Short Breaks Manager

In Barnsley we believe in working collaboratively with our families and are excited about becoming a signs of safety local authority. When you join us, you can come on this exciting journey with us and have access to a full suite of development and training opportunities.

We are an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ Childrens Services and a double award-winning, high-performing council with a growing economy, a thriving town centre and some truly impressive outcomes in our communities. We have been awarded Council of the Year for 2023 by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) and The Municipal Journal (MJ). Our excellent Children's Services has been a key part of our win; we’re so proud of what we’ve achieved not just for the council but for our partners and Barnsley.

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About the Post:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Short Breaks Manager:

We are seeking a driven and child focussed individual to lead our brand new short breaks team in Barnsley. This role sits within the children with disabilities service and involves management oversight of 4 short break support workers (this may grow), who’s primary role is to undertake short break assessments, present at Barnsley’s short break panel, complete decision support tool checklists and support with the assessments, complete transition paperwork and referrals to adult social care and other services and to review short break packages.

This is a new team, therefore there will be considerable development work and this will involve co-production with parents, carers, children and services across the partnership. We are seeking a confident and creative thinker

Why it’s great to work in Barnsley:

• A highly competitive salary
• High quality regular supervision and support and a nurturing management team that encourages learning and development
• Flexible working
• A commitment to continuous professional development with a strong training and development offer for staff at all levels
• Relocation package
• Good IT support and equipment
• A commitment to health and wellbeing and access to dedicated assistance programme
• Just 4 You Benefits https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/jobs/just4you/

Shape a better future with us

By working together, with each other and with our communities, we can take pride in improving lives. Let’s make a better Barnsley for everyone.

A lot to look forward to

Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. Our dedicated Practice Development Hub will support you to prioritise learning and enabling you to achieve your potential. We’ve created a development process that lets you grow in the way that suits you - whether that’s training to be a leader or learning flexibly online. If you feel that you have the skills, knowledge and experience which will help us to achieve positive outcomes for our children, young people and families in Barnsley then we would like to hear from you. If you would like to know more, please contact our Practice Development Hub on practicedevelopmentteam@barnsley.gov.uk

What you will need?

·       Professional qualification at Level 3 in a related discipline.

·       Substantial relevant post qualifying experience of working with children and families and multi agency partners to deliver services.

·       Experience of managing and directing staff and financial resources to meet targets and outcomes in a high pressured environment.

If this is you and you would like further information, please contact the disabled children’s service manager: laurajohnson1@barnsley.gov.uk