Job Description
CF Children, Education and Justice Services
Team Manager
Wester Hailes Healthy Living Centre
Salary: £62, - £74,
Hours: 36 per week
We believe that every child and young person deserves the best possible start in life. Our aim is for Edinburgh’s children to be safe, healthy, nurtured, educated, active and respected. Our children's practice teams are locality based and are at the forefront of providing services to help children, young people and their families deal with difficult situations at various stages in their lives, whether in need of protection, cared for at home or away from home or at risk of becoming looked after. We are committed to the Promise and Edinburgh's Promise is supported by a plan which is underpinned by 5 fundamentals - what matters to children and families, listening, poverty, children's rights and language.
Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility are the foundation for driving positive change in our workplace and support our way of working. We have a team manager vacancy within one of our children's practice teams. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a leadership team committed to supporting children, young people and families and working together to improve outcomes. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a busy social work team which involves management of a team of social work assistants, social workers, senior practitioners and team leaders.
This challenging but rewarding role and requires a commitment to driving forward changes in practice to support the best outcomes for our children, young people and families which are evidence based. There will be a requirement for operational oversight and development of strategic plans to support improvement. The successful candidate will report to the Head of Service - Safeguarding Children's Practice Teams.
Applicants must hold a Social Work qualification recognised by the SSSC. This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act .