At Sandwell Children’s Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children. Our ‘Sandwell Deal’, brings together our new improved offering that make Sandwell Children’s Trust a great place to work; it also sets out our expectations of you as a member of staff.
What we can offer you:-
- Generous annual leave of up to 31 days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
- Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
- You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
- We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
- Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
- We provide competitive expenses for both mileage (55p per mile) and subsistence, plus access to a comprehensive employee benefits scheme.
Please visit The Sandwell Deal via this hyperlink:
https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/
Band J SCP 48 – 51 (£58,327 - £61,853 per annum) dependent on experience
Full- time 37 hours per week
12 months secondment opportunity
We are proud to create an environment where our employees are nurtured, caseloads are manageable and continuous professional development is encouraged. With a culture of collaborative working and the child at the heart of everything we do, there’s never been a more exciting time to join the Trust.
Are you ready to lead a high-impact service that transforms the lives of children with disabilities?
We are looking for an experienced Children’s Services leader to take on the dual role of Service Manager – Children with Disabilities & Designated Social Care Officer (DSCO). You will be pivotal in shaping of SEND and disabilities service within Family Help as part of the reforms. You will ensure effective multi-agency collaboration, drive service improvement, and advocate for the best outcomes for children and young people with disabilities.
About the Role:
As Service Manager, you will oversee and have lead responsibility of a dedicated team of social workers and family support practitioners, ensuring high-quality support and outcomes for our children & families, safeguarding, and direct interventions for children with complex needs.
As Designated Social Care Officer (DSCO), you will act as the key link between children’s social care and SEND services, ensuring compliance with the SEND Code of Practice (2015) and contributing to the development of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). You will also have strategic lead for developing and embedding SEND Family Help.
The Post Holder’s Responsibilities Will Include:
- Oversee the Children with Disabilities Team, ensuring high standards of care and safeguarding.
- Lead multi-agency collaboration, working closely with health, education, and voluntary sector partners.
- Act as the strategic link between Sandwell Children’s Trust, Health, Education and the Local Authority to develop and drive SEND services, ensuring compliance with the SEND Code of Practice.
- Develop and embed SEND within Family Help as part of the National reforms, working closing with partners across Education, Health and Adult’s Social Care.
- Provide expert guidance on social care involvement in SEND reforms.
- Contribute to strategic planning within Sandwell’s SEND Partnership, ensuring children with disabilities and their families have access to holistic services.
You will need to have:-
- Be Social Work Qualified and registered with Social Work England; and willingness and ability to obtain and/or enhance qualifications and training for development in this post
- Proven leadership experience in children’s services.
- Expertise in SEND frameworks, EHCPs, and multi-agency working.
- Strong ability to influence policy, drive service improvement, and develop strategic solutions.
- Expertise in Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and the role of social care within SEND support
- Have extensive experience in multi-agency and partnership working and the development of a service.
- Knowledge of Family Help models and National SEND Reforms.
When people join the team at Sandwell they say it feels like they become part of the family…they have #ComeHomeToSandwell. With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it’s a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust and to become part of our Family.
So, if you think your future could lie with Sandwell Children’s Trust, then we’d love to hear from you.
Sandwell Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people.
If you require further information on the role or working for us please email recruitment_childrenstrust@sandwell.gov.uk and a member of our Recruitment Team will be happy to give you a call.
Please click on the link below to complete an application form and view The Sandwell Deal
https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/apply/
