Team Manager - Children with Disabilities Team

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Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.

Are you an experienced and passionate Social Work professional looking for your next leadership challenge? Pembrokeshire County Council is seeking an inspiring Team Manager to lead our dedicated Children with Disabilities Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people with disabilities and their families. Leading a skilled team of Assistant Team Managers, Senior Social Workers, Social Workers and Support Staff, you will play a key role in ensuring children receive high-quality, person-centred support, safeguarding and intervention services.

As Team Manager, you will oversee complex casework involving children requiring care and support plans, children subject to Child Protection Plans, Looked After Children, and those involved in Public Law Outline processes. You will provide strong leadership, quality assurance and professional oversight, ensuring practice is child-focused, evidence-based and compliant with statutory requirements.

Working closely with multi-agency partners, you will help shape and develop services, drive continuous improvement, manage budgets and resources effectively, and create a positive culture where staff can flourish and deliver the best possible outcomes for children and families.

This vacancy has arisen due to retirement, providing a unique opportunity to build on strong foundations while helping to shape the future direction of the Children with Disabilities Team.

We are looking for someone who:

• Holds a recognised Social Work qualification and is professionally registered.
• Has substantial experience within Children's Social Care and safeguarding services.
• Demonstrates strong leadership, management and decision-making skills.
• Has experience of managing staff, resources and budgets effectively.
• Possesses excellent knowledge of current social care legislation, policy and practice.
• Is committed to delivering high-quality services and achieving positive outcomes for children and families.

If you are an enthusiastic leader who is passionate about supporting children with disabilities and their families, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and help ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive, achieve their potential and live their best life.

Employee Benefits

Our employee benefits are designed to help invest in your future and are in addition to living and working in Pembrokeshire, one of the most beautiful and desirable counties in the UK. For further details, please refer to the Employee Benefits leaflet attached.

The Visit Pembrokeshire website https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/ is an excellent source of information, and showcases the wide variety of activities, amenities and adventures that await you.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK.

Guidance Note: Use of AI and Accuracy of Information

• We understand that applicants may choose to use tools such as generative AI to support the preparation of their application. While the use of such tools is permitted, it remains the applicant's full responsibility to ensure that all information submitted is factually accurate, truthful, and representative of their own skills, experiences and qualifications.
• Providing information that is false, misleading, or exaggerated, regardless of whether it was generated by AI or not, may result in disqualification from the recruitment process or dismissal if discovered after appointment.
• By submitting this application, you confirm that all content provided is accurate and submitted in good faith.

The Supported Employment Programme is a group of local authority based enterprises that employs over 75 people with a disability or work limiting health condition. Further information is available at Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Programme - Pembrokeshire County Council.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.