Team Leader - Children & Families - Locality Team - Whitletts Area Centre - SOA10326 - SOA10326

Job Description

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Children and Families Team Leader in our Ayr based Locality Teams. Based in Ayr (with hybrid working available), you will be one of three Team Leaders managing of team of qualified and unqualified social work staff in their support of young people and their families. In your support and oversight of staff, your role will primarily centre around the supervision and management of staff, chairing and leading on multiagency meetings with families, overseeing care planning via Child Protection, Looked After and Team Around the Family forums ensuring this is of a high standard of quality and care for our young people. As part of your own professional development you will also have ample opportunity to be involved in service planning and delivery at both an operational and strategic level. Overall, you will be part of a team, organisation and culture that is fully committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for our children and young people.

Children’s Health, Care and Justice Services in South Ayrshire continues on an exciting transformational journey to provide the best possible outcomes for children and families through relationship based, family and community centred care. South Ayrshire are enthusiastically embedding the key messages from the Promise, UNCRC, GIRFEC and the New Child Protection Guidance into how we care for children in families in our local area. The Signs of Safety framework has been fully embraced and has driven an improved culture of care, kindness and love for our Children and Young People.

We want to support children and young people to live and learn in South Ayrshire and pride ourselves on building strong relationships with our families. To help achieve this, we are committed to a learning culture at all levels of the organisation. We have an approachable management culture who strive to be supportive, inclusive and child centred by prioritising effective supervision, manageable caseloads and promote a healthy work life balance.

We would invite applications from candidates with managerial experience in a social work setting who are enthusiastic, passionate, motivated, and committed to providing a high standard of support to young people and their families to keep them together and/or connected in the safest way possible. You will have a sound value base, excellent communication and written skills and a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the children and families social work role and responsibilities. Candidates should work well under pressure and be able to manage competing demands flexibly, and independently. Full training in the Signs of Safety and Safe and Together models will be offered to successful candidates as required.

The Grade of this post is Grade 4 / Level 12; the hourly rate is from £26.91 to £28.55 and the annual salary is from £49,111 to £52,104.

This post is considered to be Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007. Accordingly, the preferred candidates will be required to become a member of the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if already a Scheme member, prior to any formal Offer of Employment being made. If you wish further information on the PVG Scheme you can visit the Disclosure Scotland website at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Please note you may be required to meet PVG costs.

Interviews for this post are scheduled to take place on 10 October 2024.

For further information on this position, please contact Aileen Barker, Service Manager on:

Closing date for applications is 01 October 2024.