Senior Service Manager
Role Overview
The post is part of the Council’s Children and Families Service Senior Leadership Team.
The service includes early learning and childcare, primary and secondary education, educational psychology, children’s social work and community justice social work.
The service is undertaking transformation initiatives while meeting legislative requirements and operating within financial constraints.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role and service
The post is part of the Council’s Children and Families Service Senior Leadership Team.
The service includes early learning and childcare, primary and secondary education, educational psychology, children’s social work and community justice social work.
The service is undertaking transformation initiatives while meeting legislative requirements and operating within financial constraints.
Workplace and hours
- The post uses a hybrid working style, based at home and at 5 City Square, Dundee.
- The role is full-time, 37 hours per week.
Qualifications and experience
- You must have a degree in Social Work, Dip SW, CQSW, or CSS with the appropriate option.
- You will have experience developing, implementing, monitoring and reporting strategic, operational and practice-improvement plans with partners, the workforce and communities.
- You will have excellent risk assessment skills and be able to oversee social work practice and decisions involving vulnerable families.
- You must be able to motivate, support and challenge teams to meet legal and regulatory requirements while maintaining good practice within budget constraints.
- You must maintain professional registration with the SSSC.
- Successful candidates must join the PVG Scheme or complete a PVG Scheme update check before a formal offer.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and manage city-wide locality Children’s Social Work Services, learning and workforce development, and practice and performance improvement.
- Ensure support for children, young people and parents or carers meets statutory requirements, Council policy, professional standards and inspection requirements.
- Deputise for the Head of Service when required.
- Collaborate with other services, local partners, the workforce and communities to improve outcomes.
- Contribute to Council-wide initiatives, including digital technology, business continuity and financial planning.
Additional role expectations
Be prepared to work hours according to operational needs and to make and receive professional telephone calls at home.
References are requested at the preferred-candidate stage; shortlisted applicants are invited to an assessment centre and interview.
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