Job Description

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About The Role

Number of Vacancies: 2



Working Hours: 35 Hours per week



Contract Type: Full time Permanent



Additional Payments: Essential car user allowance, 5,000 market rate supplement



Closing Date: 28 May 2025



Closing time: 11.59pm



Interview Method: In Person (Face to Face)


We have 2 Senior Social Work Posts available in the Fostering Service.

We are looking for workers for our Kinship Hub Teams. Our Kinship Hub in Manchester is thriving and we need workers to lead on supporting and developing the Hub in line with national and local Kinship Reformss. The role will involve assessing and working with Kinship Carers, supporting stability for families and supporting the team to ensure that we deliver the best service we can to our children and kinship families.



This role is subject to -
2 References - where possible we require 3 years' employment history. Social Work Qualification and registration with SWE 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. 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 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.



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About the Candidate

We're looking for people who can provide effective, quality, professional social work to children and their kinship families, with the outcome of improving lives. You'll lead and co-work on complex cases, and help to support your colleagues' and development within the team.

In your role as an Advanced Practitioner, you will:

Find ways to improve the service and help your team support Manchester's Children to be safe and to thrive Undertake effective direct work with children and kinship families Role model professional ethics Understand the law and the family justice system undertaking ongoing research Work alongside children's teams, legal departments and the Courts to ensure that assessments are high quality and completed within required timeframes for children. Understand models of care and support and supervise kinship carers to care for Manchester's Children Undertake assessments and reviews, demonstrating effective analysis, decision making, planning and review Case hold and support team members with complex assessments and direct work with families Support Social Work Students Understand the role of the child, family and child development Role model the 'Our Manchester' behaviours
If you would like more information about the role or have any questions, please contact Billie Walbank at billie.walbank@manchester.gov.uk###

About Us

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. If you want to find out more about the role, our culture, flexible arrangements or any adjustments, please let us know by emailing jobs@manchester.gov.uk. If you are invited to interview we will ask you if you require any adjustments in order for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.



If you would like to access the job details in another format, such as large print, audio or printed on a coloured paper, please email jobs@manchester.gov.uk or call 0161 227 3373.

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.



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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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