Practice Manager

Job title:

Practice Manager

Company

East Sussex County Council

Job description

Job introductionAbout the roleThis is a unique opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary Child Exploitation team. The team has strong reputation, supporting children and their families who are at risk of or experiencing harm outside the home, including child criminal and sexual exploitation. You will work closely with other Children’s Services team, Police, Keyworkers, Health Professionals, Education Sector, Youth Justice Service and community-based services delivering a robust safeguarding and disruption response for children at risk. You will also play a role in the development and delivery of contextual, placed based interventions and act as the NRM Coordinator, supporting the local decision-making panel.We are in search of a Practice Manager who holds current Social Work England registration and who has prior experience of multi-agency working, as well as knowledge of exploitation and contextual safeguarding. You will manage a social work team, ensuring high quality and effective services are delivered to children and their families in line with legislation and procedures and will play a key role in developing and monitoring social work practitioners by championing expertise, driving excellent practice and assuring quality. Being passionate and innovative will assist you to deliver the best possible services and outcomes for our children and their families.The post holder will:

• Manage the delivery of effective professional social work practice including assessment, intervention and management of risk.
• Lead, motivate, nurture and inspire others by developing a learning culture in the team.
• Develop and maintain partnership and multi-agency working, to ensure that services work together effectively to assess risk and respond to identified need to safeguard children.
• Chair multi-agency meetings including the SAFER (Safeguarding Adolescents from Exploitation and Risk) Screening Hub and Education Review Meetings
• To secure service improvements through effective audit, quality assurance and management of data systems.

The successful candidate will have strong communication, leadership and decision-making skills. They will be able to review and analyse information and assessments in a timely way, often at pace.This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children and families in East Sussex. If you are passionate about improving outcomes and safeguarding welfare, we encourage you to apply.If you are interested in this role, please click ‘Apply Now’ submit your application, which sets out how you meet the essential requirements in the job description/person specification, and any other information which you feel makes you a suitable candidate for the role.Interview date/s will be confirmed after the shortlisting ha taken place.We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on ourFor an informal discussion please contact – Nicola Maxwell, Strategic Lead for Specialist Adolescent Services, Email: .Additional informationThis post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role.If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.Reasonable adjustments include things like an offline application form. If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please get in touch.Company informationEast Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.

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Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 02:12:31 GMT

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