Children's Services Manager (Care & Support) Across the Highlands

Job Description

Post Title: Children's Services Manager (Care & Support)
Location: Highlands - can be based at any of our office locations, across the Highlands
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Fixed Term for 12 months
Salary: £65,356 - £71,362 per annum

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Details: Dianne Henderson Email: Dianne.Henderson@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: To provide operational management and leadership in the Highland Area for Children’s Health and Social Care Services in line with the GiRFEC Practice Model. This CSM post will be responsible for the Youth Justice and Aftercare Services sitting within Children’s social work service and Health & Social Care partnership. Supporting managers and Practice Leads to deliver quality services for children, families adults and communities; to liaise with practitioners and professional leads from various professional groups to ensure a co-ordinated and integrated approach to these services; and to have line management responsibility for Practice Leads or other managers in designated roles that contribute to integrated service collaborative networks (communities of practice) including those provided by Family Teams/Hubs, Registered Services, Mental Health Services and Justice Services across the Highlands. The CSM also has a key strategic role in supporting Shifting the Balance of Care and the Family First strategy of the service.

Please APPLY ONLINE.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

Short listed applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Qualification as a Social Worker and compliance with current registration requirements.