Team Manager – Assessment Team

Location: Luton, Bedfordshire.
Hours per week: 37.
Salary: £37.00 per hour.
Contract type: Permanent.

We have two exciting opportunities available within our Children Services department to join us as
Team Managers where you will be leading and managing an experience team of managers,
practitioners, professionals aiming to support the best possible outcomes for children and young
people. You will be enabling children and young people to remain safely within their home and
community environment and ensure the team provides effective services employing best
professional practice and standards.
The Assessment Service is a dynamic front line service which identifies, assesses and manages risk
for children and vulnerable families. Working together with our MASH and Family Safeguarding
colleagues, and our partners such as the police, health, and early help we focus on finding the best
solutions for children and families. There’s plenty of opportunity to step up in your career or to
consolidate your experience. We’re passionate about helping you develop your career through
regular supervision, coaching and mentoring. We are proud about the rapid achievements we’ve
made through our daily SCRUM meetings and the imbedded Agile improvement framework. We
work SMART and we strive for the best.

About you
Our ideal candidate will need to have substantial experience in a social care field which focuses on
safeguarding and child protection. We need someone who has experience of complex decision
making and able to advise, coach and support staff.
You’ll need to be a strong communicator who can make sound professional judgements and not be
afraid to strive to achieve the highest possible standards of professional practice by all team
members.
You will have the opportunity to develop on your already existing knowledge of legislation national
guidance and best practice relevant to the post and knowledge of child development and issues of
family dynamics.
We do ask that you have Dip SW, CQSW or recognised equivalent, substantial professional social
work qualification and registered by the Social Work England.
Luton is a challenging yet unique environment that is bursting with opportunity. In this career
enhancing role you will play a significant part in leading our Children’s Services to good or
outstanding, leaving a lasting impact on the children of Luton.
Join us and help us “realise the remarkable” every day!
Application process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record
disclosure to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application you disclose
whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which
offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) (Amendments) Order 1986. Therefore, applicants are not entitled
to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision
of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such
convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority. The fact that a pending
charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar
you from consideration for this appointment.
Additional information
Luton Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child and/or vulnerable adults protection screening
appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service
(DBS).
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
• flexible working arrangements – we welcome requests for flexible working arrangements
including part-time hours and alternative working patterns