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Job description

We are seeking a Social Work Manager to join our team and lead high-quality, child-focused services in our Armagh and Newry Family Resource Centres. This is an opportunity to shape practice, support a skilled team, and ensure the best outcomes for children and families. Lead and manage a dedicated team of practitioners delivering a range of services to children, young people and families. Please see employer website for full job details & person specification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a dedicated team of practitioners delivering a range of services to children, young people and families.
• Oversee service delivery, ensuring high standards of practice, safeguarding, and outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with community partners.
• Use your professional expertise to develop innovative approaches that reduce risk, promote children's wellbeing and ensure children's needs are met..
• Monitor impact and contribute to strategic planning and funding development.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Hold a professional qualification in Social Work recognised by the NISCC, have completed the AYE and be registered with the NISCC on part 1 of the register.
• Ability to lead and support staff in managing safeguarding concerns, ensuring timely and effective responses, and escalation as required.
• Can outline their experience of working with children and young people and in leading others to best practice in the delivery of children's services.
• Can demonstrate, using an example, how they have worked constructively with partner agencies, commissioners and other stakeholders, in a way that enhances the reputation of the organisation externally.
• Demonstrable experience in managing budgets within a children's services setting, including responsibility for financial planning, forecasting, and monitoring.
• Can evidence the ability to set clear team and individual objectives, and to coach and support staff in achieving high performance through regular feedback, development planning, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Hold a valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle with business class insurance to use during working hours.

Further Information

Location: Post will be based in either Armagh and Newry with expectation of regular travel across both office locations and throughout the Southern Trust area. Those applicants with a disability that prevents them from holding a driving licence should be able to demonstrate how they can meet the mobility requirements of the post).