Head of Service Youth Justice

Grade N SCP 50 £62,443- SCP 53 £65,663 plus Essential Car User Allowance up to £963pa
Contract: Permanent
Essential Requirement: Driving License, DBS, Registered with SW England. 25+, A minimum of 3 years management experience
Essential Qualification: Must have a Social Work Qualification and registered with Social Work England.
Interview date: TBC
For further information about this role, contact Helen Delamare, helen.delamare@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role
We’re excited to offer this opportunity to join us as a Head of Service for Youth Justice. The role will support direct case management of children and young people open to our youth justice services.

In Bolton we understand the complex relationship between youth justice, familial and contextual; safeguarding and those young people at risk of exploitation so you will also play a key role in supporting our wider safeguarding approaches as part of the safeguarding service

You will also form part of our wider strategic leadership team and will be pivotal as we move to delivery of Family Help, supporting us to develop our bespoke adolescent offer to help prevent more young people entering our criminal justice system.

You will support your team managers ensuring the continuous development of high quality services through strong supervision, quality assurance and effective performance management.
As part of our Bolton family you will help to drive forward our vision to ensure Bolton’s children are safe, supported and able to thrive.

If you’d like an informal chat about the role or want to know more, please contact Helen Delamare, helen.delamare@bolton.gov.uk

About You
You will be a qualified and SWE registered social worker with proven experience of managing practitioners and have significant experience of working and managing within the Youth Justice System.

We are looking for someone who embodies Bolton Council’s values in everything they do. You will show Accountability, taking responsibility for your decisions and ensuring high quality, timely practice. You will be committed to Making a Difference for children and families through high standards, creativity and a focus on positive outcomes. You will demonstrate Honesty and Respect, modelling openness, fairness and integrity in your work with colleagues and partners You will bring Determination, remaining resilient, positive and solution focused even when facing challenges.

You will have a positive outlook, be ambitious for our children, and bring creativity, professionalism and care to everything you do. You will also be able to demonstrate the transferable skills and leadership qualities needed to be an effective Head of Service in this rewarding and challenging area of children’s services.

If you think you could be what we’re looking for, please apply now with your CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the role, as outlined in the job description and person specification.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.
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Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s. 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. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk