Team Leader (Throughcare and Aftercare)

Job Description

We are seeking a passionate and motivated individual to lead our Throughcare and Aftercare Team. The post holder will have responsibility to drive forward and shape a service that truly makes a difference for young people leaving care. Guided by the values and ethos of The Promise, we are committed to ensuring every young person feels loved, supported, and empowered as we walk alongside them in their transition into adulthood.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in improving and shaping service delivery. You will lead a dedicated and committed team, champion best practice, and embed a culture of continuous improvement. A key part of your role will involve collating and analysing data and trends to inform service development alongside participatory approaches with young people using the service.

Collaboration will be at the heart of your work, as you build strong partnerships with other agencies and organisations to develop innovative approaches that improve outcomes and create opportunities for care-experienced young people.

You will have specific responsibility to work alongside the Senior Manager to keep The Promise in Clackmannanshire.

If you are a forward-thinking leader with a passion for inclusion, collaboration, and creating opportunities for young people to thrive, we would love to hear from you. Whether you are an experienced practitioner or a seasoned manager you will be fully supported to develop within this role through regular supervision, training opportunities, and a warm and welcoming workforce.

For an informal chat about the role please contact jroddie@clacks.gov.uk

Please note that a generic job description is utilised in Clackmannanshire for Team Leader posts within Children's Services

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job.  You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting the recruitment campaign “Get into Care for Adult Care”.  Further documents can be viewed below – these do not relate to the job advertised.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce.  We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect.  For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working.  Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships.  The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council.  Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply.  Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay.  Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

Should you have difficulty applying for a job online please call 01259 452244 (24 hrs) and leave your details along with the reference number of the post.

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

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