Service Manager - Residential Family Assessment Centre

About Us

Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference in the lives of children and their families? This position allows a committed social worker with management experience to retain a close link with practice whilst managing a centre and furthering the development of their staff team.

We've been working with families for over 120 years. As society continues to change, our presence in the lives of families has remained consistent, supporting parents so children can thrive. At the heart of our work lie values of compassion and respect for the parent as an individual, and a belief in the capacity of every human being for positive change. With these values we work to break the cycles of disadvantage, change family dynamics, and create new opportunities for children.

Service Manager Responsibilities:

To become the Ofsted Registered Manager of Crawford House and take overall responsibility for the assessment and support services at the centre for a maximum of four families at any time. To effectively lead and manage the staff team, and facilitate and empower staff contributions to team discussions, decision-making, day to day work, and the development of the service. To take overall responsibility for the centre, this includes ensuring a high standard of social work practice, plus some administrative and financial responsibilities Other responsibilities outlined in our recruitment pack below. The Ideal Candidate:

Will be a qualified Social Worker. Will have experience working with families where there are issues of child abuse/neglect. Will have experience working with people who have complex needs. Will have knowledge on current legislation, especially; Children Act '89, 2004 and Children & Families Act 2014, Children and Social Work Act 2017, Working Together to Safeguard Children Guidance 2020, GDPR. Residential family centres: national minimum standards (2013) We offer several employee benefits including a competitive salary, employer pension contribution up to 12% after 3 years' service, and 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

The successful candidate will manage one of the three centres St Michael's runs and therefore will enjoy the support of a peer group as well as being part of the senior management team in St Michael's contributing to the strategic direction of the charity.

To view our recruitment pack and apply please click on the link to our website To discuss this further ring

Closing date: 31st March

Please note that we consider applications on a rolling-basis and therefore this job advert may close before the stated date.