Team Manager – West Area Locality Team

Employer:Reading Borough Council | Directorate of Education, Social Services and Housing

Reference:DTS0258

Published:Wed 22/05/2013 11:41 AM

Closing date:Fri 07/06/2013 23:59 PM

Working pattern:Full Time, Permanent position

Hours:Working pattern: Full-time, 37 hours per week • Permanent

Salary:RGSW9 scp 49-54 (£41,616–£46,526 pa) + £4,000 market supplement (subject to annual review) • Increments are reliant on achieving a successful annual appraisal.

DBS check:Enhanced

Location:The West Area Team, Children’s Social Care, Family Centre, Amethyst Lane, Reading.

A Social Work Qualification and HCPC registration are essential for this post.
Post qualifying credentials in Childrens Social Care will be desirable.

The current postholder is transferring to another area of Children’s services, having been in this position for 8 years. Our West Area Locality Team deals with longer term work with children and families. The team undertakes pre-birth assessments on existing open cases, Core Assessments, S47 child protection enquires, Initial and Review child protection conferences, core groups, legal planning meetings, Team around the Child meetings, and court work. As we are implementing the Signs of Safety Framework across our service, it also provides the opportunity to enable staff, families, children and young people to fully engage in assessment and planning.

You’ll be part of a supportive environment, with professional development a key priority throughout the service. Recent Ofsted Inspection feedback was that they found the team child focused, workers morale was high, and they were made to feel welcome – even more importantly, they were clear that children were safe. Reading is a good place to work. The people are enthusiastic, forward thinking and always looking for ways to improve practice.

So it’s over to you: a proven manager with first-rate operational decision-making and performance management skills. You’re innovative, creative and willing to challenge people’s thinking as you constantly look for ways to improve the way things are done. What’s more, you’ll bring experience of supervision, critical risk analysis and risk management to the post.

For further information and an informal conversation related to this position, please contact: Averil Kathan – Service Manager Family Support on 0118 937 4408 ; email averil.kathan@reading.gov.uk

To apply:

Visit www.reading.gov.uk/jobs to apply online, alternatively, email: or call 0118 937 2039 (24 hour answerphone) quoting the reference DTS0258 . Please do not send a CV. For the purposes of equal opportunities, we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.

Closing date: 7 June 2013 • Interview date: 17 June 2013

Equal opportunities for all. Positive about disability.