Service Manager - Family Assessment Service (CSRA £71,643 - £78,475)

The total compensation package for this position is up to £79,975 per annum

Service Manager – Family Assessment – Children – Croydon 

Salary: CSRA £71,643 - £78,475 - Retention payment: £1,500

36 per week / Monday – Friday

Hybrid (3 days in the office)

Permanent

Job Purpose

The focus of this role is to lead and implement the development of Family Assessment Service. We are seeking a qualified and experienced Service Manager to join us and support our extremely talented team of Team Managers to driving the service forward. You will lead and manage performance of the service and foster a culture of continuous learning and reflection of practice that inspires staff to give their best in their roles.  

As a suitably qualified and registered Social Worker, Service Manager is accountable for ensuring their service complies with legislation, practice standards and associated regulations in service delivery. Service Manager has a key role with their Heads of Service to ensure their service is inspection ready and drive change following inspections. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of their services, while living and promoting the corporate values through their day-to-day work.

Essential Requirements:

• Registered with Social Work England.
• Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to the role profile.
• A clear commitment to services working in partnership with families and creating positive change in children’s lives. 
• Demonstrable experience of leading and managing children’s social care services that are relevant to this particular service area and role and that deliver high quality performance and good outcomes for children.
• Able to lead, think, plan and manage strategically and systemically, as well as operationally.
• Able to manage, plan and control delegated budgets.
• Experience of successfully transforming poorly performing social care services into high performing services. 
• Experience of developing a highly motivated, high achieving and stable work force with a positive, “can-do”, customer-centred culture. 
• Able to work outside of normal office hours when required and to be part of the senior manager out-of-hours rota.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) to lead and motivate others.

Why Join Us           

Our team consists of experienced, dedicated practitioners

We meet regularly to make sure everyone we work with has the support and knowledge needed to make a difference and be the difference to our families, communities and colleagues

At Croydon relationships matter and we are about strong partnerships and working together to make lasting positive change

We are an established team who can help you settle in and offer their expertise

You will have the support of an extremely knowledgeable understanding manager

You will have access to a busy, buzzy, committed workforce and work environment Opportunities to work from home and work flexibly provides you with more work-life balance

Opportunities to think together with your manager about career development
Support to help you grow, develop, learn and lead

Benefits

You will be valued for your skills and expertise, supported by the team of experienced professionals, as well as the management at Croydon Council, one of the largest employers in the borough.

We also offer:

• Highly competitive compensation package
• Accredited Systemic Practice training
• A range of CPD opportunities
• 29-31 days (grade equivalent) annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays and option to purchase more
• A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%
• Continuing Professional Development – genuine opportunities to grow, develop and specialise in your career
• Management development programmes
• Investment into your wellbeing
• Access to Employee Discount scheme with a range of programmes (Cycle Benefit Scheme, GymFlex, Retail Discounts and more)

We promote flexible & hybrid working arrangements where possible to support a healthy work-life balance

Closing Date: Sunday 19th May at 11:59pm

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced barring DBS check.