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We are committed to the development of our workforce. This position is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in our roles and would encourage you to review our vacancies which are open to all.

We have opportunities for a Team Manager to join our Family Safeguarding Team based across South West Surrey covering the Guildford area.

The salary range for Team Managers is £57,942 - £62,125 per annum. This is inclusive of a newly created market supplement.

Our other rewards and benefits include:

* A competitive relocation package of up to £8,000

* We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee

* 28 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service (plus bank holidays)

* Access to our car lease scheme

* Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave

* An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing

* A generous local government salary related pension

* Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more

* 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year

* Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year

* Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

* Paternity, adoption and dependents leave

About Surrey

Our Surrey Children's Services are actively working towards becoming a high-performing local authority, evidenced by the fact we are now starting to realise the positive impacts of the Family Safeguarding practice model in action with reductions in the number of children subject to child protection plans. We are working hard to sustain and develop our progress and this is driven by the efforts of every member of our social care workforce from our business support and family support workers to our frontline practitioners through to leadership- all working together to create and sustain the right conditions for a positive culture and well-supported workforce equipped to deliver consistent and good quality social work practice for our children and families.

Following our latest Ofsted visit in April, we are pleased to report positive feedback on our service quality for children in need or under child protection plans in Surrey. Ofsted recognized the improved impact of our 'comprehensive improvement programme'. You can read the full report here. We are committed to continuing our progress and are seeking motivated individuals to help us ensure children in Surrey are effectively safeguarded and receive timely support.

Following a recent realignment of our social care services further focused work is under way to improve our performance for children and families.

About our Family Safeguarding Service

Our Family Safeguarding service are overseen by Assistant Directors- Catherine Watkins and Fiona Wraith who have co- responsibility for our Family Safeguarding Model, Child In Need, as well as pre and court proceedings.

Within Family Safeguarding we use motivational interviewing, multi-agency approach under the Family Safeguarding model, where Social Workers, Family Support Workers, Domestic Abuse Practitioners, Recovery Workers, Mental Health Practitioners, and Psychologists collaborate closely to address family issues efficiently, reducing the need for referrals to other agencies.

As a Team Manager in Surrey you'll play a critical role in supporting social workers and helping your service manager to ensure the service you team provides is forward thinking, responsive and meets the diverse needs of our children and young people. You will do this by contributing to service strategies, policy and procedures as required and will be responsible for managing, motivating and developing your team by sharing your professional leadership and support to help them deliver safe practice and effective management of their workloads.

We strive to provide a supportive and dynamic work environment for our employees, that fosters growth, maintains work-life balance, and rewards efforts. We guarantee 5 days of CPD and have access to excellent research and development tools such as Community Care Inform, Care Knowledge and Research In Practice.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this opportunity your CV and personal statement will need to include:

* A broad working knowledge of social work practice and legislation, including safeguarding

* Social Work Degree

* Social Work England Registration

* Recent experience of line management or supervision and working in a safeguarding environment

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and social workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job