Practice Manager for Quality Development
Leadership

UNITY HOUSE
CHORLEY ROAD
SWINTON, M27 5AW

Practice Manager for Quality Development
Grade: 5A, £42,683 - £44,632
Working hours: 36 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed term for 6 months

Closing date: 5th June, 12 noon
Interviews will be taking place on: 11th & 12th of June

Now is a very exciting time to join Children’s Services in Salford. We want children growing up in Salford to see and say that their city, community, and services are great and this has been recognised in our recent Ofsted report which rates our overall services as ‘good’

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a full time, temporary 6 month post (36 hours) as a Quality development Practice Manager within Children’s Services, based at Unity House, Swinton.

The post holder will take on both a practice and strategic role, providing leadership and developing standards of social work practice, contributing to the development of procedures, documentation and criteria. The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out audits of social work practice and the delivery of services by Children’s Social Care.

The post holder will report directly to the Head of Service for Social Work Improvement.

Why work for Salford Children Services?
• Listen to what children and young people want and work hard to make sure the services they provide help keep them safe and to achieve their wishes
• The workforce is stable and children and young people in Salford have sustained and meaningful relationships with consistent workers
• Staff are supported through a well-targeted and effectively delivered training programme
• Strong leadership and management.

The work does not stop here. We are already in the process of working through and implementing the findings and recommendations of the inspectors. We may be ‘good’ but we will always have things to improve and develop further to achieve excellence!

There will be opportunities to deliver training programmes and contribute to the continuing practice development of social workers.

Prospective candidates will be social work qualification and will demonstrate substantial experience in work with children and families, including looked after children, care proceedings and child protection, as a practitioner and in some kind of supervisory capacity.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Alison Maxwell on 0161 778 0141.

Role Profile.docx
#LeadingSalford.pdf
Working for Salford.pdf

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £44.00. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £11.00 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £44.00.

About your benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion.  

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr. 
Location
Unity House
Vacancy Description
 
UNITY HOUSE
CHORLEY ROAD
SWINTON, M27 5AW

Practice Manager for Quality Development
Grade: 5A, £42,683 - £44,632
Working hours: 36 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed term for 6 months

Closing date: 5th June, 12 noon
Interviews will be taking place on: 11th & 12th of June

Now is a very exciting time to join Children’s Services in Salford. We want children growing up in Salford to see and say that their city, community, and services are great and this has been recognised in our recent Ofsted report which rates our overall services as ‘good’

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a full time, temporary 6 month post (36 hours) as a Quality development Practice Manager within Children’s Services, based at Unity House, Swinton.

The post holder will take on both a practice and strategic role, providing leadership and developing standards of social work practice, contributing to the development of procedures, documentation and criteria. The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out audits of social work practice and the delivery of services by Children’s Social Care.

The post holder will report directly to the Head of Service for Social Work Improvement.

Why work for Salford Children Services?
• Listen to what children and young people want and work hard to make sure the services they provide help keep them safe and to achieve their wishes
• The workforce is stable and children and young people in Salford have sustained and meaningful relationships with consistent workers
• Staff are supported through a well-targeted and effectively delivered training programme
• Strong leadership and management.

The work does not stop here. We are already in the process of working through and implementing the findings and recommendations of the inspectors. We may be ‘good’ but we will always have things to improve and develop further to achieve excellence!

There will be opportunities to deliver training programmes and contribute to the continuing practice development of social workers.

Prospective candidates will be social work qualification and will demonstrate substantial experience in work with children and families, including looked after children, care proceedings and child protection, as a practitioner and in some kind of supervisory capacity.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Alison Maxwell on 0161 778 0141.

Role Profile.docx
#LeadingSalford.pdf
Working for Salford.pdf

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £44.00. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £11.00 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £44.00.

About your benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion.  

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr.