Supervising Social Worker

Working Hours: 35 Hours per week

Contract Type: Full time / Permanent

Additional Payments: Essential car user allowance

Closing Date: 21 Nov 2024

This role is subject to -

• Social Work Qualification and registration with Social Work England
• Essential Car Documentation- This post is a designated Essential Car User. Therefore, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work. You will receive the Essential Car User Allowance.
• Driving Licence – you must always hold a full valid driving licence
• DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced [delete as appropriate] Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. We have a policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders and it is available upon request.

Become a Manchester social worker – where you care and we care.  

Manchester is amongst the top performing local authorities for services to children in the North West, after being officially rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.  
And we scooped ‘Council of The Year’ at the prestigious Local Government Chronicle Awards.  
There’s never been a better time to join Manchester. 

We are looking for Supervising Social Workers to join our Supported Lodgings Scheme within the Leaving Care Service. We are aiming to recruit exceptional Social Workers who can champion and support our recruitment campaign here in Manchester for recruiting, undertaking initial and full assessments of Supported Lodgings providers as well as supporting the existing providers. 

In Manchester we are on an ambitious journey to raise the aspirations and experience of our children and young people in family based support. We are looking for individuals who are skilled in this area and committed to achieving great outcomes for our young people.

Our staff benefits add up to an exciting package

• £2,000 retention payment after 2 years
• Flexible working arrangements, including remote working and mobile technology
• Opportunities to be in the office and meeting with your teams balanced with working from home opportunities
• Accessible free parking close to our offices
• Travel discounts and cycle to work scheme
• Access to an employee assistance programme
• Annual Staff Awards for Excellence
• Essential Car User Allowance over £1,000 per annum + up to 52p per mile

Manchester City Council are looking to recruit exceptional committed and motivated social workers to join our Supported Lodgings Scheme. Specifically, there is one positions available within our Supported Lodgings Team for Assessing and supporting Supported Lodgings hosts for young people with Manchester.

As an assessing social worker, you will be required to:

• Have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in children’s services and good knowledge of Supported Accommodation Regulations Standards March 2023, Fostering Minimum standards, and The Fostering Regulation Services (England) 2011.
• Be able to provide a high level of support and challenge to Supported Lodgings hosts to achieve positive outcomes permanence and stability, a good understanding of trauma informed practice and be able to develop and support Supported Lodgings hosts to provide a secure base for cared for children and young people.
•  You will also be required to support us with existing young people's placement as well as providing regular supervision, training, annual reviews and other supports.
• In addition, you will be required to undertake initial and full assessment of Supported Lodgings hosts and present reports to the Supported Lodgings panel.

We are looking for social workers with the right values, and enthusiasm for relationship strengths-based social work with children and families, and in return we will support you in gaining the skills to continue your professional development. 

It is an exciting time to join our unique team where you will have the opportunity to work closely alongside our Greater Manchester partners and be involved in supporting the implementation of the centralised recruitment hub.

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion. 

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here. 

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.

Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council 

At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve.  We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.   

If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.   
 

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

Accessibility 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work. 

We’ve also included some useful tips on how to submit the best application.

When you join us 

We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role. 

Other relevant information 

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
Who we are - Manchester City Council 
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