SCAYT+ Team Manager | Full Time | Fostering Service | Preston
SCAYT+ Team Manager | Full Time | Fostering Service | Preston
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Job Description
SalaryPer annum Permanent Full Time 37 hours per week Fostering Service Preston
International Sponsorship this role isnotopento international sponsorship.
Team Manager Position with Lancashires Fostering Service in the SCAYT Service (Supporting Carers and Young People Together) dual bases at Riverbank Neighbourhood Centre Preston and Tay Street Family Hub Burnley covering the whole of Lancashire.
SCAYT is a team of emotional health practitioners social workers and clinical psychologists. SCAYT work with Lancashire children who are looked after and adopted or children who are living with special guardians and who are eligible for support from the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF).
Join our team that strengthens the relationships between care givers and the child or young person in the care. We use a range of approaches that are underpinned by systemic practice and therapeutic principles to help support children young people and their families. We are seeking a dynamic Team Manager to drive our commitment to highquality support ensuring children have safe stable loving and lasting homes.
As a Team Manager you will:
- Lead the management of a team of Emotional Health Practitioners to achieve performance objectives and contribute to the wider service plan.
- Support the delivery of a range of therapeutic interventionsto enable parents and carers to develop their therapeutic knowledge and skills and professionals to develop trauma informed practices.
- Actively promote our service to internal and external partners.
- Engage in strategic planning development and delivery of our services providing clear information to senior management and promoting our objectives.
- Address routine and complex issues locally to ensure effective service delivery.
Please read the person specification and job description for further information and please include a personal statement applications where a personal statement has not been provided may not be shortlisted.
If you are passionate about making a difference and possess the leadership skills to inspire motivate and lead a team we would love to hear from you.
For a further discussion or if you have any questions about the role please contact Alison Watts
Apply now to become a part of a trauma informed forwardthinking service!
Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
The post you are applying for is covered by theRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a disclosure. Further information can be found on the Our Recruitment Process tab.
You must be registered (SWE) to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with the Social Care Council.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.
Job Description & Person Specification
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
