Childrens Services Manager

Salary: £49,000 to £53,000 per annum (pro rata), depending on experience

Location: Enniskillen and Omagh (hybrid)

Contract/Hours: Permanent, part time (working 29.6 hours a week) – generally between Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

Our successful Children’s Services Manager you’ll be responsible for a cluster of services in Enniskillen and Omagh:

• Early Intervention Family Support where our team work, directly or with partner agencies, with children aged 0-18 and their families to achieve better outcomes for children and young people. This is an outreach service.
• Sperrin and Lakeland Floating Support which assists young people between the ages of 16 - 25 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, and young people who have left Care or are in the process of leaving Care.
• Rossorry Grove Supported Accommodation which is a purpose built 13 apartment supported accommodation service for young people aged 16 -24 with a high level of need who were homeless or at risk of becoming so.

This role is offered on a permanent, part time basis. You’ll be working 29.6 hours a week with the flexibility to work 4 full days or spread across 5 days. The salary is dependent on experience but is £49,000 to £53,000 per annum , pro rata which equates to £39,200 to £42,400.

For additional flexibility, while there will be a requirement to attend all 3 services as well other meetings as needed, there is the option for some home-working.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

As a Children’s Services Manager you’ll be:

• Developing and maintaining effective networks, relationships, partnerships and contacts to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.
• Recruiting, leading, motivating and managing a range of social care and support staff to deliver high quality health and social care services.
• Promoting the highest standards of safeguarding practice through leading and managing processes and actions around safeguarding, fearlessly speaking out for children, families and young people.
• Monitoring and evaluating the performance of services offering recommendations on any improvements.
• Providing effective leadership and strategic development of our services, extending our impact.

Let's talk about you

Ideally you will have:

A social work qualification, plus a leadership / management qualification (or equivalent experience).

• Experience of the successful management and delivery of commissioned services, including significant working with health and social care commissioners and other multi-agency partners.
• Experience of business development and children's residential services would be an advantage.
• Experience of leading, motivating and managing teams of social care and support staff to deliver high quality health and social care services.
• Significant experience of ensuring effective safeguarding practice and processes are embedded as a core aspect of the service.
• Registration with NISCC.

Contact: Emma Goodwin on 01923 361725 or email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 10662.

Please note: Interviews are planned to be held on 31st January 2025.

Good to know

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Talent Pool

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Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

Don't meet every single requirement?

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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Job Description

See below for further information about working with us:

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement

Management Competency Framework

Action for Children Northern Ireland Booklet