Service Manager – Bradford – Social and Healthcare Qualified

Seven Social Care is looking for a qualified Service Manager to fill an exclusive opportunity in Bradford.

The role:

To be responsible for the effective leadership and management of children’s complex health and disability team and residential respite provision within BMDC and ensuring that the provision achieves good outcomes for vulnerable children and also contributing to good outcomes for children in need of protection and/or looked after young people.

Ensure robust safeguarding practices and policies are in place and fully implemented, and will provide visible leadership to a service that champions high quality provision and seeks to continuously improve outcomes to the most vulnerable young people in the community.

To ensure the statutory requirements, national and local policy and procedures in relation to the provision of services to children with disabilities is adhered to at all times and manage resources efficiently and effectively, prioritising need and working cooperatively within the Service Management Team

Key Responsibilities:

To ensure that assessments, plans, interventions and reviews (APIR) processes are timely, well planned, child focused and follow the appropriate statutory and decision making framework.

Investigate and make recommendations to senior management concerning matters of staff conduct and professional responsibilities.

Provide direct line management and have supervisory responsibility to up to 8 front line managers and promote their professional development.

Promote participation and the child’s voice as part of your leadership of the CCHDT & Residential Respite service putting child focussed decision making at the centre of your practice.

Build and sustain effective working partnerships across statutory services and the VCS to promote joined up, and effective responses to children and families.

You will be jointly responsible for the recruitment and selection of the workforce required to effectively run this service area ensuring that safe and appropriate recruitment processes are followed.

Applicant Requirements:

• Qualifications: Degree approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Experience: 2+ years working with children as a qualified Social Worker in the UK.
• Compliance: Up to date HCPC registration and DBS.
• Travel: Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently.
• Hours: 37 hours p/w.

Working with Seven Social Care:

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