Service Manager Warwickshire Family Wrap Around Service

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Job description

The post-holder will work within Warwickshire Family Wraparound Service

Staff will be based within Family Help localities within Warwickshire - actual address to be discussed at interview or prior

Permanent with funding to March 2027

£38,390.76 FTE - £29,052.47 pro rata for 28 hours

INFORMTION ABOUT THE ROLE

We are excited to be expanding our services in Warwickshire. We want the Service Manager to lead and co-ordinate the delivery of family wrap around service, predominantly ensuring that all elements of service delivery for children and young people and families are successful and delivered to a high quality against the contract.

We are looking for a dedicated professional to join our team. A Service Manager with a passion for excellence in practice and service delivery. You will manage and inspire four practitioners providing guidance, support and professional development

This post has the following special circumstances:

-The post holder will work evening and weekends shift patterns

-The post holder will be required to hold a full driving licence and have use of a car for The Children's Society business.

In order to be considered for this post you will have to demonstrate that you already have:

Experience

-Experience in family support: Direct experience working with families facing complex social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) challenges

-Multi-agency collaboration: Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (e.g., health, education, social care) and coordinate holistic care plans.

-Community outreach: Experience engaging hard-to-reach families and providing accessible support in community settings.

Skills

-Extensive experience in leading and managing diverse teams, ensuring high-quality performance and providing supervision in challenging situations.

-Ability to coordinate staff work patterns, including on-call rotas, and line manage senior staff to ensure smooth service delivery.

-Strong ability to think creatively and respond to new, complex, or challenging situations, particularly in crisis intervention and safeguarding.

Qualification

-A qualification in leadership or management.

-Extensive experience of leadership/management with evidence of continual professional development.

-Managerial experience in working with children, young people and families in a similar setting, delivering support and structured interventions for the whole family.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

Benefits

-Annual leave entitlement of 28 days plus bank holidays, increase depending on length of service - extra 2 days after 5 years and 31 days after 7 years

-Free eye test claim back

-Pension match contribution up to 8% can opt out

-Life Assurance death in service 4 x salary gets paid to nominated person

-Cycle to work 39% of bike costs can be spread across the year

-770 retailers discounts offered with You Star App

-Opportunity for all managers to join our Bespoke Management Development Programme - Compass

All people within diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an "Employment history_template" document prior to interview.

The closing date for applications is at midnight on Friday 15th November 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Friday 1st November.

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

For an application pack please visit the web site

or telephone

The Children's Society Recruitment team on

For an informal discussion please contact Lisa Millichamp Operations Manager

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