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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><b>The role</b><br /><p>In Wandsworth, we are ambitious for all our children and young people.</p>
<p>We are seeking two passionate leaders to join us as Team Managers.</p>
<p><strong>About the role</strong></p>
<p>The Service will be moving to a Brief Intervention Service over the few months, where we will work with children, young people and their families for up to three months creating family lead plans to create change.</p>
<p>Families are complex, so to help and support them in the best way you will support and lead your teams to always consider who families are, where they come from and where they are going or need to get to.</p>
<p>The relationship our practitioners build with families will be central to the help we can offer and how they will experience and receive this.</p>
<p>The Service has seven teams, and you will be joining a management team that is ready for the challenge to move to a Brief Intervention Model.</p>
<p>Our social work practice with children and families is so important. It can be both incredibly challenging and hugely rewarding. The responsibility of working with families where the decisions you make and the power of your influence has the ability to  shape and change lives, can be difficult.</p>
<p>Your teams have 5 social workers with manageable caseloads and a range of specialists to help you and your team make a difference.</p>
<p>We will support you in your practice and decision making so you never feel alone. Our culture of high support, high challenge provides our workforce with relevant training and learning to undertake great practice and creates spaces for them to learn from others and receive appropriate challenge to help ensure that the decisions they make are the right ones for children and families. This also drives a shared understanding of practice expectations and provides a forum to seek support, ask questions and escalate issues</p>
<p>You will be a qualified and registered social worker, with a proven track record of successfully managing a team or you may be looking for your first move into management.</p>
<p>The successful candidate will be joining an experienced and committed team of professionals, who are entirely focused on achieving the best outcomes for our children and families in Wandsworth.</p>
<p><strong>In return for your hard work...</strong></p>
<p>You will receive a comprehensive and competitive pay and benefits package (more details below) alongside supporting you with training, provide dedicated clinical advice and support, manageable caseloads and administrative support.</p>
<p>We also have an excellent training offer for Team Managers ranging from accredited leadership programmes including master’s Level Leadership and Management training, Systemic Leadership Training, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed Practice and various other reflective spaces to promote best practice.</p>
<p><strong>Contact details</strong></p>
<p>For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Leila Hassan Farah by email <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="no-follow">[email protected]</a></p>
<p><strong>Benefits</strong></p>
<p>We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home, compressed or part-time hours, term time only, job shares and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 39 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.</p>
<p>In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.</p>
<p><strong>Indicative Recruitment Timeline</strong></p>
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<li>Closing Date: 11:59pm on Sunday 13^th March 2022</li>
<li>Shortlisting Date: Week commencing 14^th March 2022</li>
<li>Interview Date: Week commencing 21^st March 2022</li>
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<p>Useful Information: The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.</p>
<p>Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible. Your health and wellbeing is our top priority. Should you become unwell due to Covid-19 during the recruitment process we would very much appreciate receiving an update from you as soon as possible.</p>
<p><strong>Equality Statement</strong></p>
<p>Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.</p>
<p><strong>Important Information</strong></p>
<p>This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).</p>
<p><strong>How to apply?</strong></p>
<p>To be considered for interview your CV and supporting statement (no longer than 2 sides of a4) must highlight your knowledge, skills and experience listed in attached Job Profile located at the bottom of the advert.</p>