Team Manager - Care Leavers

An exciting Team Manager opportunity has arisen to be a part of The Care Leavers Team in Halton.

If you are a children’s social care manager or an experienced Social Worker looking to make your next move, we would love to hear from you.

The role will be to supervise a team of Personal Advisors to support our young people who have left care up to aged 25 in line with legislation. Our team supports Young people aged between 16-25 and also linking in with Social workers who support most 16-18 year old children in care to help plan transitions into adulthood.

The candidate will have experience and knowledge of Leaving Care legislation, good practice and guidance, Children in Care legislation and be passionate about what it is to be a corporate parent in supporting our care experienced young people.

Do you have a passion to make a difference to the lives of children?

Are you looking for somewhere where you can make as much of a difference to the life chances of children and young people as possible?

A place where you are always looking forward? Where there’s a big focus on continuous learning and career progression?

We have a strong vision for social work practice in Halton and we are currently embedding a relationship-based practice model that has systemic practice at its core. We’re on a journey for excellence and we’ve made it our mission to ensure that children and young people get the best service from us, so they are able to thrive and achieve.

The Social Work Academy plays an integral part in supporting our staff in all service areas, with the aim of improving outcomes for our children.

We’re a learning and developing Local Authority, with our Executive Director and Director for Children’s Social Care fully involved and supportive of our developing and improvement journey.

There is a stable and very experienced Senior Leadership Team in Halton, with supportive and nurturing Service Managers working in our looked after service.

We offer an extensive benefits package as well as an attractive financial package with a range of other benefits, including a generous leave allowance (up to 34 days), a flexible working week, free parking, car allowance, health and wellbeing initiatives and discount scheme.  We are within easy commutable distance of Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside regions.

Halton is a thriving and vibrant Borough where people can learn and develop their skills; enjoy a good quality of life with good health; a high quality, modern urban environment; the opportunity for all to fulfil their potential; greater wealth and quality, sustained by a thriving business community; and safer, stronger and more attractive neighbourhoods.

Team manager posts are subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure and Social Work England Registration.

For an informal discussion about our Care Leaver Team Manager posts please contact Emma Wright on 0151 511 8850 (Children in Care & Care Leavers)

Alternatively you can email socialworkacademy@halton.gov.uk

Please note that Halton Borough Council is unable to offer or support any form of UK VISA sponsorship

The advertised salaries are inlcusive of a market supplement of £8,420.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk