Service Manager - Independent Safeguarding and Reviewing Services (7208)

Permanent contract | full-time 37 hours per week | £55,147 to £60,676 per annum (Grade M) | Norwich
Service Manager – Independent Safeguarding and Reviewing Services
Hybrid working with at least 2-3 days in the office determined by the needs of the role.
Relocation Expenses available up to £8,000
We are currently looking for a Service Manager for our Independent Safeguarding and Reviewing Services teams. This is a varied post; every day is different! You will be leading a team who play a pivotal role in young people’s lives.
You will be directly managing 11 Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) and working collaboratively with two other Heads of Service.
You will provide a reflective space for IROs to consider their challenge to the operation teams around care planning for Looked After Children to avoid drift and delay, and ensuring young people's care plans are aspirational and meet the young people’s needs, based in their views.
You will support Quality Assurance Activity within the Service and provide supportive challenge around performance to the operational colleagues.
About you
In addition to being a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England you will have the following skills and experience:
- Significant and current leadership experience
- Experience of working in a way that ensures the meeting of team and organisational performance targets.
- In depth knowledge of child protection/safeguarding policies and practice, guidance and legislation for Looked after Children, all legislative frameworks relating to children and government guidance.
For an informal chat about this role please contact Tania Fulcher (Assistant Director Independent Statutory Services, Assurance and Practice) at Tania.Fulcher@norfolk.gov.uk
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria we are looking for.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as: - ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discount programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.


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Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

Closing date for redeployees to receive priority consideration: 06 November 2024

Closing date: 14 November 2024