We are currently recruiting for a Social Work Team Leader within our Children with Disabilities Team, who will be responsible for managing Senior Practitioners, Social Workers and Family support workers.
The Disabled Children’s Family Support Team sits within Children's Social Care’s Identification and Assessment division. The team is based in Moor Lane, Chessington and covers the boroughs of Richmond and Kingston. The team work with children and young people up to the age of 18 years old who are significantly and profoundly disabled and focus their work on a number of different areas including:
As a Social Work Team Leader within the Disabled Children's team, you will provide the operational management and leadership support across the service and support the Head of Service. The post holder will ensure that high levels of quality interventions, effective case management oversight, decision making and overall performance is undertaken in the best interests of children, young people and their families by using AfC’s social work practice model, Signs of Safety, agreed quality standards and operating procedures. Their role will include representing the service at operational, strategic, multi agency, and others meetings as appropriate.
The Team Leader will support the team's professional development and have a strong understanding of how to maximise productivity, performance and achieve the best outcomes for children, young people and their families alongside the workforce’s development. They will be expected to develop and lead a culture of partnership and innovation, so that services are child focussed, flexible and adaptable. The whole organisation should learn from mistakes, share knowledge and challenge existing practice.
For further information about this role, please contact the Head of service for Disabled Children’s team, Mark Hill by email mark.hill@achievingforchildren.org.uk for an informal discussion.
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
The successful applicant for the team Leader role will have:
Achieving for Children (AfC) is a community interest company (a not-for-profit social enterprise) created in 2014 by the Royal Borough of Kingston and the London Borough of Richmond to provide their children’s services. In 2017, the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead joined AfC as our third owner.
We deliver the full range of children’s services for the three councils. Achieving for Children is a great place to work for those looking for a new challenge. Our offer to you includes:
A role in an organisation that is supportive
An induction offer that starts before you join and includes a welcome event on your first day of employment.
29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after two years and 35 days after four years
Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
Hybrid or mobile working and the technology and equipment to facilitate this
Positions available in three of the most desirable boroughs in the south - discrete relocation packages are available for selected roles
Travel assistance package for business use, including car and cycle mileage reimbursement, annual season ticket loan or business Oyster cards
Two days accredited Signs of Safety Foundation Training
12 protected Development Days each year for all staff
Access to a huge range of additional professional development opportunities as part of our regional Social Work Teaching Partnership
On occasions we are in the position to offer some additional financial payments for particularly hard to place roles in selected service areas of AfC.
If you would like to have an informal chat about working with us, please email recruitment@achievingforchildren.org.uk