Top job! Service Manager – Quality and Development (Safeguarders Panel Team)
- Full time
- £42,500 – £48,900
- On site: Edinburgh or Glasgow
- Closing 17th June 2024
- Advertised from 30th May 2024
- 35 hours per week, flexible - funded until June 2026 (potentially 2028)
- Job Reference: CFS24/30
Role
We are looking for a relational, child-centred, and resilient leader to join our team, ensuring that children’s rights and quality are at the heart of the Safeguarders Panel. The Safeguarders Panel Team (SPT) recruit, support, provide learning opportunities, manage complaints and monitor Safeguarders. We collaborate with partner agencies and deliver all other operational tasks associated with Safeguarder appointments.
The Safeguarders Panel Team at Children 1st is established as an integral feature of the Children’s Hearing landscape, contracted by the Scottish Government until at least June 2026 (potentially 2028) to manage the national Safeguarders Panel.
In the role of Service Manager, you will work as part of our leadership team, to support, and develop the Safeguarders Panel Team to be the best they can for children and for Safeguarders. The role will require travel to our bases in Edinburgh and Glasgow, to meet in person as a leadership team, therefore it would be preferable for you to be based in the Central Belt. You will have particular responsibility to:
- Deal with feedback and complaints regarding Safeguarders, supporting the panel to develop best practice and ensuring accountability to children, families and partners.
- Lead consultation processes with Safeguarders and partner agencies.
This is an exciting time for SPT, with a changing landscape including the implementation of the Care and Justice Bill and the improvement activity flowing from the Hearings for Children report.
You must have a sound working knowledge of the Children’s Hearing System, be passionate about improving the experience of children in the Children’s Hearing System and be skilled in leading, managing and supporting people through change. Particular experience and/or skills which relate to managing complaints and consultation processes will be valuable. We welcome applicants who are, or have been, Safeguarders. (Current Safeguarders would be required to resign from the Safeguarder Panel but could apply to be reappointed, when leaving this post.)
There will be occasional working out with normal office hours, and potentially travel and overnight stays. Children 1st operates flexible working guidelines to facilitate flexible working within Service needs and you will enjoy a generous annual leave entitlement.
Application notes
Closing date 17th June 2024 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held on Monday 24th June 2024.
Please visit Service Manager - Quality and Development (SPT) | Children 1st to find out more and apply.
The selection process will include seeking PVG Scheme/Disclosure information.
Children 1st is the working name of the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Registered Charity No: SC 016092
Equal opportunities matter to Children 1st.
Team Leader - North Ayrshire
- Part time
- £35,850 – £41,150 pro-rata
- On site: Irvine
- Closing 27th June 2024
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Family Wellbeing Service in North Ayrshire. Children 1st alongside children, families, and partners provide early help which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. The team and model of support play a pivotal role in supporting children and families impacted by adversity, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families remain front and centre.
Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported. If you share this determination, we would love to hear from you.
Our project builds on the voices of the recovery community, our extensive experience in supporting children and families impacted by substance use in North Ayrshire and enables us to increase our reach to more families who need us. We will do this through providing community-based whole family support that families can access easily in a non-stigmatised way, and at an early stage. This aligns closely with the Promise’s priority areas to provide a good childhood and to provide whole family support to those who need it, when the time is right.
We are looking for a Team Leader to join our leadership team within North Ayrshire. In this position you will play a crucial role in the on-going learning and development of the service and contribute to how we continue to best meet the needs of families across the area. Building relationships and the ability to communicate effectively internally as well as with external partners and agencies is at the heart of everything you will do.
You should have experience of working in a leadership capacity; of offering reflective support and/or supervision to a team of staff/students/volunteers and able to confidently respond to and manage risk.
Families are facing increasing challenges which makes this is a demanding role requiring tenacity, commitment and flexibility. No two days are the same!
If you have a passion for working alongside families, have experience of keeping children safe, are committed to restorative approaches, and have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Teaching or equivalent in Child Care/Social Care or related area, accredited counselling qualification, or other relevant qualification at SCQF level 9 or higher, then we want to hear from you.
Base
You will be based in our North Ayrshire Family Wellbeing Service, Bourtreehill, Irvine.
Wellbeing
Your wellbeing is important to us, we will support you to work in a way that gets the job done but maintains a healthy work life balance. We will provide connection with the rest of the organisation including regular support from the local Service Manager and Assistant Director.
Salary, Conditions, Pension & Benefits
We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 7 days public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme and a place where you will be supported and valued and work with excellent and kind colleagues.
Additionally, Children 1st offers further staff benefits including a cash-back healthcare plan, membership of a Credit Union and access to a cycle to work scheme.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Children and Family Services in the West of Scotland, to positively impact on the lives of children, young people and their families, building empowering relationships to address the various, often complex challenges they face.
These are innovative services, working alongside children and their families within communities across Glasgow and the West, providing intensive and preventative family support which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. We listen and learn from children and families to develop the service alongside our partners.
We adopt a relational and restorative approach which helps families to strengthen relationships and reduce emotional distress. Placing the voice of children, young people and their families at the centre of the support, the team provide collaborative whole family support, focusing on highlighting the resilience of families and responding to their individual needs.
What kind of person makes a great Assistant Director for Children 1st?
We are looking for someone who:
- has experience of keeping children safe in their own families
- is fiercely passionate about children’s rights.
What kind of leader will you be?
You will be someone who is:
- resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform systems as well as children’s lives.
- big hearted and courageous, whilst demonstrating personal resilience.
- able to build great partnerships and to manage delicate or difficult conversations.
- able to understand, predict and be agile to to changing landscapes, bringing deep level operational service experience.
- has a cool head and clear minded during times of pressure.
- strategic in decision-making, planning, and can manage complexity.
- inspiring colleagues and teams to deliver for the children and families they work alongside.
- an inspirational ambassador for children and Children 1st.
Further Information
Base
Your base will Glasgow with some opportunities for home working as well as meeting partners across the Central Belt.
Salary, Conditions, Pension
We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 7 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme. Additional benefits include a cash-back health plan, cycle to work scheme and opportunity to join Glasgow Credit Union.
You will join a high-functioning team of leaders, who contribute to a culture of high support. Additionally, as a leader in Children 1st, you will benefit from our commitment to your development as a leader.
Further Information
This a permanent role of 35 hours a week
A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in Renfrewshire
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Abuse and Trauma Recovery service in Renfrewshire. The service is part of the partnership, Women and Children First with Renfrewshire Council. The service works alongside children and young people who have experienced Domestic Abuse and/or Sexual Abuse and their families and aims to support recovery and improved emotional wellbeing.
Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported. If you share this determination, we would love to hear from you.
What kind of person are we looking for?
• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• has experience of working alongside children, young people and families who have experience domestic abuse/sexual abuse
• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind
What kind of Project Worker will you be?
Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:
• resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform children’s lives
• determined to support children to stay safely with their own family
• big hearted and courageous
• able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations
• is compassionate and understanding of trauma
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better
• an amazing ambassador for children and Children 1st
Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.
Base
You will be based in Renfrewshire with access to the Women and Children First premises in Paisley and will travel to connect with children, young people and families and other parts of the organisation.
Salary, Conditions, Pension
We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 7 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.
Children 1st offers further staff benefits including a cash-back healthcare plan, membership of a Credit Union and access to a cycle to work scheme.
Further Information
This is a permanent, full time role of 35 hours per week.
FASS is a Glasgow wide charity that supports families affected by a loved one’s alcohol and/or drug misuse. We provide 1 to 1 support to individuals in the community and at our office base. We are looking to expand our Family Support Practitioner Team with a highly motivated, creative, flexible and empathetic person. This individual must be a good communicator and be passionate about supporting people to a better place.
A focus will be on Mental Health, Wellbeing, building resilience and a tool kit to support their loved one on a recovery journey. These sessions may provide emotional support, practical support, information sharing, signposting and supporting people into the community to information events, other charities or into groups. You will liaise with other professionals and benefit from positive professional relationships amongst ADP and recovery communities.
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