Team Manager (GTY Service)
Social Work in Cornwall
Make a difference – Children’s Social Work in Cornwall
‘Cornwall’s ambitious, outward-facing senior leadership team promotes a strong culture of learning and development. It has made excellent use of learning from research, best practice and peer reviews.’
‘Social workers have a very good understanding of the children they work with; they visit them regularly and ensure that their needs are holistically well considered’
‘Staff development is delivered through an effective and well-targeted workforce development framework. Staff morale is high.’
OFSTED 2019 – OUTSTANDING GRADING
We are looking for a Team Manager for the Gweres Tus Yowynk (GTY - Helping Young People) Service. The postholder will play a key role in the management and delivery of this specialist multi-agency adolescent service that works positively with those children at risk of care and those with complex needs. GTY is a county wide, innovative service which includes Social Workers, Targeted Youth Workers, Youth Justice Service Workers, Senior Family Workers and Functional Family Therapists. The teams provide intense support, when families are approaching crisis and at risk of breakdown. We also work with children who offend or are at risk of offending, implementing child first and trauma informed principles to ensure children are appropriate supported and where appropriate, diverted from the formal criminal justice system. GTY continues to develop and now provide a new integrated service with health, supporting children with complex mental health needs.
This is an exciting time join a high performing, innovative service and be part of an established management team committed to improving outcomes for adolescents. The post is a permanent position and is based in the Mid of the county. Own transport essential.
About you
You will need to be social work qualified and have a proven track record in supervising and supporting others to achieve good quality practice standards. You will have a strong sense of the child’s lived experience at the centre of your practice. You will be familiar with critical reflection and the need for positive challenge. You will be able to provide a learning role for the team. You will have an understanding of adolescent behaviours and development. You will be responsible for helping the service to develop and apply the competence and confidence to produce work that is consistently good.
What we can offer you
In recognition of the vital contribution you make, we offer an attractive package of benefits including:
- A competitive starting salary.
- A generous relocation package
- Welcome bonus of £4000 for qualified Social Workers who are new to social work in Cornwall and have completed their ASYE
- Annual market supplement of £3000 for advanced practitioners
- An individualised induction to meet your specific needs and learning
- An outstanding core curriculum to support your ongoing development with a high-quality programme of evidence-based learning and development to enhance skills and practice.
- An outstanding career and qualification pathway, which will support your progression.
- Regular, high-quality case and reflective supervision
- Supportive management and leadership
- Support to access temporary accommodation if moving from outside of Cornwall
- Access to a Cornwall Council lease car
- 26 days paid annual leave per year (rising with length of service), plus bank holidays
- Flexible working opportunities, including homeworking
- A license to access Community Care Inform and Research in Practice.
- Payment of your Social Work England registration fees.
- Sponsorship for eligible overseas social work applicants
This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
Whilst the location/work-base for this role may have been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g., from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.
We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.
For an informal discussion contact Kate Wilson, Service Manager – Kate.wilson@cornwall.gov.uk: 07483 340 825
More information about our social work careers is available here.
How To Apply
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Please view the Role Profile for the level of role you are applying for, as follows:
Role Profile (Advance Team Manager)
Your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria on the role profile marked ‘application form'. Please ensure you answer all the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process
Please be advised that for this role we are accepting uploaded supporting statements and/or CVs to support your online application.
About Us
Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Find out about working and volunteering for us.
Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.
Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.
Cornwall Council is registered to sponsor individuals that are appointed into eligible positions. A list of eligible positions can be found here Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Further information about applying for a UK visa can be found here.