Medway Council
Location
Chatham, Kent | United Kingdom
Job description
Are you a dedicated and experienced social work professional with a passion for making a difference to children’s lives? Would you like the opportunity to contribute to shaping and developing the service? If this sounds like you, come and join our dynamic team and lead a team of committed social workers in providing high-quality support and care to the children and young people.
As one of our Team Managers you will provide effective leadership to a team of social workers, ensuring a supportive and collaborative working environment, encouraging high standards in others and assisting and inspiring your team towards achieving their goals. Supported by your assistant team manager, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of the team, supervising and supporting social workers in the management of cases, stepping in where needed to achieve positive outcomes for our children and their families and ensuring the welfare of our children and young people is prioritised.
Children matter in Medway , and so do you. It’s an exciting time to join us as we offer competitive pay and conditions and hybrid working. We are committed to helping you to grow and develop throughout your career and reach your full potential. Our practice development offer along with management capacity across our teams, ensures you will be guided, supported and cared for.
Whether you are ready for the next step in your career or you are an existing team manager we’d like to hear from you. You will be joining an experienced and dedicated social work team who have relationship and strengths-based work with children and families at the core of their practice.
We have posts across our social work service, in social work, assessment and children in care.
Candidates will be offered a competitive basic salary between £46,377 and £50,437 dependant on your experience, and the potential to earn up to £60,437 per year when market premiums and retention are applied.
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About You
For further information on the qualifications, skills and experience required, please refer to the Job Profile and Person Specification.
For an informal discussion, please don't hesitate to contact one of the recruiting managers below. Alternatively, please email the recruitment team on [email protected].
Kelly Cogger, Head of First Response and Family Solutions - 01634 335618
Pauline Naraine, Head of Children's Social Work Team's - 01634 331614
Alex Kaitell, Head of Corporate Parenting - 01634 334434
Andrada Pepenel, Head of Provider Services - 01634 337327
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Salary
£53.38k - £57.44k per annum