Principal Manager – Social Work Academy

Job title:

Principal Manager – Social Work Academy

Company

Halton Borough Council

Job description

Halton is a thriving and vibrant Borough where people can learn and develop their skills; enjoy a good quality of life with good health; a high quality, modern urban environment; the opportunity for all to fulfil their potential; greater wealth and quality, sustained by a thriving business community; and safer, stronger and more attractive neighbourhoods. We are also within easy commutable distance of Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside regions.Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. So, it’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.Our Team and Key Responsibilities:This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of our Social Work Academy in Halton.The Social Work Academy collaborates with the entire children’s workforce, utilising quality assurance, collaborative feedback, and Ofsted findings to address areas requiring development.Additionally, and potentially more impactful for long-term workforce retention and ongoing practice improvement, you will be integral in the continuing development of the centre of excellence for learning and development. This centre offers social work professionals and related social care roles ongoing professional development through an inclusive training programme.We’re looking for an individual who is passionate about supporting the workforce to improve outcomes for our children and families. Our approach focuses on developing good practice in all areas of our work, in order to provide the best support to the children and families in Halton. The individual will be able to adopt a preventative approach that can align with our teams, as well as our newly developing Edge of Care and Family Time service, have experience of developing a service with evidenced positive impact, and extensive leadership skills and experience.Our priorities are ever changing, and the individual will be able to adapt to our evolving improvement journey and through your extensive experience in management, practice improvement and innovation you will be instrumental in supporting Halton’s improvement journey.Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Car leasing schemes

We have a strong vision for positive practice in Halton and we are currently embedding a relationship-based practice model that has systemic practice at its core. We’re on a journey for excellence and we’ve made it our mission to ensure that children and young people get the best service from us, so they are able to thrive and achieve.We have an experienced and established Senior Leadership Team, and your Service Manager and Head of Service are supportive and nurturing.Our Executive Director and Director for Children’s Social Care are in full support of Halton being recognised as a Learning and Developing Authority, with a special emphasis on learning and career progression.We are committed to supporting our practitioners to achieve their aspirations too. Working with us, you will have real opportunities to progress your career through training and development.Next Steps:At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Wendy Harrison, Head of Workforce & Principal Social Worker – or Kadie Molyneux, Social Work Academy Service Manager – 0151 511 7557Interviews will be held on 13.02.2025.At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you –Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.We look forward to receiving your application!How to applyPlease apply online via the link provided.Please note, we do not accept CVs. Please fully complete the on-line application form.

Expected salary

£49764 – 52805 per year

Location

North West England

Job date

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 06:02:08 GMT

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