Route 29 is working collaboratively to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children and families in Salford. Route 29 will focus on providing a robust and asset based intervention to young people aged 8 17 years who are on the edge of care, in care or at risk of placement instability. We believe that Route 29 will embrace a closer working relationship with adolescents a 'working with' rather than a 'doing to' approach.
Our hub which will provide residential and outreach support will have a dedicated team which includes:
A Team Manager
Two Deputy Managers
Portfolio Leads
Key workers who support young people and their families within the hub and by outreach work in the community
A Senior CAMHS Practitioner
A Speech and Language therapist
An Educational Psychologist
Nurses
Police contacts
Two community foster families who work out of the hub and are part of the professional team
Route 29 are seeking a Residential and Respite Portfolio Lead. The Residential and Respite Portfolio Lead for Route 29 plays a pivotal role in the residential part of our Edge of Care Service that supports vulnerable children and young people. The home provides emergency and short term placements for children and young people. The role is based in our Route 29 hub, working closely with social workers, families, foster carers, EDT and our Accommodation and Transitions Portfolio Lead. The Residential and Respite Portfolio Lead collaborates with multi-agency teams to ensure the children who enter the home are provided with high quality care. Key responsibilities include ensuring that we are providing the right support for children place with Route 29, ensuring regulations are adhered to and leading on good practice within the home. The role will also involve the co-ordination and planning of overnight respite interventions at out activity based provision and caravan.
This post will be based in the children's home and so we welcome applicants with significant knowledge and experience of Children's Homes Regulations and Quality Standards. The role involves regular evening and weekend work.
Portfolio Leads provide supervision to a small number of keyworkers and ensure that practise is consistent across the team. You will work as part of a multi agency team you will display a genuine commitment to the needs and welfare of vulnerable children and adults to ensure the best outcomes for them. You will demonstrate our values of Pride, Passion, People and Personal Responsibility to give young people the stability, skills and support to manage their transition to adulthood and independence successfully.
If you are interested in improving children and young people's life chances with working for Salford, and can demonstrate our 4 values of Pride, Passion, People and Personal Responsibility, consider applying to join us. For an informal discussion please contact the Head Manager of Route 29 @ emma.hopkinson@salford.gov.uk
Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check currently 49.50. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months' salary payments at a rate of 12.38 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of 49.50.
If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
We will not be accepting candidates who require a sponsorship for this position.
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