Team Manager CIC

Are you a dedicated and experienced social work professional with a passion for making a difference to children's lives? Would you like the opportunity to contribute to shaping and developing the service? If this sounds like you, come and join our dynamic team and lead a team of committed social workers in providing high-quality support and care to the children and young people.

As a Team Manager in CIC, you will provide effective leadership to a team of social workers, ensuring a supportive and collaborative working environment, encouraging high standards in others and assisting and inspiring your team towards achieving their goals. Supported by your assistant team manager, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of the team, supervising and supporting social workers in the management of cases, stepping in where needed to achieve positive outcomes for our children and their families and ensuring the welfare of our children and young people is prioritised.

Children matter in Medway, and so do you. It's an exciting time to join us as we offer competitive pay and conditions and hybrid working. We are committed to helping you to grow and develop throughout your career and reach your full potential. Our practice development offer along with management capacity across our teams, ensures you will be guided, supported and cared for.

Whether you are ready for the next step in your career or you are an existing team manager we'd like to hear from you. You will be joining an experienced and dedicated social work team who have relationship and strengths-based work with children and families at the core of their practice.

Join us and a Difference

Our Offer

We are proud to offer a range of benefits including -

• A market allowance of £7,000 per annum (payable in 12 equal instalments)
• A retention payment of £3,000 per annum (payable in April, following 1 years service in Medway)
• A generous annual leave entitlement up to 30 days plus bank holidays
• An excellent local government pension scheme
• An essential car user allowance with option to apply for a lease car after six months.
• Free car parking
• Hybrid working style
• Relocation package of up to £8,000
• A range of staff benefits and discounts including access to fantastic discounts and savings on shops and services, travel discounts, health and wellbeing support, and an employee assistance service.
• Access to professional development and support including Community Care Inform.

About You

• You will hold a recognised Social Work qualification eg. Degree in Social Work, PGC in Social Work, CQSW, DipSW or equivalent and be registered with Social Work England.
• You will have successfully completed your ASYE
• You will have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.