Grade: N
Salary: £49,764 - £53,817 pro rata, per annum + relocation support
Hours: 1.0 fte (37 hours) per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: White Rose House, North Yorkshire. The service very much promotes flexible working with the ability to work remotely from other bases, as well as working from home.
Team: Care Planning & Support, Central
Service: Child Permanence and Family Reunification
Here at North Yorkshire County Council we are extremely proud of the work our Children's Services do; their hard work has been recognised by Ofsted, rating us as Outstanding in all areas. We are now pleased to be offering the opportunity to join our highly acclaimed service and help us to continue to offer an excellent provision.
We are looking for a full time Team Manager who shares our values and passion to improve outcomes for Children and Young People. In the Care Planning and Support team we work with all young people up to the age of 18 who are child in care and looked after by the Local Authority in a variety of homes, whether this is a family home with a connected person or foster families. We also work with children who are subject to care proceedings. You will lead a team and have a good understanding of the challenges that children and families face and want to truly make a positive change whilst driving forward the promotion and development of the Strength in Relationship Practice model, which puts effective relationships with children and families at its heart.
As a Team Manager you will already be a qualified Social Worker and be able to evidence your Social Work degree and Social Work England registration.
As a Partner in Practice, we are leading the way in social work with children and their families; our work is child-centred and there is a longstanding, clearly embedded model of practice, based on building effective relationships with children, young people and families. One of the primary aspects of the role of Team Manager is to lead and manage Social Workers with the support of Practice Supervisors to ensure the delivery of an effective social work service to children and their families in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures.
As you continue to develop, you may decide you want to manage other social worker professionals and we support this with the First line leadership programme in conjunction with a range of corporate leadership programmes facilitated by the council itself. We're proud to support the Local Government Association's Return to Social Work programme, offering former social workers free training so they can return to social work.
We are also committed to providing ongoing support in what we appreciate can be a rewarding yet challenging role. If you are committed to delivering a high standard of practice, we would love to hear from you.
Be the change you trained to be.
Help us continue to drive positive change and join our skilled and dedicated team.
Help us continue to drive positive change and join our skilled and dedicated team. For more information about working in Children & Families Service in North Yorkshire Council, please see our dedicated campaign page
Key dates
Closing date: Sunday 2nd March 2025
Interviews: 10th March 2025
We look forward to exploring your interest and receiving your application.
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
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