CSC Team Manager - Care Leavers
Are you passionate about working with care leavers and do you enjoy developing high quality services to meet their needs. If so, you may be the perfect candidate for this role.
We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Team Manager to lead our service for care experienced people. We want to ensure that robust effective transition planning for adulthood is in place and independence begins at an early stage.
You will have management responsibility for Personal Advisors and will be expected to provide robust reflective supervision in line with Knowsley’s supervision policy. As a Team Manager you must be able to demonstrate your understanding of the issues relevant to supporting care experienced people including unaccompanied asylum-seeking children as well as a good working knowledge of safeguarding procedures and relevant legislation.
You should have proven management experience and have detailed knowledge within this area of work.
Please note to apply for this post you must be a qualified social worker registered with SWE
We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.
We will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.
At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact Anne Marie Lucas, Service Manager at annemarie.lucas@knowsley.gov.uk / Telephone number 0738594502 or
Karen Jude, Service Manager at karen.jude@knowsley.gov.uk /Telephone number 07500765214