AddressThis is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Early Help Team Manager
- Job Location: 92-96 Westgate Street
- Salary: £45,441 - £48,474 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 21/04/2024
- Job Requisition Number: 8681
- This post is open to job share
We are currently recruiting for two Team Managers to join our Early Help team within the Disabled Children and Young Person’s Service. These posts are part of an exciting transformation expansion within the Service.
Our vision
Right child, right support, right time, every time
Working together to support families and communities to give every child the best chance of a happy and rewarding life, especially those who need more help.
For those looking for a future in public service and Children’s Social Care in particular, Gloucestershire offers a myriad of opportunities to start or develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce.
Children’s Services are improving. Our latest Ofsted inspection (February 2022) identified that:
“Significant progress has been made in many areas of Gloucestershire’s children’s services… significant financial investment and the backing of political leaders, has led to improved services that are now more effective in meeting the needs of children and families’.
Reward and support
For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
- £45,441 - £48,474 per annum
- flexible and agile working opportunities
- 24.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
- option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year
- family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
- supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- an in-house Occupational Health service
- employee discount scheme
- cycle to work scheme
- salary sacrifice green car scheme (T&Cs apply)
- links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
- Career development and qualification opportunities
- access to our Social Work Academy
About the team
The team is part of Gloucestershire County Council’s Early Help service who offer support, advice and guidance to disabled children and their families. The team are integral in supporting children and their families to access the right support, they work multi agency with other professionals to ensure the children are achieving the best possible outcomes. The team supports the social work side of the service with children who have complex needs arising from their learning disability. The team completes assessments for families in their own right and find the relevant support service to meet the needs of the child and their family.
About you
As well as your experience as a family support worker and manager, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post:
- experience of working with children and their families
- experience of working with disabled children or children who have complex needs
- ability to work with multi agency professionals
- have experience of offering supervision, mentoring and be confident in making key decisions
- ability to work under pressure and to timescales to ensure the best possible outcomes for children
- ability to think creatively and systemically in your work with families
- a full driving licence and willingness to drive
- DBS clearance
How to apply
For an informal discussion about the role or if you have any questions, please email naomi.adams@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
DCYPS Early Help Team Manager job profile
This position is subject to a DBS check.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
