Deputy Team Manager - 16+ Team

Deputy Team Manager - 16+ Team
Job description
37 hours per week
Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and young people? Do you want to work for an employer who places major importance on high quality supervision, wellbeing and career development?
Bridgend County Borough Council offer great opportunities to further your social work career.
We are currently recruiting for a Deputy Team Manager. The Deputy Team Manager would join the management team within the 16+ Team that includes a Team Manager and one senior practitioner. The team works with care experienced children between the ages on 15.5 and 25.
The local authority has recently launched the signs of safety approach which will underpin all of our practice in Bridgend County Borough. All new staff will be provided with a suite of training that will support them to develop their practice in line with the principles of the model and strength developed practice.
We are a reflective organisation that continuously builds on its strengths and is committed to the principle that the most effective way of improving outcomes for all children, young people and families is through the provision of accessible, universal services.
Working in a rewarding and educational environment where staff feel valued is what you can expect with Bridgend County Borough Council as your employer. For further information on working as a supervised contact worker in Bridgend, please contact Stuart Osborne at stuart.osbone@bridgend.gov.uk.
Also:
Up to £8,000 relocation fees
Payment of professional fees
Flexible working practices
24 days leave, rising to 29 days plus bank holidays
Opportunity to purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave 
Subsidised local authority pension
Employee discounts, online and in store
Salary sacrifice, including cycle to work, leased cars schemes
Health and wellbeing benefits
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
Closing Date: 17 July 2024
Shortlisting Date: 18 July 2024
Interview Date: 1 August 2024
Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council
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