About the role
Are you an experienced Social Work manager, looking to take the next step in your career? Do you have an eye for detail and a passion for best practice? This is the role for you!
We're looking for a Service Manager to join us in Quality Assurance & Practice Improvement, to support the delivery of a high quality and effective Social Work service that responds to the needs of children and their families in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines, whilst providing scrutiny and challenge of the plans for children and young people.
The successful candidate will be independent of the day-to-day casework, allowing them to be more strategic while promoting best practice to CCC and our partner agencies.
This is a vital role in the delivery of quality assurance activities in Children Services. The Service Manager's experience, skills knowledge and relational approach will contribute to the improvement of social work practice and make sure children are safeguarded from harm and cared for to a very high standard. The Service Manager will be able to influence and experience to support implementation of the social work model, values and practice standards through a quality approach, and they will be able to interpret data to gain a wider view of practice.
For more information and an informal conversation about the role, please contact Interim Service Director Sarah Alexander on sarah.alexander@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or 07484 519510.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 20th of September at New Shire Hall (PE28 4YE).
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What will you be doing?
You will have the day to day responsibility for the delivery and leadership of quality assurance and participation and the staff undertaking this work. You will line manage a team of up to 8 people including Quality Assurance Officers, the Independent Visitor and Participation Officers, being responsible for supervision, recruitment and development.
You will ensure that Social Workers are involved in all aspects of this work and that the child’s voice is listened to through feedback and activities.
You will plan, coordinate, deliver work, and be accountable and responsible for meeting deadlines and delivering quality in everything the service does. You will work with Learning and Development colleagues to ensure that the learning loop is strongly embedded.
For more information on the accountabilities and requirements of the role, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attached to this advert.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Strong communication skills, able to deliver both written and verbal reports and present information to a wide ranging group of professionals.
- A strength based approach where your relationship building will support greater understanding of quality assurance and it's value and impact across the organisation.
- To be sensitive and solution focused in problem solving.
We're looking for confident and dynamic individuals who enjoy making a difference in their local community, are curious and spot things that others might not see, enjoys building relationships and likes to explore possibilities.
You must:
- Have a degree level Social Work qualification and hold a Social Work England registration
- Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme.
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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