Social Work Manager - Assessment Team - Expiring Soon!

About The Role Job Title: Social Work Manager - Assessment Team Hours: 37 Salary: HC11 £53,474 - £57,859 (including £5,000 market rate supplement per year) Relocation package of up to £10,000 available Contract: Permanent Closing date: 17/03/24 The Role Are you a qualified Social Worker? Do you have management or supervisory experience? Maybe you are a Senior Practitioner, or Advanced Practitioner? Working within the Assessment Team, you will be managing a team of staff who work directly with children and families. With a rotating duty element, the Assessment teams works at pace, completing robust short-term quality assessments of need, ensuring the right service provision is in place. Each of the four teams consists of a Team Manager, managing practitioner and 5 Social Workers. You will provide leadership to your team and you will be responsible for allocating and prioritising workloads effectively to ensure the care of the child is paramount, whilst also ensuring you develop your team to provide an effective and efficient service. The right candidate will have responsibility for the team plan to meet objectives and ensure performance targets are achieved. You will be fully qualified (DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent), with a minimum of 2 years' experience in statutory social care. With honed skills in assessment, report writing, and managing complex cases, you will be dedicated to improving the lives of children and families within Herefordshire. We Offer A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes: Team Manager starting salary of £53,474- £57,859 (including £5,000 market rate supplement per year) Welcome payment £5,000 for experienced Social Workers joining our children's teams Relocation packages: support of up to £10,000 Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS) Professional development: protected time and budget to support Social Workers develop themselves and their careers. Career progression: clear pathways to progress Generous Annual Leave: 31 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling Payment of professional membership fees Pick your perks - our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts. About Us Herefordshire is a beautiful, historic county located in the heart of the Marches on the border with Wales. We are one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties in England with a wealth of unspoilt countryside, distinctive heritage, and lively and attractive market towns. Our priority in Herefordshire is to keep children safe and give them a great start in life. It's the priority for the council, our partners and for all of us who work with Children & Young People. How do we do this? By having dynamic, dedicated, passionate and professional staff who work in a culture that focuses on what we can achieve with children, what they can achieve themselves, and the relationship we build with families and partners to enable this. We have invested heavily in training and developing staff in our relational practice approach with our improvement partner Leeds City Council, so it's an exciting time to join Herefordshire - we believe in investing in you so you can be the best you can be! Herefordshire has a really strong team ethos. Our teams are passionate about the work they do and the positive difference they and the teams they are in make to people's lives. This is all underpinned by the focus and support from their managers and the council as a whole. We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond. Come to Herefordshire and join the journey. The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for: Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the "Disability Confident" scheme; Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant; and Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care. Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role. To apply, please submit your CV and complete the supporting statement within the application form, referring to the job description & person specification, detailing how you meet the specific requirements of the role.