Service Manager - Children in Care, Leaving Care and Transition and Adoption
Children's Services

Wigan Life Centre South
College Avenue
Wigan
WN1 1NJ

You will be required to work flexibly

Salary: Grade 14, £53,297 - £57,176 per annum.

37 hours per week

Your role:

As a service manager within Children Social Care, you will lead a high performing, child focussed Social Care service. You will be responsible for the day to day running of your service, including the staff and teams within your service and financial budgets associated with your teams. You will also support the Service Lead to manage the strategic development, delivery and transformation within the associated Social Care service area, meeting all statutory requirements.

About you:

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, children looked after, care leavers, adoption and safeguarding.
Have in depth knowledge of statutory and legislative frameworks which underpin permanence planning, care planning, safeguarding children, working together, collaboration and effective planning to ensure that children and young people receive the care and outcomes they need.
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.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the 2019 LGC 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.

Wigan is a fantastic place to work where we are able to offer you a wide range of both challenging and rewarding career development opportunities. Ofsted have recently highlighted that we are creating the right conditions for social work to thrive. You will have the chance to join a team of enthusiastic, knowledgeable and supportive managers who have recently committed to the Signs of Safety approach as our practice model. You would be a part of embedding this model across the whole service. The service has been recognised as having a skilled and experience work force who are an asset to the children and families we work with.

As an employer 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.

For further information, please contact Jacqui Hardman at jacqui.hardman@wigan.gov.uk

To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below:

Job Specification
DBS Applicant Information
Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018
Privacy Notice

Interview date: Wednesday 19 May 2021

Interviews will take place remotely

Find out more about working for Wigan

This role is subject to enhanced disclosure procedures plus child barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding

This post is subject to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018
Location
Wigan Life Centre South
Vacancy Description
 
Wigan Life Centre South
College Avenue
Wigan
WN1 1NJ

You will be required to work flexibly

Salary: Grade 14, £53,297 - £57,176 per annum.

37 hours per week

Your role:

As a service manager within Children Social Care, you will lead a high performing, child focussed Social Care service. You will be responsible for the day to day running of your service, including the staff and teams within your service and financial budgets associated with your teams. You will also support the Service Lead to manage the strategic development, delivery and transformation within the associated Social Care service area, meeting all statutory requirements.

About you:

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, children looked after, care leavers, adoption and safeguarding.
Have in depth knowledge of statutory and legislative frameworks which underpin permanence planning, care planning, safeguarding children, working together, collaboration and effective planning to ensure that children and young people receive the care and outcomes they need.
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.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the 2019 LGC 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.

Wigan is a fantastic place to work where we are able to offer you a wide range of both challenging and rewarding career development opportunities. Ofsted have recently highlighted that we are creating the right conditions for social work to thrive. You will have the chance to join a team of enthusiastic, knowledgeable and supportive managers who have recently committed to the Signs of Safety approach as our practice model. You would be a part of embedding this model across the whole service. The service has been recognised as having a skilled and experience work force who are an asset to the children and families we work with.

As an employer 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.

For further information, please contact Jacqui Hardman at jacqui.hardman@wigan.gov.uk

To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below:

Job Specification
DBS Applicant Information
Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018
Privacy Notice

Interview date: Wednesday 19 May 2021

Interviews will take place remotely

Find out more about working for Wigan

This role is subject to enhanced disclosure procedures plus child barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding

This post is subject to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018