Service Manager Adolescent Service

We are excited to be hiring a Service Manager to join the Adolescent service. We offer agile working and an inclusive work environment and would be happy to discuss what this means for you.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Additional financial package (further information below
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• 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
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

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.

About our new service
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new Adolescent Service that has been created in Surrey which brings together a range services for young people, including those who go missing, those involved in serious youth violence, and those vulnerable to exploitation, including criminal and sexual exploitation.

Our team includes social workers and adolescent practitioners who are focused on achieving positive outcomes for young people. We are committed to doing things differently through implementing a new model for working with adolescents, taking into account current research and best practice.

We are looking for someone who who wants to be part of the journey to help shape services in Surrey for adolescents. The Service will have support from a range of teams in a central hub to compliment the work, this includes Youth Justice, Missing, Edge of Care, Intervention Support, Risk and Intelligence and Youth Offer. As part of the latter phase of the safeguarding adolescents model, partnership colleagues from Education, Health, Police and other agencies will join the hubs as part of the commitment towards adolescents services in Surrey.

About the role
As a Service Manager, you will oversee a group of team managers leading integrated, multiagency teams that provide hands-on intensive support to children and families in response to assessed needs. The teams can access specialist workers for alcohol and drug use, mental health issues and/ or domestic abuse.

As a skilled communicator you will have the ability to work purposefully with a broad range of people to develop effective working relationships with other services within Surrey as well as with partner agencies. You will ensure the service is focused on delivering quality services within budget and to time that provide the right outcomes for children, young people and their families.

Our team members are enthusiastic and supportive, committed to the provision of a quality service for children and their carers. We are looking for people with similar qualities to join us.

Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
• Substantial experience of frontline practice with recent experience in a management position in a CIN/CP/Court team
• Experience in working with adolescent services
• Ability to promote a learning environment where peoples skills and strengths are used and developed
• Ability to build and promote a culture of performance, personal responsibility and accountability
• Effective interpersonal and written and oral communication skills

It is important to us that our practice is child focused and always considers the best interests of the child ot young person.

Surrey Children's Service provides training to ensure competence and professional development. We will ensure that you receive a full induction and monthly supervision.

Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

For more information please contact Jackie Clementson, Assistant Director - or Janet Jones, Assistant Director -

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 13/11/2024 with interviews to follow.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

You will need to be registered with Social Work England.

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care 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.

Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application

The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.