriate diverted from the formal criminal justice system.

This is an exciting time join a high performing innovative service and be part of an established management team committed to improving outcomes for adolescents.

What youll need to succeed:

We have opportunities for experienced social work managers with a track record of effective management and also experienced social workers looking to take the first step into a Team Manager role.

You will need to be a Registered Social Worker with Social Work England with substantial experience in statutory social work with children and families. You will be able to evidence how you have applied your learning to your practice and have a track record of practice that improves the lives of will have evidence of post qualifying learning in child and family social work to demonstrate your specialism as a Child and Family Social Worker preferably at Masters level or will have significant experience of evidencebased practice with children and families and the expertise and approach to effectively supervise and manage social workers and other social care practitioners. You will be working alongside Advanced Practitioners within your teams supporting practice learning and development of our Social Workers and social care professionals.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What youll get in return:

Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met. Find out more about working and volunteering for us.

In recognition of the vital contribution you make we offer an attractive package of benefits including:

• A competitive starting salary.
• A generous relocation package
• Welcome bonus of 4000 for qualified Social Workers who are new to social work in Cornwall and have completed their ASYE
• Annual market supplement of 3000 for advanced practitioners
• An individualised induction to meet your specific needs and learning
• An outstanding core curriculum to support your ongoing development with a highquality programme of evidencebased learning and development to enhance skills and practice.
• An outstanding career and qualification pathway which will support your progression.
• Regular highquality case and reflective supervision
• Supportive management and leadership
• Support to access temporary accommodation if moving from outside of Cornwall
• Access to a Cornwall Council lease car
• 26days paid annual leave per year (rising with length of service) plus bank holidays
• Flexible working opportunities including homeworking
• A license to access Community Care Inform and Research in Practice.
• Payment of your Social Work England registration fees.

Additional Information:

Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

The post is a permanent position and is based in the mid of the county with St Austell as the primary office base. Own transport essential.

The full role profile is attached here

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For an informal discussion contact Kate Wilson Service Manager :.

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstratewhy you are suitable against each of the points marked as Application on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here The application process.

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