• A commitment to your CPD through a bespoke learning and development programme
• Regular, quality, reflective supervision, and learning
• A supportive management and leadership team

We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Team Manager in the Mendip Children Looked After Team.

This is an excellent opportunity for either a current Team Manager who is wanting to work in this specialist area of practice, or for an experienced Social Worker who has knowledge and experience of children looked after and can demonstrate the potential to manage a team successfully.

• As a manager in CLA, you will have the opportunity to support profound changes to a child's life, leading on relationship based practice and promoting permanence. Work in CLA is complex and challenging but extremely rewarding and exciting - we are ambitious for children in our care.
• You will lead a committed and enthusiastic team of social workers and senior social work assistants and will work alongside another experienced and established team manager.  
• You will join a permanent CLA management team, where colleagues are committed to a strengths-based and relationship-based approach, where peer support is strong, and communication and coworking are good.
• You will be part of the wider Somerset team where a learning culture is encouraged and supported.
• You will have the opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge through a comprehensive training package includes Systemic Practice and Principles; Motivational Interviewing and Supervisions skills.
• You will need to be able to manage competing pressures and support others to do so too.  You will hold a focus on achieving permanence, family connection and emotional security for children and young people in care.  Children looked after teams work closely with colleagues in Safeguarding and Leaving Care to facilitate smooth transition through childhood and into adulthood, so partnership working is key.

You will be educated to degree level in Social Work, and registered as a Social Worker with Social Work England and will have high aspirations.

For more information and an informal chat about the role, please contact Cally Hargrave on 07585 307028.

Salary £51,464 inclusive of a £5,000 recruitment allowance for up to 3 years.

We anticipate offering and conducting interviews ahead of the closing date for suitable candidates.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset. We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.

• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.

• Staff discounts in gyms.

• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.

• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.

• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.

• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.

In this role you will require a criminal background check via Disclosure and Barring Service.