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Team Manager - Through Care Service
Posted 1 day 2 hours ago by Tower Hamlets Council Pension Fund
Permanent
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HR / Recruitment Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Town Hall
160 Whitechapel Road
LONDON
E1 1BJ
Role: Team Manager - Through Care Service
Salary: Grade L - £56,733 - £59,772 plus retention allowance of £4,971 per annum and travel allowance of £1,280 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Location: LBTH Town Hall, 106 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BJ
"Care-experienced young people benefit from enduring, positive and stable relationships with their personal adviser (PA). Relationship-building starts early, and most young people continue to have the same allocated worker once they become adults. Many young people are supported with help and advice up to the age of 25. PAs are tenacious and caring in their efforts to engage young people. When young people experience difficult times in their lives, PAs are there for them. PAs are creative and persistent in how they stay in touch with their young people. They provide practical help, advice and support, which is at times what young people need most. PAs are thoughtful about young people's individual circumstances and work together with young people to address matters that are important to them, such as accommodation, immigration or education." Ofsted ILACS Report - November 2024
We are delighted that Ofsted has rated Tower Hamlets' Children's Services as Outstanding overall, and particularly an Outstanding rating for the experiences and progress of care leavers in its recent full inspection in November 2024. We are however not complacent and have ambitions to go much further to ensure we secure the best possible outcomes for all of the children we care for and care experienced young people.
If you are an experienced and qualified Social Worker who shares our commitment to improving the outcomes for children looked after and young people who we are preparing to leave our care and transition to adulthood, and supporting them to build bright and stable futures, we welcome your application. Apart from a rewarding role and great place to work where you can really grow as a social work leader, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have made a difference in them achieving positive outcomes.
About Us
We believe that the best place for children is to beraised within their own families, immediate or wider, wherever it is safe and appropriate to do so.
In Tower Hamlets we are committed tobuilding relationships and strengthening families by working with people in a compassionate and understanding way.
We are ambitious for Tower Hamlets children and families and endeavour for every child and young person to be healthy, safe and successful.
Tower Hamlets is a progressive, ambitious and diverse place to work. Working to our Better Together practice framework, we place children and families at the heart of everything that we do and are relentless in our pursuit of positive outcomes for them.
Team Managers are integral to our offer. They empower, provide high support and challenge along with motivating our social workers and personal advisors so we can collectively achieve best outcomes for children, young people and their families in the borough.
Due to a recent retirement, our Throughcare Service is looking for a permanent Team Manager. You may be an existing Team Manager looking for a fresh challenge in a new team and area of the child's journey, or an experienced Senior Practitioner looking to develop your leadership and management skills. In either case, you will be a practitioner with demonstrable post qualifying experience and committed to restorative approaches and centring children and young people at the heart of your practice.
What does the team do?
The Throughcare Service supports young people aged 16-25 who have been in the care of Tower Hamlets, under the Children Act 1989 and Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, working to the 7 corporate parenting principles set out in the Children and Social Work Act 2017. We support them to build stable and successful independent adult lives by supporting them to access permanent housing, education/employment, health, leisure activities, stable relationships and support networks. We also support them to achieve financial stability. We work with almost 400 young people in a service which includes 5 teams. We are ambitious for the children and young people we work with and expect you to share this commitment.
What will your role be?
In this challenging but rewarding role, you will lead and co-ordinate a fast-paced, high-quality Throughcare Team for young people aged 16 to 25 currently in care or who have recently left the care of Tower Hamlets. You will be responsible for the overall performance of your team as well as support the Group Manager and Head of Service in service development.
Leading, supporting and developing your team to create a skilled, motivated, and effective workforce, you will also contribute to and deliver a service plan that has clear targets that improve outcomes for children looked after and care leavers. As Team Manager you will use your proven social work experience to have overall responsibility for a team of qualified Social Workers and Personal Advisors, overseeing quality assurance and performance management. Your team responsibilities will include recruitment, retention, development, and the allocation of workload, as well as supervision to ensure consistently high standards of work. You will lead investigations into any complaints from service users, relatives or carers and be responsible for the justifiable allocation of resources.
This is a great opportunity to make a difference to young people at a crucial time in their lives. It's vital you have up-to-date and in-depth knowledge of relevant legislation and are familiar with new evidence-based research and developments, including the Government's reform agenda for services to care leavers.
The post will involve occasional travel around the UK and evening working in line with service user availability and duty arrangements. We work to a 35-hour week, and you will typically need to be in the office at least 2 days per week. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.
We welcome applications from those with lived experience and who are residents of the borough.
Our Offer
A competitive salary plus recruitment and retention payment of £4,971pa
Up to 29 days annual leave rising to 33 days with 5 years continuous service.
In return, we can offer you working arrangements that will enhance your work-life balance and a generous holiday allowance of up to 30 days plus bank holidays. In addition, we offer a range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, and discounts at many leisure activities, restaurants, shops, and other establishments, and opportunities to develop your practice, with a clear framework for career development as part of our leadership programme.
Role Requirements
Role closes: Sunday 27 April 2025 at 23:59pm
Panel interview (in-person): Wednesday 14 April 2025
Please hold these dates.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).
Tower Hamlets Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough . click apply for full job details
160 Whitechapel Road
LONDON
E1 1BJ
Role: Team Manager - Through Care Service
Salary: Grade L - £56,733 - £59,772 plus retention allowance of £4,971 per annum and travel allowance of £1,280 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Location: LBTH Town Hall, 106 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BJ
"Care-experienced young people benefit from enduring, positive and stable relationships with their personal adviser (PA). Relationship-building starts early, and most young people continue to have the same allocated worker once they become adults. Many young people are supported with help and advice up to the age of 25. PAs are tenacious and caring in their efforts to engage young people. When young people experience difficult times in their lives, PAs are there for them. PAs are creative and persistent in how they stay in touch with their young people. They provide practical help, advice and support, which is at times what young people need most. PAs are thoughtful about young people's individual circumstances and work together with young people to address matters that are important to them, such as accommodation, immigration or education." Ofsted ILACS Report - November 2024
We are delighted that Ofsted has rated Tower Hamlets' Children's Services as Outstanding overall, and particularly an Outstanding rating for the experiences and progress of care leavers in its recent full inspection in November 2024. We are however not complacent and have ambitions to go much further to ensure we secure the best possible outcomes for all of the children we care for and care experienced young people.
If you are an experienced and qualified Social Worker who shares our commitment to improving the outcomes for children looked after and young people who we are preparing to leave our care and transition to adulthood, and supporting them to build bright and stable futures, we welcome your application. Apart from a rewarding role and great place to work where you can really grow as a social work leader, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have made a difference in them achieving positive outcomes.
About Us
We believe that the best place for children is to beraised within their own families, immediate or wider, wherever it is safe and appropriate to do so.
In Tower Hamlets we are committed tobuilding relationships and strengthening families by working with people in a compassionate and understanding way.
We are ambitious for Tower Hamlets children and families and endeavour for every child and young person to be healthy, safe and successful.
Tower Hamlets is a progressive, ambitious and diverse place to work. Working to our Better Together practice framework, we place children and families at the heart of everything that we do and are relentless in our pursuit of positive outcomes for them.
Team Managers are integral to our offer. They empower, provide high support and challenge along with motivating our social workers and personal advisors so we can collectively achieve best outcomes for children, young people and their families in the borough.
Due to a recent retirement, our Throughcare Service is looking for a permanent Team Manager. You may be an existing Team Manager looking for a fresh challenge in a new team and area of the child's journey, or an experienced Senior Practitioner looking to develop your leadership and management skills. In either case, you will be a practitioner with demonstrable post qualifying experience and committed to restorative approaches and centring children and young people at the heart of your practice.
What does the team do?
The Throughcare Service supports young people aged 16-25 who have been in the care of Tower Hamlets, under the Children Act 1989 and Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, working to the 7 corporate parenting principles set out in the Children and Social Work Act 2017. We support them to build stable and successful independent adult lives by supporting them to access permanent housing, education/employment, health, leisure activities, stable relationships and support networks. We also support them to achieve financial stability. We work with almost 400 young people in a service which includes 5 teams. We are ambitious for the children and young people we work with and expect you to share this commitment.
What will your role be?
In this challenging but rewarding role, you will lead and co-ordinate a fast-paced, high-quality Throughcare Team for young people aged 16 to 25 currently in care or who have recently left the care of Tower Hamlets. You will be responsible for the overall performance of your team as well as support the Group Manager and Head of Service in service development.
Leading, supporting and developing your team to create a skilled, motivated, and effective workforce, you will also contribute to and deliver a service plan that has clear targets that improve outcomes for children looked after and care leavers. As Team Manager you will use your proven social work experience to have overall responsibility for a team of qualified Social Workers and Personal Advisors, overseeing quality assurance and performance management. Your team responsibilities will include recruitment, retention, development, and the allocation of workload, as well as supervision to ensure consistently high standards of work. You will lead investigations into any complaints from service users, relatives or carers and be responsible for the justifiable allocation of resources.
This is a great opportunity to make a difference to young people at a crucial time in their lives. It's vital you have up-to-date and in-depth knowledge of relevant legislation and are familiar with new evidence-based research and developments, including the Government's reform agenda for services to care leavers.
The post will involve occasional travel around the UK and evening working in line with service user availability and duty arrangements. We work to a 35-hour week, and you will typically need to be in the office at least 2 days per week. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.
We welcome applications from those with lived experience and who are residents of the borough.
Our Offer
A competitive salary plus recruitment and retention payment of £4,971pa
Up to 29 days annual leave rising to 33 days with 5 years continuous service.
In return, we can offer you working arrangements that will enhance your work-life balance and a generous holiday allowance of up to 30 days plus bank holidays. In addition, we offer a range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, and discounts at many leisure activities, restaurants, shops, and other establishments, and opportunities to develop your practice, with a clear framework for career development as part of our leadership programme.
Role Requirements
- You must be a qualified Social Worker of at least 5 years post qualifying experience, with demonstrable experience of working with safeguarding, child protection, and children looked after and leaving care procedures.
- You can handle challenges and are committed to achieving positive outcomes for young people who have been looked after or are care experienced.
- You have strong assessment and report writing skills and can analyse and interpret complex performance data and other information and use this to drive practice improvements.
- Experience of staff and/or student supervision and management is highly desirable.
- You are a motivated innovator who is committed to anti-discriminatory practice and who has experience working with a diverse cohort of children and young people, including those with challenging and complex needs.
Role closes: Sunday 27 April 2025 at 23:59pm
Panel interview (in-person): Wednesday 14 April 2025
Please hold these dates.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).
Tower Hamlets Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough . click apply for full job details
