Member Job Opportunity: Barnardo's - Children's Service Manager

​Location: BAYS
Contract type: Fixed term
Hours: 37
Salary : £33,591.00 - £43,305.00
Closing Date: 6 August 2019
Interview Date: To be confirmed

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Service and Role information
Would you like to manage and lead a unique Transition and Training Scheme which will engage with young people at an early stage in their journey to build independence and where appropriate provide a short term realistic experience of independent living support?

We are looking to recruit a Children Service Manager at the Bays+ @ Info_Nation service, Barnardo's Cymru Western Bay Locality.

About the Transition and Training Scheme and Bays+ @ Info Nation Service
The aim of the service is to engage with young people at an early stage in their journey to build independence and, where appropriate, provide a short term realistic experience of independent living.  This will help the young person to make better informed choices about their immediate and future housing options (e.g a return to foster/residential placement, a move into supported housing, a move into the private rental or social housing sector, or where safe to do so a return home).

The Bays+ @ Info_Nation is a centrally based service which provides a range of support functions (including some statutory functions) which safeguard and improve the well-being of vulnerable young people including:

• Provision of Social Workers (Local Authority) to case manage young people who are Children In Need of Care and Support and those at risk of harm, Looked After Children or Care Leavers.
• Provision of Personal Advisors (Barnardo's) to support young people who are Looked After Children or Care Leavers.
• The assessment and support of young people aged 17 to 21 who present as homeless or at risk of homelessness (Barnardo's).
• A supported lodgings scheme (Barnardo's).
• The Education Link service providing PSE workshops to pupils in Years 10-13 (Barnardo's).

About the Role
As the Children's Services Manager you will be responsible for developing and leading this new and innovative service. You will be responsible for:

• Recruiting, developing and supporting the staff team, this will include supervision, providing safeguarding advice and decision making.
• Coordination of working patterns and rota's which will ensure 7 day support for young people.
• Developing Collaborative working protocols with referring agencies to ensure appropriate access for young people.
• Coordination and allocation of referrals.Developing and implementing programmes of work for young people which will include accredited programmes to help develop independent living skills and pre-tenancy courses.
• Developing Collaborative working protocols with key partners to ensure appropriate routes to move on options.
• Undertaking all financial tasks associated with managing the service.
• Completing all financial and performance reports for stakeholders and commissioners.

You will have (essential criteria): 

• Knowledge of issues affecting vulnerable young people who may be care experienced and have faced adversity throughout their childhood.
• Experience of designing and implementing programmes of work for young people.
• Experience of managing a service for young people.
• Experience of leading a team.
• Experience of developing an outcomes monitoring framework and compiling performance reports.
• Experience of budget management in a relevant service context.
• Experience of developing and negotiating collaborative working arrangements with key partners.

Additional Information
You must demonstrate in your application that you currently use the skills outlined above, and in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc. 

This post is fixed term and subject to funding until 31st March 2020.

Secondment applications from internal staff and partner agencies linked with the Bays+ @Info_Nation service will be considered.

You will be expected to be flexible in your working arrangements in line with your contract and grade. On occasion, alternative or additional hours may be required to be worked out of normal business hours as the service operates 7 days per week.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Os hoffech wneud cais am y swydd hon yn Gymraeg, cysylltwch â'r Tîm Recriwtio os gwelwch yn dda.

E-bost: [email protected].

Ynglŷn â Barnardo's
Mae Barnardo's yn credu mewn plant - pwy bynnag ydyn nhw, beth bynnag maen nhw wedi'i wneud, neu beth bynnag maen nhw wedi'i ddioddef. Darllenwch am ein sylfaen a'n gwerthoedd drwy ddilyn y ddolen isod. Gofynnir cwestiynau i chi amdanynt fel rhan o'r broses recriwtio ar gyfer y swydd hon.

Mae Barnardo's wedi ymrwymo i gael gweithlu amrywiol a chynhwysol ar gyfer staff a gwirfoddolwyr. Rydyn ni'n mynd ati i annog ceisiadau gan bobl anabl, pobl Dduon, Asiaidd ac o Leiafrifoedd Ethnig a gan ymgeiswyr sy'n ddynion gan nad ydynt wedi'u cynrychioli'n ddigonol yn Barnardo's.

If you wish to make an application for this role in Welsh, please contact the Recruitment Team.

Email: [email protected]

About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values

Full details and application documents here