Practice Manager, Rough Sleepers & Domestic Abuse Team

East Sussex County Council is establishing a new specialist service to support individuals who are rough sleeping or experiencing domestic abuse. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Practice Manager (Registered Social Worker) to lead this innovative traumainformed service and make a meaningful difference to some of the countys most vulnerable residents.

This is a key leadership role responsible for building developing and managing a multidisciplinary team that delivers highquality safeguarding assessment and support interventions across East Sussex. You will play a pivotal role in shaping a brandnew service influencing practice and outcomes across the county. As Team Manager you will:

• Lead develop and inspire a team supporting adults experiencing rough sleeping domestic abuse or both
• Ensure safe effective and timely responses aligned with Care Act 2014 Domestic Abuse Act 2021 safeguarding duties and homelessness legislation
• Provide regular professional supervision performance management and support to staff
• Oversee complex casework risk management and safeguarding decisionmaking
• Work collaboratively with housing services health partners police voluntary and community sector organisations
• Drive service development quality assurance and continuous improvement
• Ensure practice is personcentred strengthsbased and traumainformed
• Monitor performance outcomes and contribute to service reporting planning and commissioning activity
  

Candidates must have:

• Social Work qualification (Degree DipSW or equivalent)
• Current registration with Social Work England
• Significant postqualifying experience working with adults including safeguarding and complex risk
• Proven experience of line management or supervisory responsibility
• Strong knowledge of homelessness rough sleeping domestic abuse and associated legislation
• Confidence working within multiagency environments
• Excellent leadership communication and decisionmaking skills

It would be desirable to have experience managing services for people with multiple compound needs familiarity with countywide or multisite service delivery and knowledge of commissioning or service redesign.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

To apply for this role please follow the Apply Now button and upload your CV and a supporting statement. We will be using your supporting statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification drawing on any relevant work/life experience education or personal interests.

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Interview invites will be sent out to successful candidates after the closing date and will take place early June. Interviews may include a presentation or scenariobased assessment

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status pagefor details.

We will recognise and value your contribution and will invest in your future with us. We ensure a fully supported introduction to employment competitive pay rewards and benefits. There are many rewards working for East Sussex County Council some of these include:

• The chance to shape an innovative new service
• Supportive leadership and highquality reflective supervision
• Ongoing professional development and specialist training
• Opportunities for career progression within a growing service
• A workplace culture that values wellbeing collaboration and kindness

For more information about our diverse range of benefits please click on the link providedbenefits page.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Bev Hull Head of Service via

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