Principal Manager - FAST

Description

Directorate: Children and Families
Section: Children Social Care
Grade: Level 15
Salary: £52,805 - £56,076
Hours: 37
This advert is open to both Internal and external applicants

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families?

Stoke-on-Trent is the place where you can do just that—and more. We're dedicated to ensuring that every child in our city thrives, reaches their full potential, and grows up in a supportive community. We're also committed to making Stoke-on-Trent the best place for social workers to build a rewarding career.

At the heart of everything we do is our community, Join us in shaping a bright future for Stoke-on-Trent, where children are at the heart of our efforts.

We are looking for an experienced and skilled practitioner to come and join our FAST team as a Principal Manager.

This is an excellent opportunity to become a Principal Manager in Targeted Services, responsible for our Family and Adolescent Support Team, who work with children and young people on the edge of care aged 10-17.

We are looking for a skilled, enthusiastic practitioner with significant experience as a qualified social worker to manage and develop social work practice within the FAST Team.

This will require an experienced individual who is organised and can lead and motivate a team. A key element of the role will be ensuring high quality and timely supervision and management oversight of all children open to the service area, whilst also providing outstanding leadership and management of the team.

If you think you have the necessary skills and experience to create relational and restorative plans that safeguard children, forge strong and productive relationships with multi-agency partners, please make your application. Come and join out motivated and passionate team as we strive towards creating great outcomes for children and young people in our city!

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment This will require an experienced individual who is organised and can lead and motivate a team.

Amongst the benefits we offer are:

-Up to 41 days holiday (including 8 days bank holidays)
-Option to buy extra annual leave
-Flexible working hours
-Hybrid working
-High quality reflective supervision
-Health and wellbeing support
-Access to staff equality and diversity networks

We believe in empowering families and creating positive life experiences for all. To achieve this, we're heavily investing in high-quality learning and development for our team, with a strong focus on:

Restorative and Relational Practice: Balancing high support with high challenge.
Child-Friendly City: Making Stoke-on-Trent a place where children’s needs come first.
Listening to Children: Ensuring the voices of our children are heard and have a real impact on decisions.

Come and join out motivated and passionate team as we strive towards creating great outcomes for children and young people in our city!

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment

If you are interested in applying for this post then please feel free to contact:

Head Of Service Beth Gledhill to discuss further.
Bethany.gledhill@stoke.gov.uk

Please note that you will need to have prior agreement from your current Head of Service should you wish to apply for a secondment.