21 Charity / Voluntary jobs in Oldbury, Shropshire

Dudley Children's Social Care launched the Family Safeguarding Model in the summer of 2023. Social work teams are integrated with a range of partner agencies such as "Change, Grow, Live", Here4U; CAB and voluntary sector partners such as Barnardo's and Phase Trust. The integrated multi-disciplinary and multi-agency model of service delivery is making positive difference to children and their families. Moreover, integral to the Adolescent Safeguarding Service is the Child Exploitation and the Missing Team. The Service works very closely with the Youth Justice Team. We are looking for an experienced team manager to join our dynamic and ambitious management team. This is a team manager vacancy in the Adolescent Safeguarding Service, which supports children from 13 to 17 years old. We are Restorative in our practice and we work with children and their families, co-producing the care plan that meet the needs of children who are at risk within the family home as well as harm outside of home. We always encourage and support innovative practice to ensure the most appropriate, robust and holistic support is offered to meet each child's needs. A key part of this role will be your ability to positively impact the lives of children and young people. Hours: 37 per week You will:-

• Be responsible for the leadership and management of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency integrated social work team, ensuring that children receive the right services that safeguard and promote their welfare;
• Provide operational management and leadership and build effective partnerships with a range of partner agencies;
• Actively promote and lead permanence planning for children and are knowledgeable about court work;
• Work effectively with other team managers and contribute to the implementation of the Service Plan by promoting a supportive, professional, learning culture, empowering others and setting and maintaining high and measurable standards of practice;
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children; therefore the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

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• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents