Hull City Council
Location
Hull, East Yorkshire | United Kingdom
Job description
At Hull City Council we are committed to our children and young people and we are passionate about how we deliver services to them. That’s why we are developing and nurturing a culture that puts our children and young people at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our workforce to work together to find solutions, to be open, honest and respectful, to take responsibility and listen and learn from others.
If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you. Hull is a changing local authority and it’s a fantastic time to join us and be a key player in supporting our journey.
We are currently looking to recruit a Group Manager on a permanent contract who will be responsible for leading and developing our Looked After Children and Care Leaving Service. These areas were recently judged as ‘Good’ in the last ILACS Ofsted Inspection and we are continuing on our ambitious journey to outstanding.
You will be responsible for building effective professional relationships with colleagues across the council and with partners in the City. You will need to be consistent and confident in managing performance and ensuring quality of practice is of a high standard.
You can expect to join a welcoming service, where expectations are high and where you will receive support and supervision to develop a culture and environment were practice can flourish, innovate and services to children, young people and foster carers are of a high standard. As a member of the operational leadership team you will be instrumental in the development and planning of services. You will be fully committed to the local vision for social work and be able to demonstrate effective leadership experience within a social work context and furthering our ambitions for improving children’s outcomes. You will be required to work at a strategic level within a local setting and to contribute to both regional and national developments.
You must be a qualified Social Worker and registered with the Social Work England. It is critical that you are an experienced manager and have extensive social work experience to support key decision makers in the system and to ensure that all practice is informed by sound assessment and judgement. You may be at a point in your career where you are looking to step up to a more senior role- we can support you to make this step!
Why it's great to work for Hull City Council:
Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.
We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Any offer of employment to the above post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced & Childrens Barring List Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.
Hull City Council embraces the principles of WorkSmart and this post has been identified as a suitable role. WorkSmart principles create opportunities facilitating a combination of working in the office, adhoc homeworking, or working from various locations, therefore being flexible about where/ how you carry out your role, the specific opportunities available will be discussed at interview.
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£55.8k per annum
