Locality Team Manager

Job Description

Locality Team ManagerAbout The ServiceAn exciting opportunity has arisen to join the management team with Cardiff East Locality as the outgoing Team Manager. The post is open to those seeking to return to Cardiff to work and for those seeking to work forCardiff for the first time. There is a sense of excitement within the Childrens Services workforce as Cardiff moves through its change journey with strong leadership from a dedicated management team.Cardiff benefits from being the capital of Wales and isone of the fastest growing cities in Britain enriched through the diversity of its people. Cardiff is, committed to becoming a Child Friendly City that places the rights of children and young people at the head of our policies and strategies. The childrenof Cardiff require practitioners who can respond to the diversity of needs and experiences which in turn offers the individual the opportunity to develop expertise and to lead practice within Wales ensuring that Children and their families receive only thebest. Cardiff offers the opportunity to grow and develop through high quality training, supervision and a wide variety of opportunities to pursue career development.Parents and families have the most significant influence on children and on their future lives.It is our belief that outcomes for children are best when they are supported to grow and achieve within their own families, this belief has been the driving force behind our shifting the balance of care strategy which is and will continue to be our focusmoving forward over the next 3 years.Cardiff have redesigned our services to follow the childs journey and created locality teams that enable workers to link closely with communities and local services. These teams have been established in three areas ofthe city at St Mellons in the East, Fairwater in the North and Cardiff Bay in the South enabling staff to be based within the communities that they serve. The Locality model offers benefits not only to Children and their families but also to staff includingreduced travelling time and expense.During the COVID crisis the opportunity to spend time together physically has been limited however Cardiff have been innovative in their response and staff have reported to feel supported and safe undertaking their work.Cardiffs hybrid model of working, maximising the benefits of homeworking whilst also enabling teams to come together and office space for those that are unable to work from home. The locality offices support good team morale where staff feel comfortable,can link in with colleagues, and engage with each other in peer reflection. The Operational Managers are based with the teams at the locality offices ensuring strong links between staff at all levels of the service. If you are interested in being part of Cardiffsjourney to becoming one of the most vibrant and successful cities within the UK that puts Children first with the ambition of being a lead force behind practice development in Wales, we would be excited to hear from you.About the jobThe team is led by an experiencedpermanent Operational Manager and you will join three established team managers to complete the team. You will succeed the outgoing manager who seeks new challenges but will remain working within the service.Joining the team you will offer leadership to ateam of social workers and support staff and two Principal Social workers. The Principal Social Worker will assist you in supervising staff and deputising. Your appointment will allow us to make the final step in our Locality model and enable us to work withinschool cluster areas closely aligned with the communities and other professionals that serve those communities. It is anticipated that this close network of professionals working with the community will create a virtual village within the city to supportall children in the community to thrive.Within the teams geographical area you will support children and young people through robust assessment, outcome focused care planning and effective intervention to support them in achieving positive outcomes withintheir families and communities. Working within a restorative practice approach, you will work in partnership with families and multi-agency colleagues in intervening to address both the presenting concerns and underlying difficulties.This is an exciting opportunityto join the service which puts the individual at the heart of our work. The teams work from a strengths-based approach utilising models such as Signs of Safety and Reunification Framework to guide practice and meet the needs of young people and their families.Wehave a diverse variety of casework, individual, dedicated and regular senior management support alongside progression opportunities for the successful candidates.What We Are Looking For From YouThe successful candidate will model the Signs of Safety approach,and will be responsible for ensuring an excellent standard of work practice exists within the teams, and to maintain and develop knowledge of research, practice developments, new initiatives and procedures and to utilise these in supervision and when planningfor children.You will need to be a registered Social Worker, as well as significant experience in a Targeted Services environment with staff and student supervision. You will be a good team player, and have excellent communication and organisation skills.AdditionalinformationWith effect from 1st April 2022, this role attracts a market supplement of £5,000 (full time equivalent).(£46,591, - £49, 624) This payment is reviewed on a 12 monthly basis.Please refer to job description and person specification when applyingfor the above posts.This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced checks.Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possiblybe. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. Thisis supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.This vacancy is suitable for post share.We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.Due tothe current COVID -19 circumstances the interview process for this role will be held on a virtual basis using an appropriate online platform. If you have any concerns around your ability to participate in a virtual interview process please contact .uk fora discussion.Attachments Job Description and Person Specification