Social Work - Service Manager (Ref: TBC)
Hours and Pay
- Salary
- £52,553 - £55,665 per annum
- Salary Band
- Over £50,000
- Post Type
- Permanent
- Hours Per Week
- Full time
Job and Application details
- Categories
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Social Work - Leadership
- Directorate
- N/A
- Published Date
- 07/02/2025
- Closing Date
- 21/02/2025
As a Service Manager you will be responsible for three of our Assessment and Safeguarding teams who support children from the point of referral through to permanence as well as our award winning edge of care service - Keeping Families Together and Family Group Conferencing.
We offer agile working and trust our practitioners to manage their diary with a mixture of face to face working and home working in line with service needs. You will be supported by a stable senior leadership team who are committed to continuously improving our service.
Applications for this opportunity are invited from experienced Team Managers who will have demonstrable knowledge and insight in to the role as well as existing senior leaders.
The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:
32 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, with the option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time staff)
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with the option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
Flexi-time scheme
Flexible working
Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
Staff equality forums
Green Car Leasing Scheme
Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
Physiotherapy service
Confidential counselling service
Great wellbeing offer
Cycle to Work Scheme
Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
Local and National retailer discounts
Arriva Employee Travel Club
For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our “why work for us” internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video.
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers-1/why-work-for-us/
Find out further information about us and what it’s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page.
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/
For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Role Profile and Employee Information Sheet.
For a further informal discussion please contact Alisha Lynas-Jones - Head of Service on 07387241856 or via email to [email protected]
Provisional interview dates for this post are 7th March 2025
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure with Children's Barred List check.
General Information for Applicants:
All applicant email correspondence will come from [email protected] and may be directed to your Junk folder depending on the settings of your email account. Please check both your email and Junk folder as all applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted.
If you are experiencing problems applying for this vacancy via North East Jobs, please contact the HR Team on 01325 405486 or [email protected] , who will be happy to assist.