Children’s Services Manager, Inverness

Job Description

Post Title: Children's Services Manager
Location: Inverness
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £60,733 - £66,284 p.a.

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

Contact Person: Gillian Buchanan Email: Gillian.Buchanan@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 Highland Practice Model (currently being refreshed); This CSM post will be responsible for the Children’s social work service sitting within the 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.

*Specific Functional Responsibility: This post is to be accountable and responsible for leading and managing the Health and Disability and Joint Transitions in Children’s Health & Social Care Services across Highland and will take a lead role in supporting short breaks.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

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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.

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

Requirements

Significant and relevant management and operational experience, including in children’s social care.