£350/day
England, United Kingdom
Temporary, Variable

Service Manager - Children in Care and Targeted Disabilities

Posted by Reed.

Our Client, Wigan Council, is seeking a Children's Service Manager to join their Team.

Fantastic payrate of £350 Per day.

Are you a Childrens Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Responsibilities of this role:

  • As a service manager within Children Social Care, you will support the Service Lead to manage the strategic development, operational delivery, performance, human and financial resources within associated service area.
  • You will be responsible for ensuring that the service delivery is underpinned by the Deal principals and that Signs of Safety is embedded as our practice model through effective leadership and management, within your service area.
  • You will support staff, enabling a strength-based approach to service delivery.
  • You will support the service lead in ensuring that the service is highly effective, meeting statutory requirements and supporting children and young people to access the right support at the right time through highly effective performance management oversight.
  • You will operate in an environment of transformational change and innovation, be able to manage change in a time of financial constraints whilst providing clear and effective leadership to enable management to deliver their objectives
  • Through the implementation of the deal principles, you will demonstrate and encourage others to be creative, innovative and improve service delivery, demonstrating improved outcomes and value for money.

Requirements of this role:

  • Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
  • Must have a Social Work qualification (Diploma in social work, social work degree or equivalent)
  • Must have minimum of 2 years' experience working as a Qualified social worker in a similar team

Benefits of working through Reed, include:

  • Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
  • Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
  • Free CV building and Interview support.
  • Free DBS checks.
  • Weekly payroll.
  • PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
  • CPD contributions.
  • Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.
  • Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.

Does this role interest you? Apply today!

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