Child Exploitation Service Manager

About the team we are recruiting to

In Coventry, we are working hard to build something special. Children and families are at the heart of everything we do, and we believe they deserve the best outcomes.  Children’s Services provides a wide range of statutory and non-statutory duties, from Early Help Services, through to children who are looked after.  

The service reflects and responds to the changing needs of children and their families.  It works to enable a reflective and flexible approach, with a strong Early Help offer and a real focus on Relationship Based Practice and Signs of Safety, which focuses on intervention and keeping families together. 

Children’s Services is proud of its achievements to date and is continuing to ensure children and families remain at the heart of all it does.  We will provide you with an environment where social work can flourish, with high support, high challenge and manageable caseloads.  Children’s Services is proud of its workforce, who are committed, dedicated, and work to a high standard. We are seeking other like minded practitioners who would like to join us.  We pride ourselves on building relationships with families and partners and hold respectful practice at the centre of all we do.

The Horizon Team works with young people who are considered at risk of Child Exploitation, this includes Criminal Exploitation and those at risk of Sexual Exploitation.  Horizon is a statutory social work team that consists of

• Social Workers
• Youth Workers
• Children and Families Workers
• A Health Worker; and 
• A Police representative

The Horizon Team pride themselves on Multi-Agency working and offer a number of evidence based interventions to support children at risk of exploitation.  Caseloads are low within the team to enable intensive interventions to be provided.  The Horizon Team support within the Child In Need or Child Protection frameworks.  Practitioners in the team have access to high support case supervision including group supervision to ensure you will be fully supported in working with this cohort of children and young people.

What is the job role?

We are currently looking to recruit to a brand new position in our Childrens Help & Protection management team, within Horizon, as Child Exploitation Service Manager.

This is an 18 month fixed term contract in which you can really make a difference and will provide leadership and professional support to Child Exploitation, ensuring that statutory obligations and local performance targets are met on time and within budget.

You will have delegated authority for Child Exploitation Service, driving forward the services improvement, policy implementation, multi-agency plans to ensure as a city exploitation is minimized and ensuring capacity in key areas to support service outcomes, in the context of local and Council priorities.

You will provide clear, visible and motivational leadership, communicating the vision and objectives, to create a high performance culture that drives continual improvement, efficiency savings and high levels of user satisfaction which delivers sustainable outcomes and develop a Child Exploitation Service, which offers a multi-agency response to young people and which delivers good outcomes for children. 

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
 

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an inspirational leader who has the ability to lead a multi-disciplinary service and deliver strategic objectives.

Along with substantial experience in operational management, you will have experience of partnership working and inter-agency  collaboration, experience of leading and managing change with the ability to negotiate and deliver change in service delivery and practice. 

You will have knowledge of the application of CSCB (Working Together) and Common Assessment framework processes and procedures, knowledge of Exploitation, Adverse Childhood Experiences & quality assurance frameworks and knowledge of relevant research & evidence base for exploitation, youth work and social inclusion practice, policy and programmes.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

All attachments for the job can be found here

Interview date: 8th January 2021

About Coventry

Coventry is a lively, multicultural city, which embraces old and new. Around the modern city centre there are traces of history everywhere – in the old city walls, the timber-framed buildings and the reconstructed medieval Spon Street. But Coventry has always had an eye on the future, and is now firmly focused on regenerating and re-inventing itself to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. With major developments and new projects taking place right across the city, Coventry City Council is the place to be!

There's a huge buzz about the city – Coventry ranks as the 8th best city to live, work and do business in the UK, and is the UK City of Culture 2021 ! We believe this will help put Coventry on the map for all the right reasons. You can feel the sense of local pride throughout the city as we build towards this momentous year. It also offers a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to those joining us to play their part in it.

We genuinely believe that Coventry City Council is a special place. You will be joining Coventry City Council during an exciting time to become part of a team that contribute to achieving our visions for the city. We have made our council a place where we look after our people, making sure you're happy in your work and given everything you need to succeed. We've created friendly, welcoming workplaces where everyone is working towards the same cause, providing the best possible services for the city of Coventry.

As a council with improvement at its heart, we’re committed to making life better for the people who live and work in Coventry. We’re equally concerned with the quality of life enjoyed by our people, so by joining us, you won’t just be helping the community, you’ll be helping yourself too.

Not only do you get to work alongside great people that are helping to improve services for our community we offer great benefits too! For your valued contribution we will provide a fantastic benefits package including;

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Pay progression through multiple increments
• Outstanding local government pension scheme
• Learning & Development with access to certified courses.
• Access to an award winning Occupational Health Team
• Vibrant employee networks