Directorate - Children and Young People’s Services
Temporary for 12 months, Full time, 37 hours per week
CYPS SEND Service Manager - Children with a Disability Social Care, Early Help and Designated Children Safeguarding Officer.
Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council Children and Young People’s Service. For more information about Rotherham Social Care jobs, please visit: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/childrens-social-work-jobs
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
12 month contract
Line management responsibility for two Team Manager’s (the CDT Social Work team and CDT early help team)
Chairing Rotherham’s Short Break panel
Responsibilities linked to the Designated Children Safeguarding officer Role.
Support implementation of Rotherham’s SEND action plan.
Social care lead for Rotherham’s Short break innovation project
Come and join the team here in Rotherham! Why?
We have a strong, visible, accessible leadership team and a heartfelt pledge to deliver outstanding services to children and their families.
We have an established ‘Rotherham family approach’ that assists us in how we work with families and also how we care and support our workforce.
We pride ourselves on our strong learning culture and use this positively to develop staff and improve practice.
We strongly believe in ‘growing our own’. Your development, and career goals are important to us. We will support you to achieve your career ambitions.
You will be joining an authority rated as Good by Ofsted in 2018, and again in 2022.
We have a generous annual leave allowance.
We have manageable caseloads and support Hybrid working arrangements.
ABOUT YOU
You will have:
A Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England
A passion for improving outcomes for children.
Extensive experience of working in SEND/ Disability services.
Management experience in an above setting
Good leadership skills
Experience of working closely with partner agencies to include Health and Education to support service delivery for children with additional needs. To include review and development of services for children with a disability/ SEND
Motivation and resilience to achieve the best outcomes for children with SEND
Advert closes: 10th December
Shortlisting: 11th December
Interview: 15th December
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please email the Head of Service:
Carlene Devereux, Locality Social Work – carlene.devereux@rotherham.gov.uk
This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.
This post is classed as 'politically restricted' under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended). The full details of the restrictions are set out in the Statutory Instrument, but broadly the restrictions prohibit candidature from public elected office; holding office in a political party; as well as involvement in political activities such as canvassing or public speaking/writing.
From 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2024 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a weekly / monthly deduction (dependent on pay frequency) from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded of three additional day’s leave (pro rata for part-time).
