Team Manager (Business and Development Team) INTERNAL

Job Purpose:

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Location: Marischal College,
Duration: Permanent, Full Time

Roles that require PVG Membership

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 10 and above (currently £30,030 per annum / £16.50 per hour)

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

Job purpose/about the role

Line manage small team of PPDOs, Development work for services as required.

Key tasks include, but are not exhaustive:

• Lead on audits and quality assurance activity across the service
• Report writing to present data, identify trends and forecast future need
• Presentation of analysis to strategic forums including Child Protection Committee and Children’s Services Board
• Support the work of the Children’s Services Management Team (CSMT)
• Extracting, analysing and interpreting complex datasets to inform service development and performance reporting
• Coordinating responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests
• Supporting the service to respond appropriately to the evolving use of AI in a safe and proportionate way
• Ensuring electronic recording systems are effectively utilised and responsive to service needs

To be provided prior to advertising

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• Relevant Social Work qualification (i.e. BA in SW, DIP.SW, CSS, CQSW or equivalent)
• Post qualifying experience working with children and families
• Working directly with young people and/or adults
• Experience in leadership, management and supervision
• SSSC Registration
• PVG for children and vulnerable adults

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

• Ensure the promotion and compliance with statutory, policy and procedural requirement
• Promote equalities, human rights, health and safety and service user involvement
• Provide strategic leadership across multi-agency partnerships, including social work, wider council services and third sector partners, to support coordinated planning, service delivery and improvement
• Ability to manage competing demands arising from national policy, inspection activity, senior leadership priorities and partnership requirements.
• Adhere to the requirements of the Social Work Code of Practice, SSSC Code of Practice, Council Policy and Procedures and all relevant legislation
• Travel as required in relation to the needs of the service
• Work at alternative locations as required

About Us

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer.  If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact Recruitment@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a gold award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.  We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk.  We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.