Service Lead

The post holder will utilise their Social Work management experience to oversee a number of front line children's social work teams in our Locality teams. The primary purpose of this role is ensure good standards of practice are met and that team performance is good. The role holder will be a key decision maker in a locality area for children known to social work services. The roles which provide an operational and strategic function within the service and will specifically:

• Manage risks to children and maximise children's life chances ensuring great outcomes are achieved.
• Oversee social work teams in a locality based setting - ensuring the statutory duties of the service are met, and driving standards of practice to 'Good'.
• Maintaining effective systems for monitoring, reviewing, auditing and evaluating staff against service objectives through regular performance activities for example high quality supervision, and taking appropriate corrective action as necessary.
• Promote cross-organisational service working with other agencies and partners to enable an integrated approach to service delivery.
• Contribute to the development of the strategies, policies, procedures and processes relating to one's own profession area and accountability, taking into account the views of all stakeholders.
• Support workforce planning through recruitment and selection, retention, targeted support for newly qualified Social Workers, talent management and succession planning.
• Ensure all staff receive a comprehensive induction programme, high quality supervision, annual performance reviews and continuous professional development., As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work., We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we'll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.
  
  The candidate will have at least 2 years management experience. They will have strong leadership skills, including evidence of delivering on the strategy of Children's Social Care and demonstrable evidence of delivering on outcomes for children.
  
  We're the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We're proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.
When you join us, you're joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you'll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here. To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five 'behaviours' - the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:
• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We 'own it' and we're not afraid to try new things
• We're proud and passionate about Manchester
A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve. Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics. If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing jobs@manchester.gov.uk. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process. Guaranteed Interview Scheme As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition