Service Manager - Safeguarding Team

Service Manager - Safeguarding Team Luton, East of England, England

Sanctuary Health
Full Time Luton, East of England, England 63306 - 70125 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Service Manager within the Safeguarding Team to work full time based in Luton.

The salary for this permanent Service Manager job is up to £70,125per annum.

Main duties:

  • Social Care is an area of rapid change and the department is required to respond to government initiatives and changes in legislation, which often requires multi-agency implementation. The policy drive from central and local government promotes closer working with other agencies: the expectation is that all service developments are co-ordinated across the Council, Health Service, Voluntary and Private Sectors.
  • The post holder is responsible for the strategic planning and delivery of assessment, and support planning services for children & adults. There is separate service support for adults & children whose primary need is a learning disability or mental ill health. However, the post holder will need to agree care packages submitted by the externally commissioned service for agreement and so a sound understanding of the Mental Health Act will be necessary.
  • The post carries line management responsibility for a number of care management teams which consist of a range of staff including social workers, occupational therapists and sensory impairment workers. As the service moves towards a more integrated model of delivery the workforce is likely to reflect this and so the post holder will need to be able to manage staff from a range of professional backgrounds.
  • To manage the Adult Social Care Assessment, and Care Planning Team and associated budgets, ensuring that the work is delivered to a high standard and within the nationally determined timescales.
  • To assist the Service Director for Social Care in the delivery of service priorities. Promote individualised options for care provision and ensure adults & children at risk are protected from harm.

Requirements of this Service Manager:

  • CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work of equivalent professional qualification.
  • Management qualification
  • Substantial experience of preparing and managing large and complex budgets and involvement in policy development and planning processes.
  • At least 1 years’ experience of supervising professional staff.
  • Knowledge of relevant childcare legislation.
  • Ability to travel independently to all required areas by the job’s responsibilities.

Contact:
This Service Manager job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

Service Manager - Safeguarding Team
Sanctuary Health

www.sanctuarypersonnel.com
Ipswich, United Kingdom
James Rook
$100 to $500 million (USD)
201 to 500 Employees
Company - Private
HR Consulting
2006
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