Wigan Life Centre South
College Avenue
Wigan
WN1 1NJ
Salary: Grade 14, £58,344 - £62,434 per annum.
37 hours per week
Your role:
We are looking for a passionate, engaging and inspiring service manager to make a real difference to children and families in Wigan. As a key part of our management team, this leadership role offers the opportunity to deliver key children’s services within the borough developing our Academy and Children with Disability service. With a focus on driving quality and performance, and achieving successful partnership arrangements, you will have a crucial role in improving outcomes for children and young people in our borough, including the DSCO role and driving partnership work within the SEND service.
You will be part of the delivery and implementation of the Family safeguarding model of practice in Wigan. The Family Safeguarding Teams use a Motivational Interviewing model of practice in their work and employs a multidisciplinary approach. The aim is to work collaboratively with the right families, at the right time, respecting families’ rights, following guidance and law. We take a whole family approach to child protection to keep more children safely at home with their families.
Our vision is that our children receive the right support, at the right time and in the right place, and your effective leadership and management will be critical in achieving this. You will operate in an environment of transformational change and innovation, where your creativity and ability to think and do things differently for the benefit of our residents, will be supported and celebrated.
About you:
You need to:
- Be a fully qualified, have accredited social work professional status (CQSW, DipSW, CSS, PQCCA), current registration with Social Work England,
- Have strong leadership skills, with considerable experience of managing statutory specialist services
- Have significant knowledge and fundamental understanding of current research, innovation and good practice standards in relation to children & families and safeguarding.
- Have in depth knowledge of statutory and legislative frameworks which underpin safeguarding children, working together, collaboration and effective planning to ensure that children receive the help they need.
- Have insight into working with Children with disabilities and the SEND framework.
- Have confidence in chairing complex meetings
- Have experience of successfully leading services and supporting staff during periods of change and development
- Have the ability to successfully plan for and effectively contribute to transformational plans and programmes as well as statutory service requirements e.g. Ofsted.
- Have the ability to manage a heavy workload under pressure and meet competing deadlines
What we can offer you:
- Flexible working for a healthier work/life balance - including a blend of working from home/remotely
- Free parking
- Competitive salary
- A friendly work environment with caring managers and colleagues, appreciation of our staff through Staff Awards, career development opportunities, encouragement to do things differently and the opportunity to make your ideas a reality!
- Staff rewards and benefits, including Vivup, discounted gym membership, a generous pension scheme, great annual leave entitlement and continuous service as per the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
We want Wigan Council to be a place where we all belong; a place where we feel listened to, valued for our talents and contributions, and celebrated for being the brilliant and unique individuals we are. We are invested in supporting career development and providing a stable workforce. It is an exciting time to join #Team Wigan, with what we can offer.
We want you to start with us and stay with us!
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
For further information, please contact Leah Edwards at leah.edwards@wigan.gov.uk
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Interview date:Thursday 2nd May 2024
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus Child barred list check
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