Havering Council - Service Manger - Youth Offending

Posted 06 February 2020
Salary Up to £50 per hour
Job type Temporary
Discipline Social Care
ReferenceLORNA_1580982258
Contact NameLorna Burner

Job description

Provide leadership for an integrated adolescent safeguarding service focusing on the provision of influence, participation and targeted work with children and young people; a multi agency adolescent safeguarding hub; youth offending services; and the development of youth focused buildings.

Provide leadership and direction to staff, setting o ut the group's goals conveying how they support the fundamental purpose of the service and energise staff towards their achievements by managing a service of social work staff members and non qualified staff and contribute to the strategic management of services within Children's Services.

Council receive a high quality assessment and service provision in keeping with professional standards of good practice, Develop relevant, effective and easily accessible services, working in collaborative partnership with schools, community health facilities and the voluntary sector to provide support services through a wide range of venues. In partnership with these and other stakeholders, to develop and provide preventative and targeted support services. To be responsible for children with a child protection plan and for decision making about their safety and welfare.

Strategically plan and implement Face to Face working across the services working in collaborative partnership with multi-agency and other Social Work teams.

Financial decision-making and accountability for service budget within agreed budgetary limits. Planning resource spending to best value for money fit in line with current council vision.

Reviewing,Reviewing, evaluating and recommending evaluating and recommending the necessary action the necessary action to amend o amend service processes, practices and systems that lead to improved service delivery service processes, practices and systems that lead to improved service delivery..

Taking the lead on and being accountable for delivering of assigned projects Taking the lead on and being accountable for delivering of assigned projects. Deliver a responsive and flexible service that supports organisational and service Deliver a responsive and flexible service that supports organisational and service priorities.

Group Manager for Integrated Adolescent Safeguarding Services  Responsible for strategic leadership for youth Responsible for strategic leadership for youth services, adolescent safeguarding, services, adolescent safeguarding, youth offending services youth offending services and service delivery for children and young people and and service delivery for children and young people and their families. This in their families. This includes strategic management and planning for children and includes strategic management and planning for children and young people at risk of young people at risk of criminal exploitation and for the prevention of future harm criminal exploitation and for the prevention of future harm and abuse and abuse..

Responsible for the delivery of services which ensures that children, young people, families and communities are effectively safeguarded. This includes using statutory interventions within the criminal justice and social care frameworks as appropriate.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.