Team Manager (Children's and Families First Teams)
Children’s Social Care Team Managers
We are looking for experienced Team Managers from within Children Social Care or aspiring senior Social Workers, with management and supervisory experience, to join our Children’s Social Work Teams and help us achieve our vision for all our children, young people and families in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council.
You will need to be a registered social worker with Social Work England and have significant post qualifying experience working with children and families in the statutory sector.
Across our Children’s Service Directorate, we have adopted a systemic approach to practice – ensuring children and their voices are at the heart of everything we do. You will ensure this approach is embedded as a core ethos within your teams. You will be able to build effective relationships, demonstrate strong assessment and analytical skills and work effectively as part of a management team.
If you have a passion and desire for a particular area of social work, talk to us, we have vacancies across the service within specialist teams of Children and Families First.
What we can offer you:
* Full induction, with a very supportive Practice Fundamentals offer
* Clear career progression pathway and excellent learning opportunities
* Manageable and diverse caseloads
* Regular Supervision
* 25 days annual leave (pro rata, for those without continuous service), plus bank holidays
* Competitive salary with access to local government pension scheme
* Flexible working arrangements in our newly refurbished Civic Offices with Local Offices near to where you need to work
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Relocation Scheme
BCP as a place to work and live:
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is brimming with prospects, positivity and pride. We are the tenth-largest urban local authority in England and our communities are vibrant and diverse, with an outstanding quality of life.
If you think this could be your next step and you are a registered social worker, we want you to join our team.
For an informal discussion about any of the roles above, please contact:
We are currently looking for candidates who have full permission to work in the UK. To find out more about BCP Children’s Services and our offer to you please see our new BCP website Children's social care (bcpcouncil.gov.uk)
Salary
* Band L - £55,674 - £58,715 (includes £7,200 contractual supplement)
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