Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Service Manager to fill a full-time role within a Looked After Children Team based in Croydon.
The salary for this permanent Service Manager job is £63,834-£70,125 per annum.
About the job:
- The focus of this role is leadership and management of a number of teams, delivering social work services to children, young people and their families.
- Service Managers are accountable for ensuring their service complies with legislation, practice standards and associated regulations in service delivery.
- The post holder will play a key role in the Division's senior management team in delivering corporate objectives, influencing strategic decision making, assessing and mitigating department risk (together with first tier Council Officers).
- 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.
Requirements:
- A recognised and relevant professional social work qualification (Degree / Diploma in Social Work).
- HCPC Registration
- Comprehensive understanding of: national policy, strategy and developments regarding children's social care, and areas that impact on children's social care.
- Demonstrable experience of leading and managing children's social care services that are relevant to this particular service area and role (including high risk and high complexity work), 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 use performance information to drive improvement for children and young people.
- A clear understanding of the Ofsted Inspection framework for Children's Social Care.
Contact:
This Service Manager job is advertised by Neil Clements; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
