Team Manager - Disabled Children Service

Full Time, Permanent

You must be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England to apply for this post.

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Work Team Manager within the Disabled Children’s Service.

We are looking for a Team Manager with experience in the delivery of statutory children's services for disabled children, young people and their families, to join our established management team.

This is an exciting time to join the Service and enhance our delivery of services to disabled children and their families. The Disabled Children Service is located at B Bond (Create Centre) and provides a citywide service for disabled children and their families.

The Disabled Children and Specialist Services offer includes:

• Two specialist disabled children social work teams.
• A Review and Reassessment Short Break team.
• Occupational therapy team.
• EHCP Hub – Working with families to provide them with advice and information whilst completing a Social Care Contribution towards the EHCNA process.
• Short Break Services.

The disabled children service values office presence from line managers, and there is an expectation that this post is primarily office based with only occasional home working.

We recognise the value of working alongside colleagues to support development and promote positive working relationships. We are therefore seeking a manager who shares this ethos and can work from our office based in B Bond. Some occasional home working will be an option dependant on service need and demand.

You will be an experienced Social Worker or Team Manager, with excellent management, decision making and multi-agency working skills and with a commitment to supporting children and their families to access the right level of support, at the right time in their lives.

You will have confidence and skills in recognising and acting on immediate risk to children and in recognising and understanding the needs of children in need of help and support.

You will have a high level of knowledge and experience in applying legislation, guidance and policy to complex situations and will hold and manage risk in line with this.

The Team Manager role requires a keen interest in understanding performance, data, targets, throughput and systems.

You will be confident in managing team performance and will be passionate about understanding and improving complex systems, processes, and performance to improve outcomes for children and young people.

You will lead, manage, support, and supervise social workers, child in need keyworkers, family support workers and children’s social care assistants. You will be responsible for the performance of the social work team and will have the skills, experience and expertise to drive forward excellent practice. You will be able to deliver excellence across the service.

You will support service development, with your capacity to develop systems, and processes with multi-agency partners.

The role is based at B Bond (Create Centre) in the Hotwells area of the city. There are good amenities around the office area. There is limited free parking and the office is easily accessible by public transport.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Shortlisting will take place on 26th August.

Interviews will be held on 2nd September - they will be in person at B Bond and applicants must be free to attend on this date.

If you would like to discuss the role further please contact Ali Hiscox – ***email_hidden***

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

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