Birmingham Children's Trust
Team Manager - Children in Care
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Team Manager - Children in Care Service
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families?
Do you have the drive to support and empower young people to achieve their full potential? If so, Birmingham Children’s Trust wants you!
We are recruiting for a talented and passionate individual to join the Trust as a Team Manager within our busy and creative Children in Care Service.
About the Role
You will lead and coach your team to provide outstanding performance within their individual roles. You will oversee care planning for our children and young people, where we strive to achieve permanence at the earliest opportunity. You will manage the day-to-day requirements of a busy Children in Care team where one day is never the same.
Supporting your team to form consistent relationships and connections with children and young people through a trauma informed lens is central to our work. You will work in collaboration with other professionals across the Trust and alongside other agencies, upholding the values of the Trust in all interactions.
You will be responsible for delivering and disseminating service priorities within your team, whilst ensuring high standards of practice and positive outcomes for children. This is a varied and vigorous role, and requires an ambitious, forward-thinking individual who is able to create an aspirational team culture.
This is a fantastic opportunity, working in a supportive collaborative environment where children and young people are at the heart of everything we do. The role is integral to realising our vision and you will lead a team of social workers, adopting our connections count, relationship-based practice model, in ensuring good quality services for children in care and those subject to care proceedings.
We have been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, following a 2023 inspection. This is a fantastic achievement for Birmingham Children's Trust, with many positive highlights focusing on areas including the quality of staff leadership, partnership working, safeguarding and corporate parenting.
About You
You will have excellent time management and organisation skills to oversee your dedicated team. You will demonstrate high levels of resilience, managing and prioritizing demanding workloads. Excellent people management and strong leadership skills to manage your own team. You will be able to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with internal and external partner agencies to ensure positive outcomes for children in care. Be a good problem solver, supporting your team of practitioners to make best interest decisions for children in line with legislative, regulatory and best practice guidelines. You will use management information systems to maintain and drive good performance and quality of the practice in your team. You will demonstrate professionalism, leadership and accountability and possess excellent skills in problem solving, analysis and planning.
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Our Benefits
- An incentive payment of £1,000 paid in full in your first months’ salary (T&C’s apply)
- Retention bonus of £5,000 per annum paid in monthly instalments (T&C’s apply)
- Relocation Allowance of up to £8,000 (T&C’s apply)
- We pay your Social Work England registration fee
- We pay your DBS application fee and reimburse your update service fee
- A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
- Early finish every Friday!
- Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme which gives you the chance to drive a brand-new car for an affordable fixed monthly amount as part of a salary sacrifice initiative. With no deposits or credit checks required a range of all-inclusive driving packages
- Free on-site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley). We also provide onsite electric car charging ports which are free to use!
- Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and much more!
- Flexible and hybrid working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home and we offer a variety of working patterns, to support the needs of the Trust and to ensure a positive work/life balance for our employees
- You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Discounted gym memberships with Pure Gym and Nuffield Health
Why Join Us?
- Impactful Work - be part of a team that makes a real difference in the lives of the city’s most vulnerable children.
- Supportive Environment - enjoy a supportive and collaborative work culture where your contributions are valued.
- Career Development - benefit from tailored development programs, supportive supervision, and a range of learning opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career.
- Generous Benefits - take advantage of our competitive reward package including generous leave allowance, Local Government pension scheme, and additional benefits.
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Our Values
We approach our work with care and compassion, actively listening to the needs of the children and young people we serve. We involve them in the decisions that affect their lives, ensuring their voices are heard and respected.
We are committed to using our resources wisely, ensuring that every penny is spent where it counts the most. We foster collaboration among schools, health professionals, and the police, working together to create a supportive network for our young people.
We believe that when we work as one cohesive team, the children and young people of Birmingham are more likely to thrive. Our unified approach ensures that we provide the best possible support and opportunities for their growth and development.
Join us and together, we can create a brighter future for all.
Safeguarding
At Birmingham Children’s Trust, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Depending on the role, you may be asked to undergo the appropriate level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to assess your suitability for working with children and young people.
The level of check (Standard, Enhanced, or Enhanced with Barred List) is determined based on the specific responsibilities of the role and the level of contact with children and young people.
We are committed to the fair treatment of all applicants, including those with criminal records. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offence.
Please note that we reserve the right to close the job early should we reach the required number of applications, therefore please ensure you submit your application and supporting statement early to avoid any disappointment.
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