About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership funded project, located in the Youth Justice Service. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the project aims are delivered within budget and meet the needs of children and families.  You will manage a small team of workers who will directly deliver interventions with children and families. You will be required to deliver line management responsibilities, manage budgets, document and report outcomes and provide assurance to senior leaders as well as funders. This is a unique opportunity to lead an innovative project and develop leadership skills.

You will also ensure that external providers meet the requirements of their contract.

The key responsibilities include:

• Provide effective support with direct reports through coaching, mentoring, case supervision, support Performance Development Reviews and training as required.
• Support and contribute to other Council plans and strategies such as the Serious Violence Strategy, Youth Justice Priorities and Early Help Strategies for example.
• To ensure the delivery of innovative high quality interventions that safeguard, and promote positive outcomes of children, diverting them away from offending behaviours.
• Oversee and sign off the quality of assessments, plans and interventions delivered with children that allocated workers are supporting
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office package including Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc.

This role is suited someone who is ambitious for children and families; committed to maintaining high standards and supporting others to deliver high quality services that really make a difference.  

Please see Appendix A (page 10) in the recruitment pack for a full copy of the Job Description and Person Specification.

The closing date for this vacancy is Thursday 28^th May (or earlier in the event of high volume of applications being received).

Provisional interview dates are Tuesday 9^th June.

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

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