London (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£50,000 - £74,999
FULLTIME
Salary: £58,184 - £67,886
Location: 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG/Hybrid
Hour per week: 36
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Closing Date: Monday 30th September 2024 23:59
Interview: Friday 11th October 2024
About Camden
Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all. The Children and Young People’s Disability Service (CYPDS) works in an integrated way with MOSAIC the integrated children’s health service for disabled children and young people who have complex developmental needs and with the Camden Learning Disability Service.
What You’ll Be Doing / How You’ll Be Involved
We are seeking a Service Manager in our Children and Young People’s Disability Service. This role is directly responsible for managing the 0-25 service and bring positive outcomes for disabled children and young people within a diverse community.
You will be required to operationally manage a dedicated team of Social Workers, Team Managers, Short Breaks Practitioners, Preparing for Adulthood Practitioners and other social care staff in the service, and to work collaboratively with Health, Education SEN colleagues, Children and Adults Services, and other partner agencies supporting the development of services for disabled children and young people and their families.
CYPDS service run a Duty Service, undertake assessments and hold case responsibility for children in need, supported enhanced short breaks provision, children supported under protection plans, children in care through to preparing for adulthood work and care leavers. The post holder will also be coordinating, planning and maintaining close links with external and internal key partners to CYPDS like schools, short breaks providers, Commissioning, Placements teams, children and adults mental health services.
The post holder requires knowledge of disability practice, a commitment towards integrated working and ability to work creatively with partners to embed Children’s legislation, SEND statutory guidance/ legislation and Adults Social care legislation related to disability.
Within this role you will be responsible for social work and safeguarding practice within the service, timely and high-quality assessments, review and care planning, the on-going improvement of outcomes for disabled children and young people. You will need to take a leadership approach that is rooted in the Camden Model of Social work model which is about relationship-based practice with staff and the families we support, systemic thinking, a collaborative process of learning and accountability through individual and group supervisions, whilst always being responsive to the pressures that disabled children/ young people, their siblings and families are facing.
The post holder will report to the Head of Children and Young People’s Disability Service.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service.
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All About You
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.
To be considered for this exciting opportunity the successful candidate will be a qualified social work professional with current SWE registration. You will have a proven record of accomplishment of successful management of social work team/s or other relevant management experience.
You will have knowledge of relevant legislation and regulatory requirements, preferably across the age range 0-25 and working knowledge of Children’s Act and/or Care Act, Children and Families Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Leaving Care Act, an understanding of Continuing (Health) Care framework for Children’s and Adults, and any other statutory guidance or legislation relevant to disabled children and young people with SEND.
You will have the ability to assess training needs, develop, implement and manage a service plan and budget planning.
You will be able to contribute to service developments through ideas, taking leads and participating in projects as required. You will also need to be able to support customers facing crisis whilst liaising with other services to ensure wherever possible that we meet the needs of our residents.
You will have experience of people management, change management whilst building a compassionate and warm organisational culture within staff teams/ services.
What We Offer
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:
- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working opportunities
- Interest free loans
- Access to our incredible staff networks
- Career development and training
- Wellbeing support and activities
Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.