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SalarySalary: Band 12, £49,497 to £53,658 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: One full-time role (37 hours) and one part-time role, or two part-time roles. Hours are negotiable and can be discussed at interview.
Closing date: Sunday 24 March 2024 , 23:59
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children’s Board safer recruitment procedures.
Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.
The Service:
The Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) was established in 2016 and works collaboratively with colleagues in the Police, Housing, Health, Education, Youth Justice Services, and Probation in determining the most appropriate timely service delivery for children.
The Role:
You will be part of a group of Team Leaders based at Civic Offices in Portsmouth, overseeing and supporting the team's Social Workers, Early Help and Tier 2 Coordinators to ensure referred children and their families receive the right level of service and support at the right time and in a timely manner. You will offer scrutiny, oversight, and support to MASH staff to promote a creative and dynamic workforce committed to ever improving outcomes. You will lead through integrity, promoting equal access and having aspiration, and create positive working relationships across the multi-agency team, with other professionals and with children and their families.
What you'll need to succeed:
You need to:
- Have a Diploma/Degree/MSc in Social Work and be registered with Social Work England, with substantial post-qualification social work experience.
- Be skilled at recognising appropriate levels of decision making
- Have the ability to use statutory procedures and local standards/processes to inform good practice
- Have excellent knowledge and understanding of legislation, practice and legal processes
- Be able to pass on learning to others and to present information to others (using PowerPoint)
- Have good organisational skills, communication skills, written skills, IT skills and analytical skills, and a healthy professional curiosity in your approach to MASH work.
Ideally you will be an experienced manager or an experienced social worker who has taken opportunities to supervise or develop colleagues or students and understands the value of social work intervention with very vulnerable children and their families.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
What you'll get in return:
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Flexible working hours.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
(For those with five or more years of continuous service with applicable organisations, annual leave will be 31 days from the start.)
Additional Information:
The full job profile is attached here .
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Linda Mortimer, Service Leader, Linda.Mortimer@portsmouthcc.gov.uk , 023 92 306 943.
A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours .
Application process:
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body.
Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles.
You may wish to attach an additional letter or document to supplement your application.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
We look forward to speaking with you soon.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk .
