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Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.\n \nIf you live here, work here or just visit, you will already know Reading is a great place and at BFfC we’re dedicated to making it even better. Key to this is ensuring our workforce is equipped for the challenge – this is where you come in. Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.\n \nReading/BFfC is proud to be one of the first trailblazer sites for the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST), delivering evidence-based interventions aimed at improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people by either working directly with them or with their parents/carers. Due to the success of our first team, we have recently expanded our service in Reading with a second MHST and will launch a third team in September 2025.\n \nAbout the role \nIn line with the Government’s priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people in educational settings. \n \nSenior Wellbeing Practitioners (SWPs) will play a key role as members of the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST). The Trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner role provides career progression from the EMHP roles, to enable practitioners to work with children/young people with more complex presentations and to provide supervision to EMHP/CWPs. \n \nWhilst undertaking the 2–year Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Diploma at Reading University, successful applicants will deliver evidence-based low intensity interventions to children and young people in schools in accordance with NICE guidelines. The role will also include training to provide supervision to Trainee EMHPs and EMHPs. The post holder will be supervised and supported by university staff and experienced mental health practitioners within MHST, and will work closely with professionals supporting children and young people. \n \nSuccessful applicants will be expected to manage their allocated caseload and to prepare and present caseload information at regular supervision sessions. The successful candidates will complete a 2-year training course (fully funded) covering supervision and support for c/yp with more complex presentations. Training will be at Reading University, starting February 2025, subject to further successful interview.\n \nThe Trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner role will:\n<ul class=\"customHTML\">\n<li class=\"customHTML\">To learn how to provide specialist consultation and advice to the Mental Health Support Team and other associated colleagues on aspects of mental health and wellbeing. The overall responsibility for this will be held by senior members of the MHST.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">To learn how to identify and respond to serious/urgent risks or concerns and make decisions to escalate referrals to specialist or safeguarding services when required. The overall responsibility for this will be held by senior members of the MHST.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">To learn how to offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy based interventions to children, young people and their families with a higher level of complexity than the EMHP/CWPs are typically trained to support.</li>\n</ul>\n \nThe Trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner is required to have:\n<ul class=\"customHTML\">\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr ‘Education Mental Health Practitioner’ or ‘Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner’ course.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Willingness to undertake a 2–year Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Diploma at Reading University; this is a part-time course which will include a mix of university and work placement days and includes a significant academic component. The successful candidate will be trained in supervision and in a range of additional clinical skills including adaptations to low intensity interventions for complex cases.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Registered with an approved professional body e.g. BABCP, BPS.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Two+ years post qualification experience of working as an EMHP or CWP, preferably in a Mental Health Support Team.</li>\n</ul>\n \nOur offer\nWe offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.\n \nA competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:\n<ul class=\"customHTML\">\n<li class=\"customHTML\">A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Discounted Childcare (on site nursery).</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Cycle to work scheme.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Season train ticket loans.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">A range of local shopping discounts</li>\n</ul>\n \nInclusion and Diversity\nWe want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.\n \nWe particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.\n \nAsking for Adjustments\nBrighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.\n \nIf you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.\n \nClosing date: 3rd November 2024 (We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications)\n \nInterview date: 12th November 2024 (on Teams)\n We look forward to hearing from you!\n ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£35,000 - £44,999","publishDate":"2024-10-04T07:53:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-11-03T08:53:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/158e9244-1aa3-4019-abb6-d646bb50ef5c.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"11ba692b-fa45-4cd7-8d3e-7e8557b2df84","title":"Service Manager - Children’s Single Point of Access (CSPoA) and Partnerships","employer":"Brighter Futures for Children","department":"","location":"Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading","locationType":2,"description":" \nService Manager\n Brighter Futures for Children\nService Manager - Children’s Single Point of Access (CSPoA) and Partnerships\n Full time, permanent post\nSalary: £69,179 - £74,833 (Includes £10,500 annual market supplement) \n About us\nBrighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.\n \nWe work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.\n \nOur main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.\n About the role\n \nWe have an exciting opportunity for you to join our CSPOA team. This is a key management post with both operational and strategic responsibilities.\n You will work together and across local partnerships to provide the right support and services at the right time to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and their families. \nThe postholder is responsible for delivering statutory and non-statutory services as identified including:\n<ul>\n<li>Children Single Point of Access (CSPoA)</li>\n<li>Partnership Team</li>\n<li>One Reading Children & Young People’s Partnership</li>\n<li>Reducing Parental Conflict Programme</li>\n</ul>\n \nYou will lead on the operational management of CSPoA, ensuring it delivers an effective and safe service that meets key performance requirements.\n You will ensure that the Partnership team works effectively for individual children while, at the same time, developing robust and effective partnerships with schools, health colleagues and other key partners. This work will focus on reducing the escalation of need and risk while contributing to increased resilience across the partnership.\n You will provide strategic leadership (alongside the Head of Service) in the development of the One Reading Children & Young People’s Partnership arrangements, including the development of the Early Help Strategy across the partnership and the engagement of partners in delivering on that strategy. \n You will be wholly focused on brighter outcomes for children and young people and will be able to demonstrate how you’ve achieved this.\nYou will be the strategic lead for the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme, a grant funded programme funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to support the partnership to work with parents and carers where conflict features that is frequent, intense and unresolved. At this time there is a commitment for this programme from the DWP until March 2025.\nJoin us now and you will have a real opportunity to be involved in the reshaping of our services to have a lasting impact on improving outcomes for Reading’s children, young people and their families.\nFor more information about the role, please read the job description and person specification.\n \nOur offer\nWe offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.\n \nA competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:\n<ul>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution</li>\n<li>Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)</li>\n<li>Discounted Childcare (on site nursery)</li>\n<li>Cycle to work scheme.</li>\n<li>Season train ticket loans.</li>\n<li>Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme</li>\n<li>A range of local shopping discounts</li>\n</ul>\n \nInclusion and Diversity\nWe want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.\nWe particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.\n \nAsking for Adjustments\nBrighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.\nIf you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.\n \nClosing date: 13 October 2024\nInterview date: To be confirmed.\n We look forward to hearing from you!","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Includes £10,500 annual market supplement","publishDate":"2024-10-04T07:34:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-10-13T07:34:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/398554b2-10ce-4d2c-83a6-4378e7019758.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"05cc4354-3b1b-4ed0-a2a3-b40e6367b928","title":"Social Workers","employer":"Brighter Futures for Children","department":"","location":"Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading","locationType":2,"description":"Brighter Futures for Children\n Part time, 18.5 hours per weeks\n12-month Fixed term post\n \nSalary: £44,648 - £49,418 pa (includes £8,000 Annual Market Supplement) \n \nAbout us\nBrighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.\n \nWe work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.\n \nOur main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.\n \n \nThe Team/Role\nAre you passionate about children? Do you have the desire to improve and provide quality services for our children?\nIf yes, then come join Brighter Futures for Children on our improvement journey.\n \nWe currently have a vacancy for qualified social workers in our Leaving Care Team.\n \n Role Responsibilities:\n<ul class=\"customHTML\">\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Undertake assessments and, where appropriate, arrange accommodation for children and young people.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">To work with children, young people, families, carers and communities to help them make informed decisions and engender change, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">To develop and maintain positive working relationships with service users and other professionals.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">To keep up to date with contemporary issues in children’s social work including legislation and evidence-based practice, and to attend relevant training and development opportunities.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">To work with children, young people, families, carers and communities to help them make informed decisions and engender change, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">To liaise with colleagues in own, other directorates, and external agencies in order to gather information relevant to assessment and care planning activities and jointly plan and deliver interventions.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Maintain and update case notes and other records and write reports as necessary. If required, prepare statement in relation to Secure Order and Dols application.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Participate in planning and/or reviewing the cases of children in care and supervise fostering/adoption arrangements.</li>\n</ul>\n \nOur offer\nWe offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.\n \nA competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:\n<ul class=\"customHTML\">\n<li class=\"customHTML\">A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Cycle to work scheme.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Season train ticket loans</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">A range of local shopping discounts</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Remote/Agile working</li>\n</ul>\n \nInclusion and Diversity\nWe want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.\n \nWe particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.\n \nAsking for Adjustments\nBrighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.\n \nIf you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.\n \nClosing date: 20th October 2024\nInterview date: To be confirmed.\n We look forward to hearing from you!\n ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"includes £8,000 Annual Market Supplement","publishDate":"2024-10-03T08:54:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-10-20T08:54:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/439f30aa-55c3-472d-b180-f9db1ecf7cbb.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"cbe20d6a-1ed9-420c-8d0b-4b121825ecae","title":"Early Years Educator","employer":"Brighter Futures for Children","department":"","location":"The Lodge Day Nursery","locationType":2,"description":"Brighter Futures for Children\n \nLevel 2 or Level 3 Early Years Educator - The Lodge Day Nursery \n \nAbout us\nBrighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service. \n \nWe work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.\n \nOur main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.\n \nAbout the Team/role\nWe currently have an opportunity for you to join our fabulous team at The Lodge Day Nursery as qualified Level 2 and/or Level 3 Early Years Practitioner.\n The Lodge Nursery at Southcote is a 48-place day nursery providing day care and sessional care for children 18 months to 5-year-olds. Due to expansion, we are looking for a passionate and motivated Level 2/or Level 3 qualified Early Years Practitioners. \n You will have the privilege of working with the most amazing children and passionate staff within the nursery and part of Brighter Futures for children.\n Our practice is underpinned by the value we place on working collaboratively with families with a systemic, holistic whole-family approach to support them in finding their own solutions and building on their strengths. \n The children are very important and so is our team. We work closely with our practitioners to ensure that they continue to learn, develop, and share good practices.\n \nEssential Skills and experience: \n<ul class=\"customHTML\">\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Experience of working with children aged 18mths-5 years in an early year setting. </li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Excellent communication skills (including verbal, written)</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Level 2 and/or Level 3 in Early Years/Childcare – with passes in English and Maths (where relevant to the certification) </li>\n</ul>\n \nDesirable \n<ul class=\"customHTML\">\n<li class=\"customHTML\">12 hour Paediatric first aid qualification </li>\n</ul>\n Our offer:\nYou will be part of a supportive and hardworking, passionate team. You will be paid above the average market rates for this area with opportunities for professional development and progression for the right candidate. The nursery is open from 8am-6pm, five days per week, 51 weeks per year – we are closed between Christmas and the New Year. We offer working patterns of 4 days of 7.45am-6pm or 5 days of an early or late shifts covering the needs of the nursery. Depending on your shift pattern you will have either a 40- or 60-minute lunch break. A generous annual leave allowance is also included. \n We are a fully inclusive, autism friendly, setting supporting children with a range of special educational needs alongside their peers. You will be offered a range of additional training to enable you to support all children in the setting including bespoke SEN training, attention autism, intensive interactions and sensory processing workshops.\n \nWe offer a supportive framework to develop your career and provide many opportunities for CPD. You’ll work in a friendly and collaborative environment where we are committed to delivering positive outcomes. A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including: \n<ul class=\"customHTML\">\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution </li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Cycle to work scheme</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Season train ticket loans </li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme </li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">A range of local shopping discounts </li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">50% childcare discount</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Nursery closure between Christmas and New Year</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Discounted bus travel</li>\n</ul>\n Candidates are encouraged to visit the setting prior to making an application. \nPlease note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. \n \nWe will accept application from level 2 or Level 3 qualified candidates. \n \nInclusion and Diversity\nWe want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.\n \nWe particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.\n \nAsking for Adjustments\nBrighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.\n \nIf you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.\n \nClosing date: Sunday 29th Septmeber 2024\nInterview date: To be confirmed \nWe look forward to hearing from you!","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£20,000 - £24,999","publishDate":"2024-10-01T12:40:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-10-15T12:40:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/e430109d-9072-4891-abc2-8bb83f40399b.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"06942b09-0b33-4588-8a4f-201a8555175b","title":"Assistant Team Manager – Supporting Families Team","employer":"Brighter Futures for Children","department":"","location":"Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading","locationType":2,"description":"Brighter Futures for Children\n \n \nAbout us\nBrighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.\n \nWe work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.\n \nOur main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.\n About the role\nWe currently have a vacancy for an experienced Assistant Team Manager to join our Supporting Families Team, part of the Family Help & Safeguarding service. We firmly believe that relationship-based social work makes a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families, and our Supporting Families Team focus is on delivering outstanding support to families.\n Our Supporting Families Team currently provides a range of interventions including supervised contact for Children Looked After; specialist support for parent/carers with substance misuse difficulties via a Consultant Practitioner; providing direct work and parenting interventions for those children subject to CIN and CP Plans and offering group work support for parents/carers who are survivors of domestic abuse. There is also now an exciting development within the Team to introduce a small group of Lead Practitioners to case hold Child in Need (S.17, Children Act 1989) cases, with the support of a social work qualified and experienced Assistant Team Manager.\n \nAs this Assistant Team Manager, you will be responsible for leading and managing a small team of 5 Lead Practitioners who will each case-hold a number of Child in Need cases, taking new cases from our Together for Families Teams following the completion of Single Assessment. You will provide passionate and inspiring leadership to your Team, providing regular high-quality supervision and support, and will ensure that the child’s lived experience is at the very heart of everything that is done. At Brighter Futures for Children, we have a culture of providing high support and high challenge, in the very best interests of children. We are immensely proud to be growing and developing our staff in the Family Help & Safeguarding service and now benefit from having a very stable workforce where over 90% of our staff are permanent, our reliance on agency cover is low, and caseloads are mostly manageable. We need skilled and committed people to join our Team and support our delivery within our relationship-based practice model and make a real difference to our children and families in Reading. In return we offer a very competitive salary and benefits package, a recruitment and retention allowance, generous pension, relocation package, annual leave up to 26 days, and excellent career progression opportunities. Whether you want to develop your skills and experience as a social worker or step into more senior roles including management, we offer a comprehensive range of training and learning opportunities to do so, making a commitment to investing in you. At Brighter Futures for Children, we invest in the well-being of our staff too, and know that we can’t deliver excellent outcomes for families if our staff are also not exceptionally well supported. We really do like to “grow our own” and are immensely proud at how so many of our staff have stayed working with us, and have been supported to progress in their careers, including to more senior roles. If you like the sound of this, please get in touch with us today for a confidential discussion about the post.\n \n \nOur offer\nWe offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.\n \nA competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:\n<ul class=\"customHTML\">\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Discounted Childcare (on site nursery)</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Cycle to work scheme.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Season train ticket loans.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme.</li>\n<li class=\"customHTML\">A range of local shopping discounts</li>\n</ul>\n \nInclusion and Diversity\nWe want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.\n \nWe particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.\n \nAsking for Adjustments\nBrighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.\n \nIf you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.\n \nClosing date: 13 October 2024\nInterview date: 22 October 2024 (in person)\n We look forward to hearing from you!","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"includes £6000 market supplement","publishDate":"2024-10-01T12:18:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-10-13T12:18:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/9f49e839-b34e-40e5-89bc-da2f50db830a.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"98eea992-5805-4617-abd2-6589f0c91a11","title":"Team Managers","employer":"Brighter Futures for Children","department":"","location":"Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading","locationType":2,"description":"Brighter Futures for Children\n \nAbout us\nBrighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.\n \nWe work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.\n \nOur main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.\n About the role\n \nWe currently have vacancies for experienced Team Managers to join our Together for Families Teams, part of the Family Help & Safeguarding service. 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The benefit for our social workers in this practice model is the ability to form consistent, meaningful relationship with children and their families; the opportunity to learn and to develop new skills whilst working across the journey of the child in statutory social work; to have lower caseloads, and a supportive environment that makes relationship-based social work flourish.\n \nOur Together for Families teams work with children during S.17 (Children Act, 1989) single assessments, S.47 child protection investigations, as well as working with children subject to Child In Need Plans, Child Protection Plans, pre-proceedings, proceedings and those becoming looked after. As a Team Manager you will be responsible for leading and managing a small team of 5 social workers, and taking new cases from our Children’s Single Point of Access Team (MASH) on a 9 week duty cycle. You will provide passionate and inspiring leadership to your Team, providing regular high-quality supervision and support, and will ensure that the child’s lived experience is at the very heart of everything that is done. At Brighter Futures for Children, we have a culture of providing high support and high challenge, in the very best interests of children. We are immensely proud to be growing and developing our staff in Family Help & Safeguarding service and now benefit from having a very stable workforce where over 90% of our staff are permanent, our reliance on agency cover is low, and caseloads are mostly manageable. We need skilled and committed people to join our Team and support our delivery within this relationship-based practice model and make a real difference to our children and families in Reading. In return we offer a very competitive salary and benefits package, a recruitment and retention allowance, generous pension, relocation package, annual leave up to 26 days, and excellent career progression opportunities. Whether you want to develop your skills and experience as a social worker or step into more senior roles including management, we offer a comprehensive range of training and learning opportunities to do so, making a commitment to investing in you. At Brighter Futures for Children, we invest in the well-being of our staff too, and know that we can’t deliver excellent outcomes for families if our staff are also not exceptionally well supported. We really do like to “grow our own” and are immensely proud at how so many of our staff have stayed working with us, and have been supported to progress in their careers, including to more senior roles. 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Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.\n We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.\n \nOur main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.\n About the role\nWe have an exciting opportunity for you to join our RISE team as an Inclusion Officer. 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Trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

Brighter Futures for Children

£35,000 - £44,999

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

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Closing in 6 days

Service Manager - Children’s Single Point of Access (CSPoA) and Partnerships

Brighter Futures for Children

Includes £10,500 annual market supplement

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

Posted 3 days ago

Social Workers

Brighter Futures for Children

includes £8,000 Annual Market Supplement

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

Posted 4 days ago

Early Years Educator

Brighter Futures for Children

£20,000 - £24,999

The Lodge Day Nursery (Hybrid)

Posted 6 days ago

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Assistant Team Manager – Supporting Families Team

Brighter Futures for Children

includes £6000 market supplement

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

Posted 6 days ago

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Team Managers

Brighter Futures for Children

includes £6700 market supplement

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

Posted 6 days ago

Closing in 6 days

Inclusion Officer

Brighter Futures for Children

£30,000 - £34,999

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

Posted 13 days ago

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Inclusion Support Practitioner

Brighter Futures for Children

£25,000 - £29,999

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)

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