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Supportive Management | Flexibility to work from home | Generous Annual Leave | Annual retention bonus | Part time hours offered

We are currently working with an exciting and growing authority based in the Gloucestershire area where they are looking for an experienced children & families team manager to help work towards the support for families and communities to give every child the best chance of a happy and rewarding life, where they have exciting transformation plans in place.
Within this role you will support a team of social workers to deliver services of the highest quality. Ensuring statutory duties and best practice is followed, you’ll develop a team plan in line with Children’s Services strategic objectives and provide management oversight on all cases with a clear understanding of risk. Your role will focus on managing the team’s workflow and quality assuring work through observations, reflective supervision and quality assurance framework, as well as contributing towards the development of the framework itself. 

Benefits:
between £50,788- £52,805 per annum subject to experience
welcome payment of £5,000*
annual retention payment of £2,000*
up to £8,000 relocation package
flexible and agile working opportunities
25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
an in-house Occupational Health service
employee discount scheme
cycle to Work scheme
links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
career development and qualification opportunities
access to our Social Work Academy
paid SWE registration renewalRequirements:
Social Work England registration
a recognised qualification in Social Work
to have completed your ASYE year (if you qualified after 2012)
a full driving licence and willingness to drive
DBS clearance
Please do get in touch if you want to hear more about this role, you must have full right to work in the UK and have management experience